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Which set dances are played by the largest number of irishtune.info members?
| Rank | Members who play this tune | Explanation Titles used for this tune (and other notes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 – Tune Info |  Three Captains, The / The Sea Captains / The Three Sea Captains / Three Sea Captains / William Clark's Favorite (compare jig #2905) |
| 2 | 4 – Tune Info |  Job of Journeywork, The / The Job of Journey Work / Job o' Journeywork (mislabeled on PK 1 as Tarbolton, The Longford Collector) (compare Campbell's Reel #3424) |
| 3 | 4 – Tune Info |  St. Patrick's Day / Saint Patrick's Day / St Patrick's Day / Patrick's Day / St. Patrick's Day in the Morning / The Knight of Saint Patrick Lancers / Oh! Erin, My Country / Sheelah's Wedding / Though Dark Be Our Sorrows / Barbary Bell (also in A) (compare The Kerry Dance included here and the jig Boys of the Town #211) |
| 4 | 4 – Tune Info |  Blackbird, The / An Lon Dubh / An Londubh (3rd in set The Blackbird on JnKlly) (compare as hornpipe #2274, as air #165, song, and reel #162) (composed by Kiely aka Keily (set dance version only)) |
| 5 | 3 – Tune Info |  King of the Fairies, The / Bonny Charlie / King William of Orange |
| 6 | 2 – Tune Info |  Jockey at the Fair, The / Jockey to the Fair / The Jockey to the Fair |
| 7 | 2 – Tune Info |  Ace and Deuce of Pipering, The / The Ace and Deuce of Piping / hAon sa Dó na Píobaireachta / The Ace and Deuce (also with 3rd part) |
| 8 | 1 – Tune Info |  Humors of Bandon, The / The Humours of Bandon / Pléaráca na Bandan / Jolly Old Woman / Port Choláiste na Mumhan (also in A, also as jig) |
| 9 | 1 – Tune Info |  Garden of Daisies, The / Garden of Daisies / The Palatine's Daughter |
| 10 | 1 – Tune Info |  An Suisin Bán / An Súisín Bán / An Suisin Ban / Súisín Ban / An Súistín Bán / An Cúisín Bán / The Suisheen Bawn / The White Blanket / The White Cushion / The White Flail (wide range of settings) |
| 11 | 1 – Tune Info |  Hunt, The / The Galtee Hunt / Galtee Hunt / Mount Fabus Hunt / The Mountfamous Hunt (also in F) |
| 12 | 1 – Tune Info |  Downfall of Paris, The (appears in collage Bonaparte's Retreat on Ch 6) (also without 3rd and 4th parts) |
| 13 | 1 – Tune Info |  Planxty Davis / Dha Uilliam Daíbhís / The Two William Davises / Battle of Killicrankie / Killekrankie / Killiekrankie / Killicranky / Gilliekrankie (composed by Thomas Connelan? (definitely predates Carolan)) |
| 14 | 1 – Tune Info |  Rodney's Glory / Rodneys Glory / Irishman's Return from America / My Name Is Moll Mackey / The Praises of Limerick (also in Minor or Major) (compare as song-air included here; compare distantly Princess Royal #3189) |
| 15 | 1 – Tune Info |  Bonaparte's Retreat / Boneparte's Retreat / The Retreat / Cúlú Napoléon (appears within collage Bonaparte's Retreat on Ch 6) (also in D, also in E Dorian or D Dorian) (compare hornpipe Bonaparte's Defeat included here) |
| 16 | 1 – Tune Info |  Is the Big Man Within? / 'Bhfuil an Fear Mór Istigh? / An Fear Mór / Fear Mór / Far Mor The / Merry Tailor |
| 17 | 1 – Tune Info |  Blackthorn Stick, The (also in D, also as song-air A chailín bhig óig ná póg an sean duine leath / A Chailín bhig óig ná Póg an Sean duine Liath / A Chailín óig ná Pog an Sean duine included here) (see also song Three Weeks We Were Wed #2857) |
| 18 | 1 – Tune Info |  Youghal Harbour / Youghal Harbor |
About the sort order: Tunes that are tied with the same number of people playing them are then ranked with the oldest tunes first, based on the post-1900 publication histories of the tune, as documented in irishtune.info.
Caveat: The accuracy of these "session" statistics depend on how carefully each contributor was about entering his or her repertoire. There are known cases when users have hastily grabbed at a wrong tune only because it happens to have the same title as the intended tune, without bothering to read more closely. This behavior should only have a minor effect on these "most popular" lists.