The Moate Set

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5 Figures

Figure No	Bars	Figure name	Style	Avg time
1	120	Lead on and swing	Polka	01:38
2	104	Slide and shoulder	Slide	01:25
3	112	Saw and basket	Polka	01:33
4	96	In and out	Polka	01:20
5	128	The hop	Hornpipe	02:38

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 08:34.

Notes

The Moate Set was established in the 1940’s and danced locally at house dances. The Set was revived in the 1980’s by Frank Bracken and danced locally in Dun Na Sí CCE Cultural Centre used by the local set dancers. In 1992 Joe and Siobhán O Donovan did a workshop in Dun Na Sí to keep the set alive. In 2014 Bridie Hamm, Tom Shine, Nicky Finn and Sharleen McCaffrey got together to bring the set into the next generation.
Added from original notes written by Padraig Mc Eneany

1 Recording

Type	Artist	Title	Track #	Last Updated
CD	Rise The Dust	Give it a Lift	18

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
Skibbereen	5	Dance Music of Ireland volume 08	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
Atha Caoiré	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 20	10
Mazurka	1	McIlroy Band	Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell	1
Cashel	6	20	Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell
Cashel	6	Michael Sexton Ceili Band	Volume 2 - Mad To Dance	11
Clare Orange and Green	4	22	Volume 2 - Mad To Dance
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
	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
Mazurka	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
Balleyvourney Jig	3	8	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11
Atha Caoiré	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 20	11
Black Valley Square Jig	4	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5	4
Figure 3 - 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
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 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
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 - 128 bars of Hornpipes.
Monaghan	5	Davey Ceili Band	Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing	5
Monaghan	5	Fodhla Ceili Band	Music For Set Dancing	10
North Kerry	5	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 01	7
Clare Plain (Reel)	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 03	2
Monaghan	5	Dance Music of Ireland volume 06	13
Ballinascarty Half	3	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	23
Cuchulainn	4	Dance Music of Ireland volume 19	26
North Kerry	5	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 2	11
North Kerry	5	Various Artists	The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets	12

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Instructions

Author	Title	Ref	Last Updated
Pat Murphy	Tabhair Dom Do Lamh	p166
Michael and Susan Harrison	DanceMinder	https://danceminder.com/dance/show/moates

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