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The Knocknaboul polka

Also known as Ask Our Dan, The Back Of The Haggard, The Ballydesmond, Cnoc Na Buaile, Denis Murphy’s, Knochnaboul, The Knockaboul, Knockabout, Knockabower, The Knockabower, The Knocknaboul No 2, Knocknaboul No. 2, The Knocknaboul No. 2, Knocknaboul Polkas, Knocknaboul Polkas No. 2, The Knocknaboul Polkas No. 2, The Knocknaboul Polkas, The Knocknaboul, Knocknabower, The Knocknabower #2, Knocknabower Polkas, Knocknabower Polkas No. 2, The Knocknabower, Knocknabowl, Liam Brown’s, The Sneem.

There are 32 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with As I Went Out Upon The Ice (a few times), The Ballydesmond (a few times), The Galway Belle (a few times), Newmarket (a few times) and The Newmarket (a few times).

The Knocknaboul appears in 3 other tune collections.

The Knocknaboul has been added to 18 tune sets.

The Knocknaboul has been added to 125 tunebooks.

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Seven settings

1
X: 1
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:GB B/c/B/A/|GB BA/G/|FA DA|FA DA|
GB B/c/B/A/|GB d> g|fd cA|G2 G2:|
|:g2 g>f|ga ag|fd de|fg af|
g2 g>f|ga ag|fd cA|G2 G2:|
|:B2 c2|dB AG|FD DE|FG Ac|
B2 c2|dB A>g|fd cA|G2 G2:|
# Added by Test .
2
X: 2
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: D |GB B/c/B/A/ | GB BA | FA AB/A/ | FA DA |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB dg | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: B/d/ |g2 gd | g/a/b ag | fd de | fg af |
g2 gd | g/a/b ag | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: A |BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc AG | FD DE | FG Ac |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc Ag | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
3
X: 3
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: G2 BA | GB B2 | FA A2 | FA D2 |
GB B>A | GB dg | fd cA | G2 G2 :|
|: g2 gd | ga ag | fd de | fg af |
g2 gd | ga ag | fd cA | G2 G2 :|
|: B2 c2 | dc AG | FD D>E | FG Ac |
B2 c2 | dc A | fd cA | G2 G2 :|
4
X: 4
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: D |GB B/c/B/A/ | GB B>A | FA AB/A/ | FA D2 |
GB B>A | G/A/B/c/ dg | fd c/B/A | G2 G :|
|: d |g2 g>f | ga ag | fd d>e | fg af |
g2 g>f | ga ag | fd c>A | G2 G :|
|: A |B2 cB/c/ | dc A>G | FD DE | FG Ac |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | d/e/d/c/ Ag | fd cA | G2 G :|
5
X: 5
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:GB B/c/B/A/|GB BG|FA AG|FA D2|
GB B/c/B/A/|GB dg|fd cA|G2 G2:|
|:g2 g>f|ga ag|fd de|fg af|
g2 g>f|ga ag|fd cA|1G2 G2:|2G2[^A2D2]||
|:[BD]>A Bc|dB AG|F>E FG|AF ED|
B>A Bc|dB Gg|fd cA|1G2 [^A2D2]:|2G2 G2|]
6
X: 6
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:GB B/c/B/A/|GB B2|FA A/B/A/G/|FA D2|
GB B/c/B/A/|GB dg|fd cA|1G2 G2:|2G2 Gd||
|:g2 g>f|ga ag|fd de|fg af|
g2 g>f|ga ag|fd cA|1G2 G2:|2G2 A2||
|:B>A Bc|dB AG|F>E FG|AB cA|
B>A Bc|dB Gg|fd cA|1G2 A2:|2G2 G2|]
# Added by JACKB .
7
X: 7
T: The Knocknaboul
R: polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: GB B/c/B/A/ | GB B/c/B/A/ | FA AB/A/ | FA DA |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB d>g | fd cA |1 G2 G2 :|2 G2 G/B/d ||
|: g>f gf | ga a>g | fd de | fg af |
g>f gf | gb a>g | fd cA |1 G2 G/B/d :|2 G2 GA ||
|: B2 Bc | dc AG | FF/E/ FG | AB cA |
BB/A/ Bc | dc A>g | fd cA |1 G2 GA :|2 G2 G2 ||

Fourteen comments

The Knockabout Polka

A no-frills version of this lovely three part polka. James Kelly does a great fiddlistic version of it on The Ring Sessions.

Dear Zina, if you would like this tune to link up with that recording adjust the title on track 8 from "knockaboul" to "knockabout".

-Will Duty

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Mistake

Sorry, my mistake. It appears the title was correct as entered on the Ring Sessions (and "Knockabout" is an alternate title).

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Denis Murphy’s/Knocknabowl

Also known as "Denis Murphy’s", but I’m not adding that to the list of alternative titles because it’ll probably automatically link to about another 20 recordings. Recorded on the "Outlet" label by "Ar Leithidi", a group which I think featured most of the Dublin O’Brien family. Shouldn’t it be "Knocknabowl" ?

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Knocknabowl

comes from the Irish `Cnoc na buaile`The hill of the milking place.

Posted by .

Thx for the clarification cos. Was wondering maybe it was Eastern European or something.

>>Also known as "Denis Murphy’s, but I’m not adding that"…
Yeah, lotta tunes under that title already.

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Knocknaboul No. 2

~ transcription by Ptarmigan
from "The Ballydesmond Polka" by Dan Herlihy & John Drew
track 8, tune 3…

M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|: D |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB BA | FA AB/A/ | FA DA |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB dg | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: B/d/ |
g2 gd | (3g/a/b/ ag | fd de | fg af |
g2 gd (3g/a/b/ ag | f/e/d/ cA | G2 G :|
|: A |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc AG | FD DE | FGAc |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc Ag | f/e/d cA | G2G :|

Submitted on July 24th 2006 by Ptarmigan.

"Ask Our Dan" / "Knocknaboul" / "Knocknabower" / "Denis Murphy’s"

Sorry, I let an old copy of the edited transcript get picked up and pasted above. Here it is corrected ~

K: G Major
|: D |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB BA | FA AB/A/ | FA DA |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB dg | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: B/d/ |
g2 gd | g/a/b ag | fd de | fg af |
g2 gd | g/a/b ag | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: A |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc AG | FD DE | FG Ac |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc Ag | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|

Submitted on July 24th 2006 by Ptarmigan.

"Ask Our Dan" / "Knocknaboul" / "Knocknabower" / "Denis Murphy’s" ~ w/headers

X: 2
T: Knocknaboul
T: Ask Our Dan
T: Knocknabower
T: Denis Murphy’
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: GMaj
|: D |\
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB BA | FA AB/A/ | FA DA |
GB B/c/B/A/ | GB dg | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: B/d/ |\
g2 gd | g/a/b ag | fd de | fg af |
g2 gd | g/a/b ag | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|
|: A |\
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc AG | FD DE | FG Ac |
BA/B/ cB/c/ | dc Ag | f/e/d cA | G2 G :|

Submitted on July 24th 2006 by Ptarmigan.

Knocknaboul, County Kerry, Sliabh Luachra, Ireland

East of Killarney, between Castleisland and Rathmore, Killarney and Newmarket…

Knocknaboul, County Kerry, Sliabh Luachra, Ireland

Ceol — perhaps we are discussing two different places, but I would think that this was one from the Williamstown-Castleisland road in the townland Knocknaboul, just east of the ambush site in Tureengarrive. Padraig being from Glentann Cross, just a townland over, it would seem likely that it was his, albeit not originally.

The Knocknaboul, X:5

First heard this at the session at The Fiddle & Pick, Pegram, TN, USA, played with enthusiasm. Lots of fun. Recorded it so I could learn it. The double stop/chromatic slides into the next double stop, of course 🙂.

The Knocknaboul, X:7

From the playing of Diarmuid O’Brien, titled as "Ballydesmond".