The Flitting Of Lorn
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE FLITTING OF LORN (R4x32) 4C set Jean Attwood Alexander Book 81- 8 1s and 4s set and cast in 1 place (2s and 3s step down/up); 1M and 4L dance ½ Fig of 8 round end couple (1M up, 4L down) while 1L and 4M dance across thru' partner's place and cast Right into lines across, 1L between 2s (top), 4M between 3s (bottom)
9-16 1M and 4L dance LSh reels of 3 on opposite sides (1M down, 4L up) while 1L and 4M set facing up/down, change places RH, set change places RH to 1L facing 2L (top), 4M facing 3M (bottom)
17-24 1L and 4M dance RSh reels of 3 across (1L+2L and 4M+3M pass RSh) while 1M and 4L set facing across, change places RH, set, turn ¾ RH to end 4L behind 1L facing up, 1M behind 4M facing down
25-32 1L followed by 4L chase out of top of set and cast to Right while 4M followed by 1M dance similar out of bottom of set to 2413; All turn RH. 2413
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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The name of this dance, The Flitting Of Lorn, is a reference to the Great Flitting when..."the people of Lorn, other than those of the name of Macdougal, came over in great numbers to join their rightful Chief in Appin, and thereby spoke with no uncertain voice, both then, and to us now, as to who was their legitimate head. Thus rein-forced, and when the Macdougals and Macfarlanes, accompanied probably by a stiffening of Campbells among their number, came over and attacked Dugald again in 1468 in Appin, he won a great victory in Lagan na Phail, or u treacherous hollow," behind the present Episcopal Church at Port-na-Oroish, and close to Castle Stalcaire."
Text from this original The Celtic Monthly article on archive.org.
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