I thought it was time to have a look at all the votes over the last three years (2,602), just to make sure that there is some consistency and a proper pattern to the results, not just a random set of numbers. You can find annual poll results from 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Happy to say there is definitely a pattern: a beautiful set of numbers, if you’ll pardon the pun. In fact, the 80/20 principle is very evident, with almost exactly 80% of the total vote over 3 years for just 20 sets, out of 230+ possible sets.
Which is just as well because I’m not much of a numbers gal myself – dyslexic with them most of the time. But, I can count to 8, which is mostly what you need to be able to do to dance a set.
| RANK | SET | 2015-2017 vote total |
% of vote total |
| 1 | Ballyvourney Jig | 241 | 10% |
| 2 | Clare Plain | 201 | 8% |
| 3 | Clare Lancers | 174 | 7% |
| 4 | Connemara | 170 | 7% |
| 5 | Cashel | 130 | 5% |
| 6 | Merchant | 126 | 5% |
| 7 | Claddagh | 102 | 4% |
| 8 | Moycullen | 101 | 4% |
| 9 | Antrim Square | 95 | 4% |
| 10 | Corofin Plain | 93 | 4% |
| 11 | Caledonian | 83 | 3% |
| 12 | West Kerry | 82 | 3% |
| 13 | Sliabh Luachra | 72 | 3% |
| 14 | Kilfenora Plain | 66 | 3% |
| 15 | Borlin | 63 | 2% |
| 16 | Labasheeda | 56 | 2% |
| 17 | Newport | 52 | 2% |
| 18 | Paris | 46 | 2% |
| 18 | Aran | 35 | 1% |
| 20 | Mazurka | 33 | 1% |
| 2021 | 78% |
Thanks again to everyone who has voted, and to all those who have a passionate interest in our lovely dances. We’ll do it all again next year.
Best wishes,
Nora Stewart
Irish Bliss
