The Earl's Chair

The tune was supposedly composed by an East Galway flute player and an

uncle of Mike Rafferty named Pakie Moloney. He composed the tune while

sitting on a big rock in the Derrycrag Wood, and first called it "Down

between the two Derryoobers" - as he was sitting between the two townlands

of Derryoober East and Derryoober West. He later thought better of it and

changed the name to a shorter one, "The Earl's Chair," which was the name

of the big rock - named after the Earl of Clanrickard who reportedly rested

there during his hunts.