The Ballagh Half Plain Set

From county Tipperary. First sides is on the left.

5 Figures

Figure No	Bars	Figure name	Style	Avg time
1	112	Cross the figure	Polka	01:33
2	96	Ladies cross over	Polka	01:41
3	112	Long chain	Slide	01:41
4	96	The shape	Polka	01:41
5	80	The hop	Hornpipe	01:24

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 08:00.

There are no CDs which feature this music.

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name	Figure No	Artist	Title	Track
Figure 1 - 112 bars of Polkas.
Fermanagh	1	Davey Ceili Band	Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing	12
Balleyvourney Reel	6	Donncha Lynch Ceili Band	Set Dances of Cork and Kerry	12
Fermanagh	1	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 09	7
Dublin	3	Dance Music of Ireland volume 17	20
Coomhola	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 21	9
Croisloch	1	Rise The Dust	Give it a Lift	5
Moate	3	20	Give it a Lift
Fermanagh	1	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 4	7
Clare Plain Polka	1	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 2	7
Fermanagh	1	Triskell	Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois	11
Kenmare Polka	2	Various Artists	The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets	14
Kenmare Polka	3	15	The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets
Balleyvourney Reel	6	The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets	18
Figure 2 - 96 bars of Polkas.
Connemara	4	Abbey Ceili Band	Beal a' Ghleanna	10
Connemara	4	Brian Boru Ceili Band	House Around	15
Balleyvourney Reel	2	Donncha Lynch Ceili Band	Set Dances of Cork and Kerry	8
	3	9
	5	11
Connemara	4	Glenside Ceili Band	Set Dance Music From Glen	14
	4	Heather Breeze	Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening	7
	4	Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band	Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra	22
	4	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 04	9
Ballycommon	4	Dance Music of Ireland volume 09	21
Valentia Right and Left	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 10	6
	2		7
	5		10
Glencree	6		26
Rosscahill	3		29
Kilfenora Plain	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 13	1
Limerick Tumblers	3	Dance Music of Ireland volume 17	15
Connemara	4	Michael Sexton Ceili Band	Volume 1	10
	4	PJ Hernon	Buail Cois Air	4
	4	Public House Ceili Band	Go Figure	16
Moate	4	Rise The Dust	Give it a Lift	21
Caledonian	2	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 1	2
Connemara	4	18	Music For Sets volume 1
	4	Swallow's Tail	In Full Flight	16
	4	Triskell	Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois	4
Balleyvourney Reel	2	Various Artists	The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets	14
	3	15
	5	17
Figure 3 - 112 bars of Slides.
Ballycommon	3	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 09	20
Rosscahill	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 10	28
Williamstown	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	2
Balleyvourney Jig	5	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	10
Clare Plain (Reel)	1	PJ Hernon	Buail Cois Air	19
Kenmare Polka	2	Various Artists	The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets	14
Figure 4 - 96 bars of Polkas.
Connemara	4	Abbey Ceili Band	Beal a' Ghleanna	10
Connemara	4	Brian Boru Ceili Band	House Around	15
Balleyvourney Reel	2	Donncha Lynch Ceili Band	Set Dances of Cork and Kerry	8
	3	9
	5	11
Connemara	4	Glenside Ceili Band	Set Dance Music From Glen	14
	4	Heather Breeze	Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening	7
	4	Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band	Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra	22
	4	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 04	9
Ballycommon	4	Dance Music of Ireland volume 09	21
Valentia Right and Left	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 10	6
	2		7
	5		10
Glencree	6		26
Rosscahill	3		29
Kilfenora Plain	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 13	1
Limerick Tumblers	3	Dance Music of Ireland volume 17	15
Connemara	4	Michael Sexton Ceili Band	Volume 1	10
	4	PJ Hernon	Buail Cois Air	4
	4	Public House Ceili Band	Go Figure	16
Moate	4	Rise The Dust	Give it a Lift	21
Caledonian	2	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 1	2
Connemara	4	18	Music For Sets volume 1
	4	Swallow's Tail	In Full Flight	16
	4	Triskell	Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois	4
Balleyvourney Reel	2	Various Artists	The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets	14
	3	15
	5	17
Figure 5 - 80 bars of Hornpipes.
Borlin Jenny	4	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 12	4
Armagh	6	Dance Music of Ireland volume 14	15

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Instructions

Author	Title	Ref	Last Updated
Pat Murphy	Apples In Winter	p57
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor	Crooked River Set Dancers	http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/ballagh%20plain%20half.htm

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