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The Atha Caoiré Set

Also known as: The ath_a'caoire Set.

From county Cork. First sides is on the left.

5 Figures

Figure No Bars Figure name Style Avg time
1 120 Ladies Move On Polka 02:00
2 104 House and Slides Slide 01:45
3 232 Christmas Polka 03:21
4 128 Diamond House Chain Swing Slide 02:00
5 184 Double Diamonds Hornpipe 02:36

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 11:42.

1 Recording

Type Artist Title Track # Last Updated
CD Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 20 10

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name Figure No Artist Title Track
Figure 1 - 120 bars of Polkas.
Cashel 6 Ceili Time Set Dancing Volume 1 21
Clare Orange and Green 4 Irish Set Dancing Fun 22
Sliabh Fraoch 1 Danny Webster Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster 11
Cashel 6 Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band The Derry Boat 16
6 Glenside Ceili Band Set Dance Music From Glen 21
6 Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 13
6 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 02 19
Black Valley Square Jig 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 06 14
Clare Orange and Green 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 07 11
Skibbereen 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 08 14
5 15
Williamstown 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 1
Mayo Lancers 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 18
Tory Island 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 14 8
Sliabh Fraoch 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 8
Tory Island Lancers 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 8
Mazurka 1 McIlroy Band Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell 1
Cashel 6 20
6 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 11
Clare Orange and Green 4 22
Cashel 6 Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh Music for Set Dancing - "Live" 12
Sliabh Fraoch 1 Play the Keys 5
Cashel 6 Rise The Dust All Set 16
Moate 1 Give it a Lift 18
Cashel 6 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 4 16
6 Swallow's Tail In Full Flight 12
Clare Orange and Green 4 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 1 4
Mazurka 1 7
2 8
Clare Orange and Green 4 Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 4
Figure 2 - 104 bars of Slides.
Balleyvourney Jig 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 7
3 8
Moate 2 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 19
Black Valley Square Jig 4 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 4
Figure 3 - 232 bars of Polkas.
Sliabh Luachra 5 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 23
Black Valley Square Jig 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 06 16
Limerick Orange and Green 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 11
Hunter Valley 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 25
Limerick Orange and Green 5 Temple House Ceili Band Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1 10
Figure 4 - 128 bars of Slides.
Sliabh gCua 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 07 15
Ballinascarty Half 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 21
3 23
Aherlow 6 Dance Music of Ireland volume 13 25
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Air 20
Figure 5 - 184 bars of Hornpipes.
Connemara Jig 4 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 4
Newport 2 20
2 Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band The Derry Boat 9
2 Glenside Ceili Band Set Dance Music From Glen 9
2 Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 2
2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 08 2
2 18
2 McIlroy Band Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell 13
2 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 1 18
Connemara Jig 4 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Eile Air 4
Newport 2 13
2 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 2 13
Connemara Jig 4 Music For Sets volume 3 4
Televara 4 Various Artists The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets 4

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Instructions

Author Title Ref Last Updated
Pat Murphy Apples In Winter p54
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor Crooked River Set Dancers http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/atha%20caoire.htm
Nora Stewart and Martin Largey Easy Set Dancing http://www.setdancing.com.au/content/%C3%81tha%20Caoire%20Set.pdf
Paul Wayper Paul Wayper's Set Dancing Notes http://mabula.net/setdancing/atha_caoire.html

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