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Ionsaí na hInse (Siege of Ennis)

A line of 4 facing each other (groups of 8) - '4 os comhair 4'

1. Dance in and out towards the other pair twice - 'isteach agus amach'

2. Pairs cross over in a straight line and dance 1,2,3 on the spot - 'Trasna, 1,2,3'

3. Resturning via sidestap again to orginal places - 'ar ais'

4. Outside dancers swing in pairs (for 8 bars) while inside 4 dancers dance in a circle together (for 4 bars then changing direction for another 4 bars), then everyone returns to their orginal positions - 'Luascadh'

5. Dance in and out towards the other pair once - 'isteach agus amach'

6. Dance in again and one group goes under the hands of aniother. - 'isteach agus faoi'

7. Begin again with the new group you are facing. - 'agus arís'

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