Annotation:Valley of Knockanure
X:1 T:Valley of Knockanure M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz K:D de | f4f2 | e2f2e2 | d4B2 | e2d2B2 | A2F2A2 | B4B2 | (B6 | B4) | A2 | B3AB2 | d4e2 | f2e2f2 | a4f2 | e3fe2 | d4e2 | (f6 | f4) :|]
VALLEY OF KNOCKANURE. AKA - "Valley of Knocknamore." Irish, Waltz (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. There are several ballads called "Valley of Knockanure," all commemorating a tragic event of the Irish War of Independence. In 1921 four young men were rounded up by a unit of British Black and Tans, who determined to execute their prisoners. One, seeing what was about to happen to him, managed to make a run for it, and although wounded he escaped. The remaining three were shot dead.