The Trip To Nenagh

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on July 8th 2002 by bootboy.

This tune has been added to 54 tunebooks.

Also known as An Moinfheir, The Road To Nenagh, Trip To Nenagh, Trip To Nina.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Beeswax Sheepskin by Beeswax Sheepskin
• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Carousel by Seamus And Manus McGuire
• Donald's Dog by Kinnell
• Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Overland by Randal Bays And Daithi Sproule
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Sound Of Ireland CD2 by Various Artists
• Turas by Turas
• Two Gentlemen Of Clare by Gerard Commane And Joe Ryan

X: 1
T: Trip To Nenagh, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
d2AG FD~D2|A,DFA dcAG|Addc d=fed|c2Gc EcGc|
dcAG FD~D2|A,DFA dcAG|Ad~d2 ADFA|GE^CE EDD2:|
|:d2fd Adfd|geed ^cdec|d2=cA FDDE|FGAB ~=c3B|
Ad~d2 Adfd|^cdef gefg|a2ed ^cdec|d=cAG FDD2:|

Apparently a Sean Ryan tune!

# Posted on July 12th 2002 by bootboy

The Trip to Nenagh

This looks to be the same tune as "The Road to Nenagh" on a CD called "Two Gentlemen of Clare" featuring Gerdie Commane on concertina and Joe(?) Ryan on fiddle. I don´t have the album to hand and am only going by memory.

# Posted on July 15th 2002 by murfbox

I thought I'd post this version of the tune due to a recent discussion here: http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/8435#comment180128
The main difference is in the B-part of the tune.


X: 1
T: Trip To Nenagh, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
S: Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, Port Na Coille
S: Micheal O Raghallaigh, Port Na Coille
dcAG FD~D2|A,DFA dcAG|Ad~d2 A=fed|c2Gc EcGc|
dcAG FD~D2|A,DFA dcAG|Ad~d2 AdFd|GE^CE D2FA:|
|:~d2df adfa|geed ^cAce|d/c/dAG FDDC|EGAB =cecB|
A2de fded|^cdef g2e/f/g|a2ea ^caec|1. dcAG FAD2:|2. dcAG FAEA|D8|]

# Posted on November 23rd 2005 by Bleedin' Heart

"Trip to Nenagh" ~ Seán Ryan

"The Hidden Ireland:
The First Selection of Irish Traditional
Compositions of Seán Ryan"

Compiled by Brian Ryan

Page 28: "Trip to Nenagh"

# Posted on February 25th 2006 by ceolachan

Trip To Nenagh

I found a spicy setting online, closer to the version we play at our session:

X: 1
T: Trip To Nenagh, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
dcAG FAD2|A,DFA dcAG|Ad~d2 A=fed|c2Gc EcGE|
dcAG FAD2|A,DFA dcAG|Ad~d2 AdFA|GB,EG FD~D2:|
|:Ad~d2 adfa|gfed ^caec|d2AG FAD2|(3EFG AB c2AG|
Ad~d2 fded|^cdef gefg|a2ea ^caec|dBAG FD~D2:|

I got a different version from some Melbourne musos in the early hours of the morning whilst playing round a campfire at a festival. Their B-part ending was different to other settings I'd heard before, so I jotted it down on a scrap of paper:

X: 1
T: Trip To Nenagh, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
d2AG FD~D2|A,DFA dcAG|Add^c d=fed|c2Gc EcGc|
d2AG FD~D2|A,DFA dcAG|Ad~d2 AdFA|GEAG FD~D2:|
|:d2ed adfa|g2ed ^cAfe|d2AG FD~D2|(3EFG AB c2Bc|
Adde fded|cdef g2fg|a2ga (3efg d^c|A=cGE ED~D2:|

# Posted on March 10th 2007 by Dr. Dow

Nice and interesting settings and variations... This is a lovely tune...

# Posted on March 10th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Trip to Nenagh" ~ by Seán Ryan

Here's a setting very close to the by-the-book version, for comparison with the rest:

K: D Mixolydian
|: ^c |
dcAG FADF | A,DFA dcAG | Ad d/^c/d d=fed | c2 Gc EcGc |
dcAG F2 D/E/F | A,DFA dcAG | Add^c AdFA | GC E/F/G FD D :|
|: F |
Ad d/^c/d adfa | gfed ^caec | d2 AG F/G/A DG | (3EFG AB c2 Bc |
Add^c Ad f/e/d | ^cdef gefg | a2 ea ^caec | dcAG FD D :|

# Posted on March 10th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Trip to Nenagh" ~ by Sean Ryan

One of my absolute favorite tunes, ever! I play it like so:

X: 1
T: Trip To Nenagh, The
C:Sean Ryan
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D
dcAG FDDG, | A,DFA d=cAG | Ad ~d2 A=fed | =c2 Gc EcGc |
dcAG FDDG, | A,DFA d=cAG | Ad ~d2 ADFA | G=CEG FD D2 :||:
Adfd adfa | gfed ceAc | dcAG FADF | (E/F/G) AB =c2 Bc |
Adde (ef)ed | cdef .g2 (e/f/g) | a2 ea caec | dcAG FD D2:|

I do it as part of a set following Paddy O'Brien's "Ormond Sound". Tasty!

-Jay

# Posted on March 15th 2011 by jaychoons

Nice version, Jay. I like your low G in the 1st and 5th bars.

# Posted on March 15th 2011 by Dr. Dow