introduction links print music left-handed playing     The following sets of tunes were put together for the Southside Traditional Dance and Music Society in Edinburgh for their weekly set dance classes. These are in ABC format, which is a text-based means of writing out traditional music. For more information on this, see Chris Walshaw's ABC Home Page. Clicking on one of these links will allow you to download a plain text (.txt) file containing the tunes. The link for the introduction goes to another page within the site. Other sets will be added as and when they become available. + introduction to the music + the Armagh Set Sonny Brogan's Jig; My Darling Asleep, The Idle Road; Billy Brocker, The Eel in the Sink, The Green Mountain; The Haunted House, The Geese in the Bog; The Monaghan Twig, The Piper on Horseback; The Flowing Tide. + the Ballyvourney Jig Set Terry Teehan's; Sergeant Cahill's Favourite; An Bóthar ó Thuaidh go Trá Li; The Toormore Slide; Bunratty Boys. + the Cashel Set or Castle Set O'Keeffe's No.2, Connie Walsh's; Denis Doody's, Captain Byng; O Grada's No.1, O Grada's No.2; Ballincollig in the Morning; The Dance of the Honeybees; The Road to Lisdoonvarna, The Priest; Patrick O'Connor's No.2, Patrick O'Connor's No.1. + the Corofin Plain Set Swinging on the Gate, The Abbey Reel; The Bucks of Oranmore, The Woman of the House; Tom Billy's No.1, Tom Billy's No.2; Molly Bán, The Galway High Reel, The Burren; O Grada's No.1, O Grada's No.2. + the Derradda Set The Mug of Brown Ale, Dan Collin's Father's Jig; Maggie in the Wood, Bill Sullivan's Polka; The Roscommon Reel, The Sally Gardens. + Hurry the Jug McKenna's; The Woodcock; The Kerfunten. + the Paris Set The Doon, The Doon; The Old Bush, The London Lasses, King of the Clans; The Rainy Day, Sporting Nell, Kiss Me Kate, Gorman's Reel; Daniel O'Connell, The Maid on the Green, The Cow That Ate the Blanket; The Plains of Boyle, The Battle of Aughrim.   back to top     Deirdre McSherry from Nenagh (left) and an unidentified flute player at the All-Ireland Fleadh, Listowel, August 2001.