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The Moynihan Manuscript is part of the Cullinane Archive Collection of Irish dance which is housed in the Irish Traditional Music Archive.
“In reference to the appended notes on traditional step-dancing, it is desired to emphasise to the reader at the outset that they are not intended as direction to prospective teachers of the art. They are, instead, a somewhat casual summary of the views of the late James Moynihan, Cork, on some aspects of traditional step-dancing in Cork and Munster, and of the tradition as handed on to him, by the best teachers of his day.” [Miss Eileen Curran, 1962]
For more information on the Moynihan Manuscript please see the following Blog.
The Moynihan Manuscript
Transcription of The Moynihan Manuscript
Notes on the Moynihan Manuscript by Dr John Cullinane
