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The Nine Glens Of Antrim

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THE NINE GLENS OF ANTRIM (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Wesley Clindinning Canada's Irish Rover

1-8 1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, dance DoSiDo
9-16 1s+2s+3s with hands joined dance pas-de-basque coupe twice. All 1½ turn RH
17-24 1s+2s dance R&L for 6 bars. On last 2 bars full turn LH. 213
25-32 1s+3s dance RH across and finish on side. 1s+2s dance LH across 2 1 3
On second repeat 1s break out of hands across. Man dances behind his side to 4th place, lady dances through middle and curves into 4th place. 4s step up 31-32

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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The Glens of Antrim (Irish: Glinnte Aontroma), known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty comprising nine glens (valleys) that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast.

The names of the Nine Glens are...

  1. Glenaan - Glen of the Colts Foot.
  2. Glenariff - Glen of the Arable Land.
  3. Glenarm - Glen of the Army.
  4. Glenballyeamon - Glen of Eamon.
  5. Glencloy- Glen of the Hedges.
  6. Glencorp - Glen of the Dead.
  7. Glendun - Glen of the river Dun.
  8. Glenshesk - Glen of the Rushes
  9. Glentaisie - Glen of Taisie
Glencorp
One Of The Nine Glens Of Antrim, Glencorp - The Small Fields Are Typical Of The Area


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