DUKE OF PERTH (Broun's Reel or Clean Pease Strae) (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Book 1
1- 8 1s turn RH, cast to 2nd place, turn LH to face 1st corners
9-16 1s turn 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner and partner to face 1st corners
17-24 1s set to and turn 1st corner 2H, set to and turn 2nd corner
25-32 1s dance Reel of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corner and cross back to own sides. 213
(MINICRIB, Dance Crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Duke of Perth
Anon RSCDS Book 1
Reel 8 x 32 bars 3 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-4 1s turn by the right and cast;
5-8 1s turn by the left, finishing facing first corners;
9-16 1s turn corner, partner, corner, partner;
17-20 1s set to first corners and turn both hands;
21-24 1s set to second corners and turn both hands;
25-30 2s1s3s reels of 3 on sides (left shoulder to first corners to start);
31-32 1s cross to own sides, finishing 2s1s3s.
take to the floor the duke of perth dance begins its a Scottish reel one two three
on the right hand side the baron of boorland and the duke of perth and the dykers
one two three one two three move from Scotland to northern eire take your partner and give them a twirl
on the left hand side its a gaelic jig or is it a reel one two three four one tow three four
john Drummond of boorland tyrone john Drummond duke of perth of monagahn the mcgruther and the dichears
cross back to own sides eire to Scotland and in the blue corner we have the dummonds and in the red corner we have the mcgregors one two three pow wow punch one two three four bash crash wallop haymaker
“1612. March. At this time a skirmish took place between the Earl of Perth at the Head of a considerable force composed partly of MacGregors who had taken the name of Drummond and a body of MacGregors at Tomzarloch, the latter having occupied some houses were dislodged by means of fire applied, when five were captured and six killed. The killed were John Dow MacGregor, Donald Gramich MacGregor VcCulchere, John McPhatrik Nadidin MacGregor VcCulchere, Gregor McEan VcEanan MacGregor Elensisens (Gillespie?) MacGregor. The Earl’s force is thus specified in a pardon issued to them early in 1614, as appears from Mag. Sig. quoted at the proper date.
“John Earl Perth (2. Earl) John Master of Madertie James Drummond his brother Sir Alexander Drummond of Carnock Knight, Alexander brother of Sir William Drummond of Hawthornden, James Drummond of Millness, David Drummond, Chamberlain of Drymen, Thomas Drummond of Drummowhence, x John Drummond of Innerzeldie, x James Drummond his brother, x Duncan Drummond late of Kincart beg, x Duncan Drummond in Pitluir, x Duncan Drummond in Wester Dundorne, James Drummond officer, Patrick Drummond in Dalmarklawis* John Drummond in Auchinskelloch,* Duncan Drummond in Mawia, James Drummond in Balliclone, Patrick Drummond in Williamsoune, x John Drummmond in Wester Dundorne, Alexander Stewart in Port, Alexander Reidheugh* David Malloch, John Drummond of Drummondearnoch, Patrick Drummond forester of Glenartney,* John McCoruther, James Drummond of Pitzalloun* Malcolm McAndrew in Dundorn, James Stewart late in Torry,* James Menzies in Mewis William McNiven in Glen Artney,* John McCoruther in Blairtown, James Dow in Glenkishon.
Mr. MacGregor has marked with a cross those who he considers were MacGregors, adding that more might have been, and several others, who seem probable, are now marked with a star
one round with McGregor is enough I think the bell sounds back to your corners drummoind to the blue McGregor to the red
John McCoruther, John McCoruther in Blairtown, now I ask the following
1625 I have been researching the McGruther name in Scotland and concluded that they came to Monaghan as settlers about 1625, as the Duke of Perth on whose land they lived was one of the Undertakers
are these mccoruther the mcgruthers that dance the duke of perth Scottish reel and end up in tyrone or maonaghan doing an irish jig or reel or are the mccorthers a totally differenrt family line
any one else inj Scotland taking a partner and doing a Scottish jig or reel one two three one two three or do you prefer to do a gaelic dance one two three four one two three foue or better still can we cross back over and do a baron Drummond duke of perth now all together one two three one two three four and again one two three one two three four where are my dichers in this dance
