Going To Donnybrook

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 5th 2002 by Jon Kiparsky.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as The Big Ship Come Over The Bay, The Bouchaleen Buidhe, The Maidens Of Tir Eoghain, McArdle’s Fancy, Off To Donnybrook, Paddy The Dandy, Pride Of Leinster, The Pride Of Leinster.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

First Hand by Mairi Rankin
Good Friends-Good Music by Boys Of The Lough
Irish Rose by The Irish Drovers
Mike MacDougall's Tape For Father Hector by Mike MacDougall
The Dusky Meadow by Donald MacLellan With Doug MacPhee
The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Going to Donnybrook

Just another nice little jig.

# Posted on June 5th 2002 by Jon Kiparsky

The first part is practically identical to "The Ships in Full Sail"
What is your source for this one?

# Posted on June 11th 2002 by milesnagopaleen

"Off to Donnybrook" ~ Mike MacDougall, Cape Breton Island

X: ;-)
T: Off to Donnybrook
S: Mike MacDougall
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: E |
DGG BAB | AGG GBd | ege dBG | AGA BGE |
DGG BAB | AGG GBd | ege dBA | BGG G2 :|
|: z |
gfg efg | edB def | g3 eag | fdc def |
gfg efg | edB def | gdB AGA | BGG G2 :|

Mike also has a second ending,he'd sometimes play, the B-part, the last two bars:

[2 gba gfe | dBA B2 ||

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by ceolachan

"Off to Donnybrook" ~ for the fayre

X: 8-)
T: Off to Donnybrook
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: E |
DGG B^AB | AGG GB/c/d | e/f/ge dBG | A^GA B=GE |
DGG B^AB | AGF G2 d | ege dBG | AGF G2 :|
|: f |
g2 g e/f/ge | edc def | g2 g eag | fdc d2 f |
[1 gfg efg | edc d2 f | gdB A^GA | BGF G2 :|
[2 ~g3 ege | edc d3 | g/a/ba gfe | dBA B2 ||

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by ceolachan

"Off to Donnybrook" ~ a little history

"Ryan's Mammoth Collection" ( = "Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes" )
Boston, 1883

X: 1134
T: Off to Donnybrook
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: E |
DGG BGG | AGG GBd | efg dBG | AGG BGE |
DGG BGG | AGG GBd | efg dBG | AGA G2 :|
|: f |
gfg efg | edB def | gfg eag | fdd d2 f |
gfg efg | edB def |[1 gfe dBA | BGG G2 :|[2 gba gfe | dBA BG ||

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Ships In Full Sail" ~ one of several family members

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on August 30th 2001 by Mad Baloney.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/261

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by ceolachan

This tune can be found in the Gunn Book of Fermanagh (1865) as the Humours of Donnybrook

# Posted on November 12th 2009 by The Archivist