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was a very popular tune from the late 1830's to the end of the 19th century, frequently published and a common entry in period musicians' manuscript collections.

Colonel Roger “Rory” O’More (c. 1620-1655) was a minor Irish noble and the titular King of Laois, who rose to fame as the scourge of the English during the reign of Charles I.

The jig was composed by Irish songwriter, novelist, composer and painter Samuel Lover [1] (1797-1868) and became the "hit tune" of 1837. Although initially a dance tune (a popular Scottish country dance is called "Rory O'More"), it was absorbed as a common march in the Victorian era British army and can be found in martial manuscript books dating from the 1850's (Winscott).

“Rory O’More” also appears in English fiddler’s manuscripts from the same era (see Ellis Knowles and Joshua Gibbons, referenced below).

The melody was picked up by morris dancers from the village of Adderbury, Oxfordshire, in England's Cotswolds and used as a rural dance vehicle sometimes called by morris musicians as “Haste to the Wedding” and played in the key of ‘F’.

...more at: Rory O'More - full Score(s) and Annotations

X:1 T:Rory O'More T:Good Omens M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:"Allegretto" R:Jig B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 273, p. 136) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G e|dGG {B}AGG|dGG (Gge)|(d>cB) (B>AG)|FAA A2 (B/c/)| dGG {B}AGG|DGG !fermata!e2 (d/c/)|(B>cd) def|gGG [B,2G2]|| g|(g>fe) eBB|{d}(cBA) G2F|(E>FG) (GAB)|(Bed) d2 (e/f/)| (g>fe) eBB|{d}(cBA) G2F|(E>FG) (GAB)|(Bed) !fermata![F2d2]!D.C.!||

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+|f_track=Rory O' More.mp3
-|f_pdf=Dashing White Sergeant.pdf
+|f_pdf=Rory O' More.pdf
-|f_artwork=Bishop.jpg
+|f_artwork=The_Image_of_Irelande_-_plate11.jpg
-|f_tune_name=Dashing White Sergeant
+|f_tune_name=Rory O'More
-|f_track_title=Dashing_White_Sergeant_(1)_(The)
+|f_track_title=Rory O'More
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-|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/corra-music Corra Music]
+|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/fasterthanlime Amos Wenger]
-|f_notes= Sir Henry Rowley Bishop.
+|f_notes= Rory O'More from John Derrick's The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne.
-|f_caption=The words to the song are sometimes attributed to General John "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne (1722–1792), who surrendered a British army at Saratoga during the American Revolution.
+|f_caption=Despite the non-Irish provenance of the jig, “Rory O’More” was celebrated in the poem “The Ould Irish Jig,” by James McKowen (1814-1889):{{break}}
-|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/corra-music/dashing-white-sergeant-just-added Soundcloud]
+An ould Irish jig, too, was danced by{{break}}
+The kings and the great men of yore,{{break}}
+King O’Toole could himself neatly foot it{{break}}
+To a tune they called “Rory O’More”.
+|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/fasterthanlime/rory-omore-saddle-the-pony-bioshock-infinite-cover Soundcloud]
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-|f_article=[[Dashing_White_Sergeant_(1)_(The) | '''Dashing White Sergeant''']]
+|f_article=[[Rory O'More | '''Rory O'More''']]
-is the name of a specific social (ceilidh) dance in Scotland, a reel-time circle dance. J. Scott Skinner, who in his younger days (before earning fame as a violinist and composer) was a country dancing master, taught a progressive longways country dance by that name, one of the few in his mostly North-East (Scottish) repertoire.
+was a very popular tune from the late 1830's to the end of the 19th century, frequently published and a common entry in period musicians' manuscript collections.
-Tunes associated with the dance are the namesake tune, along with "[[My Love is but a Lassie Yet (1)]]" and "[[Rose Tree (The)]]," although, as Christine Martin (2002) points out, any reel or polka will do. Alternate 32-bar tunes are sandwiched in between "The Dashing White Sergeant" played at the beginning and end.
+Colonel Roger “Rory” O’More (c. 1620-1655) was a minor Irish noble and the titular King of Laois, who rose to fame as the scourge of the English during the reign of Charles I.
-The tune of "The Dashing White Sergeant" is derived from a song of the same name, written by an English musical composer, conductor and arranger Sir Henry Rowley Bishop [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bishop_(composer)] (1786–1855) and published in the mid-1820's.
+The jig was composed by Irish songwriter, novelist, composer and painter Samuel Lover [1] (1797-1868) and became the "hit tune" of 1837. Although initially a dance tune (a popular Scottish country dance is called "Rory O'More"), it was absorbed as a common march in the Victorian era British army and can be found in martial manuscript books dating from the 1850's (Winscott).
-Apparently the song was to be part of one of Bishop's operas, although there is no evidence it ever actually made it into one. Rowley Bishop, who had a long run with various works in the London theaters and was the first musician to be knighted, is perhaps nowadays more famous for his composition "Home Sweet Home."
+“Rory O’More” also appears in English fiddler’s manuscripts from the same era (see Ellis Knowles and Joshua Gibbons, referenced below).
-In his lifetime he composed some 120 dramatic works, including 80 operas, light operas, cantatas, and ballets. He is also remembered for his appointment to the Reid Professorship of Music at Edinburgh University, a post he assumed but which he declined to give any lectures in support of--as consequence of which he was invited to resign two years later [David Murray, '''Music of the Scottish Regiments''', Edinburgh, 1994, p. 210].
+The melody was picked up by morris dancers from the village of Adderbury, Oxfordshire, in England's Cotswolds and used as a rural dance vehicle sometimes called by morris musicians as “Haste to the Wedding” and played in the key of ‘F’.
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