‘The Ould Irish Jig’ – painting of couple dancing in traditional dress, with man playing flute behind, late 19th century. Caption reads: ‘Then a fig for the new fashioned waltzes imported from Spain and from France, and a fig for the thing called the polka, our own Irish jig we will dance.’ from poem by …
‘The Ould Irish Jig’ – painting of couple dancing in traditional dress, with man playing flute behind, late 19th century. Caption reads: ‘Then a fig for the new fashioned waltzes imported from Spain and from France, and a fig for the thing called the polka, our own Irish jig we will dance.’ from poem by James McKowen, Irish poet 1814 – 1889.