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The Boys Of Lough Gowna jig

By Paddy O’Brien

Also known as The Humours Of Loch Gowna, Paddy O’Brien’s, Paddy Taylor’s.

There are 14 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Boys Of Lough Gowna has been added to 7 tune sets.

The Boys Of Lough Gowna has been added to 78 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Boys Of Lough Gowna
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D|GFG BGB|dge dBG|=FEF AFA|c=fd cA^F|
DGA B2c|dfa gdB|cAG FGA|1 BGF G2:|2 BGF 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||
2
X: 2
T: The Boys Of Lough Gowna
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D|GFG BGB|dge dBG|=FEF AFA|c=fd cAF|
DGA B2c|dfa gdB|cAG FGA|1 BGF G2:|2 BGF GBd||
~g3 dcd|B/c/dB GBd|cBc =fed|c=fd cAF|
[1gfg dcd|B/c/dB GBd|cAG FGA|BGF GBd:|
[2DGA B2c|dfa gdB|cAG FGA|BGF G2||

Six comments

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).

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

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"The Compositions of Paddy O’Brien"

J.D.C. Publications Ltd., 1992

Page 8: "The Boys of Lough Gowna"

The Boys Of Lough Gowna jig

The "boys" of Lough Gowna were the members of the Lough Gowna Ceili Band, playing in early 1960s Dublin: Sean Bracken (leader), Paddy O’Brien (accordion), Stella Seaver (piano), Paddy Moloney (pipes), Paddy Treacy (flute), Barney McKenna (banjo), Eoin O’Reilly (fiddle) and Paddy Ban O’Brion (flute). (‘The Definitive Collection of the Music of Paddy O’Brien 1922-1991 [2009].)