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    Róisín and Pádraig McEneany
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    Dance compositions by Pádraig McEneany

    Saothar Composer February 2026

     

     

    The three set dances featured here were composed by Pádraig McEneany.

    1. The Corsican Set [comp. Pádraig McEneany]
    2. The Criosloch set [comp. Pádraig McEneany]
    3. The Merchant set [comp. Pádraig McEneany]

    Pádraig has provided demonstration videos for each of the sets, along with printed instructions.

    The sets are danced by Pádraig McEneany, Róisín McEneany, Mary Conboy, Martin Hughes, Shane Ryan, Shane Donnellan, Janet Webster, Geraldine Foran and Sean Martin.  Music is provided by Matt Cunningham and Rise the Dust.  Videography and editing by Martin Hughes.

    The videos below show the first figure of each set.  For the full set and written instructions please see the link for each set at the bottom of the page.

     

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    1. The Corsican set [comp. Pádraig McEneany]. Figure 1: Reels, danced to Miss Monaghan, reel, played by Matt Cunningham, accordion ; and others (The dance music of Ireland, Vol. 10)

    2. The Criosloch Set. Figure 1: Polkas, danced to Art O'Keeffe's, polka ; Johnnie's polka, played by Rise the Dust [Brendan Doyle, accordion ; Johnny Duffy, banjo ; Liz Ryan, keyboard]

    3. The Merchant Set. Figure 1: Reels, Fred Finn's reel ; The rookery [comp. Vincent Broderick], reel ; Joe Cooley's morning dew, reel, played by Rise the Dust [Brendan Doyle, accordion ; Johnny Duffy, banjo ; Liz Ryan, keyboard]

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