Old Ireland
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Old Ireland A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 7.1- 8 First couple set, turn one and a half times with the right hand and cast off into second place on the opposite side.
9-16 First couple set, turn one and a half times with the left hand and cast off into third place on own side.
17-24 First couple set, lead up to the top; cast off into second place and cross over giving left hand in passing to finish facing first corners.
25-32 First couple turn first corners with the right hand, partner with the left hand, second corners with the right hand and cross over giving left hand to partner.
Repeat from second place.
Recommended tune: Old Ireland
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 7, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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