The Boys Of Lough Gowna

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 10th 2004 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 43 tunebooks.

Also known as Paddy O'Brien's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Small Island (Traditional Music From Cork) by Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne And Pat Sullivan
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Fhidil by Various Artists
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• First Flight by Gerald Trimble
• Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
• From A Distant Shore: Irish And Cape Breton Traditional Music by Various Artists
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
• Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Na Draiodoiri by Na Draiodoiri
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Pride Of New York by Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey And Brendan Dolan
• Ring The Bell ... Run Like Hell by Midnight Court
• So Far by Eileen Ivers
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
• The Compositions Of Paddy O'Brien by Eileen O'Brien And Willie Fogarty
• The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
• The Mad Skeleton by Fianna
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Trian by Trian
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Up She Flew by Dana Lyn
• Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
• Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Boys Of Lough Gowna, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:D|GFG BGB|dge dBG|=FEF AFA|c=fd cA^F|
DGA B2c|dfa gdB|cAG FGA|1BGF G2:|2BGF GBd||
|gfg dgd|BdB GBd|cBc =fed|c=fd cA^F|
[1gfg dgd|BdB GBd|cAG FGA|BGF GBd:|
[2DGA B2c|dfa gdB|cAG FGA|BGF G2||

The Boys of Lough Gowna

This is another composition of Paddy O'Brien (Nenagh)and is normally played before the New House (already posted on the site).

# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Bannerman

Paddy O'Brien's New House jig can be found at http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2484

# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Bannerman

Good tune--good job notating it, too. Thanks B-man!

# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

"The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien"

J.D.C. Publications Ltd., 1992

Page 8: "The Boys of Lough Gowna"

# Posted on December 3rd 2005 by ceolachan