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The Castletown Set

From county Laois. First sides is on the left.

5 Figures

Figure No Bars Figure name Style Avg time
1 184 None Polka 02:36
2 184 None Polka 02:36
3 168 None Slide 02:39
4 144 None Hornpipe 02:52
5 160 None Polka 02:23

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 13:06.

Notes

This set was composed in 2019 and presented at the Connie Ryan Dance Festival in January 2020. All swings are in waltz hold.

There are no CDs which feature this music.

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name Figure No Artist Title Track
Figure 1 - 184 bars of Polkas.
Derrada 2 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 13
2 Fodhla Ceili Band Music For Set Dancing 2
2 Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 25
2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 05 15
Ballycroy 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 13 12
Tory Island 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 14 6
Dublin 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 19
Tory Island Lancers 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 6
Templebeg 1 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 9
3 11
Derrada 2 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 3 13
Southern Cross 3 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 6
Figure 2 - 184 bars of Polkas.
Derrada 2 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 13
2 Fodhla Ceili Band Music For Set Dancing 2
2 Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 25
2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 05 15
Ballycroy 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 13 12
Tory Island 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 14 6
Dublin 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 19
Tory Island Lancers 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 6
Templebeg 1 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 9
3 11
Derrada 2 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 3 13
Southern Cross 3 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 6
Figure 3 - 168 bars of Slides.
Kildownet Half 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 25
Figure 4 - 144 bars of Hornpipes.
Port Fairy 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 20 26
Merchant 4 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 4
Clare Lancers 3 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 3 9
Figure 5 - 160 bars of Polkas.
Sliabh Luachra 2 Abbey Ceili Band Beal a' Ghleanna 2
3 3
1 Augusta Ceili Band Volume 2 18
2 19
3 20
Augusta Water 2 25
Sliabh Luachra 1 Brian Boru Ceili Band House At Home 9
2 10
3 11
1 Donncha Lynch Ceili Band Set Dances of Cork and Kerry 15
2 16
3 17
1 Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 1
2 2
3 3
1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 19
2 20
3 21
6 24
Connemara 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 6
Aran 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 05 1
Valentia Right and Left 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 10 8
Doire Cholm Cille 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 17
Inis Oirr 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 13 9
Limerick Tumblers 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 13
5 17
Dublin 1 18
Tory Island Lancers 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 9
Coomhola 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 11
Clare Lancers 1 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 1
Sliabh Luachra 1 Public House Ceili Band Go Figure 17
2 18
3 19
1 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 3 6
2 7
3 8
Kenmare Polka 5 Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 17
Sliabh Luachra 1 The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets 1
2 2
3 3
Clare Lancers 1 The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets 13

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Instructions

Author Title Ref Last Updated
Pat Murphy Last Night's Fun p63

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