X: 1
T: Big Reel of Ballynacally (G major) / The Big Reel of Caligahoun / The Big Reel / Ríl Mhór Na Bhaile An Calaidh / Ríl Mhór
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from Co. Galway tenor banjo player P.J. Dunne in November 2009
D: 1970: Seán Ó Riada (1931-1971): Ó Riada sa Gaiety - The Ó Riada Collection
D: 1975: The Buskers: The 2nd Irish Folk Festival on Tour Vol. 1
D: 1983: James Last: The Rose of Tralee
D: 1989: The Chieftains: Live!
D: 1997: Solas: Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
D: 1997: Adam Shapiro, Dave Shapiro, Mark Farrely, Kevin Griffin, Simon O'Reilly & Blarney O'Shamrock: Cape to Clare
D: 2000: Enda Scahill: Pick It Up
D: 2005: Silver Arm: Links
D: 2008: Ceoltóirí Chualann: Pléaráca an Riadaigh
D: 2010: Choonz: Lads of Lash
D: 2011: Seán Ó Riada (1931-1971): Seoda an Riadaigh
D: 2013: New Augusta Acoustic Duo: Songs We Love
D: 2015: Ashley Ashworth & Alistair Russell: Beyond the Green (2015)
N: Chords: | G  D  | G  -  | G  D  | G  F   |
N:         | G  D  | G  -  | D  -  | D  G  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  D  | D  G   |
N:         | G  F  | F  C  | D  -  | D  G  :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | G  F  | F  C  | D  -  | D  G   | G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: G major % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: F | D2 E/F/G A2 dc |  AG~G2 AG FG | D2 E/F/G A2 dc | AGFG =F3 G  |
N:     DG GF    A2 dc |  AG~G2 AG FG | d2 de    fd~d2 | cAFG  AGG  :|
N: A | dg gf    g2 dg | ~g2 ag fd ef | g2 fg    a2 ag | fdcA  GABd  |
N:     g2 fg   a=f~f2 | =fg fd e2e^c | d2 de   ^fd~d2 | cAFG  AGG  :|
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N:     g2 fg  a=f~=f2 | =fg=fd e2e^c | d2 de   ^fd~d2 | cAFG  AGGF  | G8 |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
F | "G" D2 E/F/G "D"   A2dc | "G"  AG~G2     AG FG | "G" D2 E/F/G "D" A2 dc | "G" AGFG "F" =F3 G  |
    "G" DG GF    "D"   A2dc | "G"  AG~G2     AG FG | "D" d2 de        fd~d2 | "D" cAFG "G"  AGG  :|
A | "G" dg gf          g2dg | "G" ~g2 ag "D" fd ef | "G" g2 fg    "D" a2 ag | "D" fdcA "G"  GABd  |
    "G" g2 fg    "F" a=f~f2 | "F" =fg fd "C" e2e^c | "D" d2 de       ^fd~d2 | "D" cAFG "G"  AGG  :|
N:
P: Last line to finish:
    "G" g2 fg    "F" a=f~f2 | "F" =fg fd "C" e2e^c | "D" d2 de       ^fd~d2 | "D" cAFG "G"  AGGF  | "G" G8 |]