X: 1
T: Tom Dowd's Favourite / John Egan's Reel (E minor / G major)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
N: with similarities to 'The Ash Plant' and ' Drag Her Round the Road'
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the 'Ship in the Clouds' album
D: 1992: Paul McGrattan: The Frost is All Over (named 'John Egan's')
D: 2005: Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy: Notes From the Heart (named 'John Egan's')
D: 2009: John Wynne: Ar nós a Gaoithe - Like the Wind
D: 2010: Dave Sheridan (flute): Drivin' Leitrim Timber
D: 2012: Kevin Crawford: Carrying the Tune
D: 2013: Liz Knowles, Pat Broaders & Kieran O’Hare: Open the Door for Three (named 'Egan's')
D: 2020: Nathan Gourley, Laura Feddersen, Natasha Sheehy & Anna Colliton: Ship in the Clouds
D: 2022: Blackwater Céilí Band: Northern Landscape
N: Chords: | Em -  | Em G  | Em -  | G  D  :|
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | G  D  :|
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | G  D   | G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: E minor % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: GA | BE~E2 GEDE | GEDE G2GA | BE~E2 GEDE | GABG A2  :|
N: BA | G2 GF GBdB | GBdB A2BA | G2 GF GABd | gedB A2  :|
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: BA | G2 GF GBdB | GBdB A2BA | G2 GF GABd | gedB A2BA | G8 |]
N:
N: P: Variation of the first part:
N: GA | BE~E2 GEDE | GEDE G2GA | BE~E2 GEDd | B2dB A2  :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
GA | "Em" BE~E2 GEDE | "Em" GEDE "G" G2GA | "Em" BE~E2 GEDE | "G" GABG "D" A2  :|
BA | "G"  G2 GF GBdB | "G"  GBdB "D" A2BA | "G"  G2 GF GABd | "G" gedB "D" A2  :|
N:
P: Last line to finish:
BA | "G"  G2 GF GBdB | "G"  GBdB "D" A2BA | "G"  G2 GF GABd | "G" gedB "D" A2BA | "G" G8 |]
N:
P: Variation of the first part:
GA | "Em" BE~E2 GEDE | "Em" GEDE "G" G2GA | "Em" BE~E2 GEDd | "G" B2dB "D" A2  :|