The Skibbereen Set

First sides is on the left.

5 Figures

Figure No	Bars	Figure name	Style	Avg time
1	136	None	Polka	01:49
2	80	None	Slide	01:07
3	208	None	Polka	02:46
4	120	None	Slide	01:39
5	120	None	Polka	01:41

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 09:02.

2 Recordings

Type	Artist	Title	Track #	Last Updated
CD	Abbey Ceili Band	Bóthar na Réidhe	7
CD	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 08	11

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name	Figure No	Artist	Title	Track
Figure 1 - 136 bars of Polkas.
Cashel	2	Augusta Ceili Band	Volume 1	12
Tipperary Lancers	3	Brian Boru Ceili Band	House Around	9
Cashel	2	Ceili Time	Set Dancing Volume 1	17
Durrow Threshing	2	Danny Webster	Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster	23
Cashel	2	Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band	The Derry Boat	12
	2	Glenside Ceili Band	Set Dance Music From Glen	17
	2	Heather Breeze	Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening	9
Williamstown	5	19	Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening
Ballyduff	2	Music In The Glen	6
Inis Oirr	4	Music In The Glen	13
Cashel	2	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 02	15
Durrow Threshing	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 09	2
Glencree	1	Dance Music of Ireland volume 10	21
Williamstown	5	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	5
Killyon	5	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	15
Limerick Orange and Green	3	Dance Music of Ireland volume 12	9
Glencorrib	6	Dance Music of Ireland volume 12	33
Inis Oirr	4	Dance Music of Ireland volume 13	10
Ballyduff	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 14	17
Tyrawley	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 19	11
Cashel	2	McIlroy Band	Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell	16
	2	Michael Sexton Ceili Band	Volume 2 - Mad To Dance	7
	2	Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh	Music for Set Dancing - "Live"	8
Borlin	2	Red Abbey Group	Call The Set 2	8
Cashel	2	Rise The Dust	All Set	12
	2	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 4	13
	2	Swallow's Tail	In Full Flight	8
Limerick Orange and Green	3	Temple House Ceili Band	Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1	8
Durrow Threshing	2	Triskell	Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois	6
Borlin	2	Various Artists	The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets	21
Figure 2 - 80 bars of Slides.
No CDs have 80 bars of Slides.
Aherlow	3 (88 bars)	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 13	22
Figure 3 - 208 bars of Polkas.
Corofin Plain	6	Ceili Time	Set Dancing Volume 1	6
	6	Glenside Ceili Band	Set Dance Music From Glen	6
	6	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 06	6
	6	PJ Hernon	Buail Cois Eile Air	11
	6	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 2	6
	6	Swallow's Tail	In Full Flight	6
	6	Various Artists	The Set 1 - Music For Four Complete Sets	6
Ardgroom Polka	5	The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets	12
Figure 4 - 120 bars of Slides.
Coomhola	2	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 21	10
Coomhola	7	15	Dance Music of Ireland volume 21
Borlin	4	Red Abbey Group	Call The Set 2	10
Cashel	6	Shaskeen	Music For Sets volume 4	17
Set of Erin	5	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 4	10
Borlin	4	Various Artists	The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets	23
Figure 5 - 120 bars of Polkas.
Cashel	6	Augusta Ceili Band	Volume 1	16
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
Clare Orange and Green	4	Dance Music of Ireland volume 07	11
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
Cashel	6	McIlroy Band	Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell	20
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
Moate	1	Give it a Lift	18
Cashel	6	Swallow's Tail	In Full Flight	12
Clare Orange and Green	4	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 1	4
Clare Orange and Green	4	Various Artists	The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets	4

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Instructions

Author	Title	Ref
Pat Murphy	Toss The Feathers	p193
Arthur Kingsland	Newcastle Irish Set Dancers - Dance Notes	https://celticeclectic.great-site.net/ISD/Instructions/Skibbereen-Set.html
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor	Crooked River Set Dancers	https://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/skibbereen.htm
Joe O'Hara	Irish Set Dancing - List of Set Dances 1	https://setdanceteacher.ie/skibbereen.htm
Michael and Susan Harrison	DanceMinder	https://www.danceminder.com/dance/show/skibse
Neumarkt Irish Set Dancers	Neumarkt Set Instructions	https://setdance.me/skibbereen-set/

Videos

Channel	Figure	URL
Northphalia	1	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tlpu3WZuHU
	3	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8u20sNngY
	5	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atk1y3LUpNo

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