X:704 T:Dogs Among The Bushes, The B:Treoir 2004 M:C L:1/8 R:Reel N:'The Merry Sisters' and 'The Dogs among the Bushes' were recorded in Dublin in April N:1937 by Frank O'Higgins (1891-1975), a fiddler from Glenamona, Kilskeer, Co. Meath. N:He was a highly esteemed figure in traditional music circles in and around Dublin. N:He also taught the fiddle for many years and, among his star pupils was Larry N:Redican, who was prominent in New York traditional music circles during his lifetime N:there. They can be found in O'Neill's 1001 under the number 535 an 542 respectively. K: Gmaj % dc|BG~G2 DG~G2|BG~G2 cedc|BG~G2 DGEG|A=F~F2 =fdcA:| dg ~g2 gagf|dg~g2 bgaf|df ~f2 fgfe|df~f2 afgf| dg~g2 gagf|dg~g2 bgag|bg~g2 agge|=f2ge fdcA|]