"Rodney's Glory", in Gaelic "Gloire Rodnaig" is an Irish set dance, sometimes also known as "The Princess Royal" although it is not the same as the O'Carolan's composition "The Princess Royal". The title "Rodney's Glory" was derived from verses by the poet Eoghain Rua Ó Súilleabháin in 1782. The song commemorates a naval battle fought that year in which George Rodney (d. 1792), then vice-admiral of Great Britain, defeated a French fleet under Admiral Comte De Grasse. It was to be the final battle of the American Revolution and although it did not negate Washington’s victory at Yorktown, it did preserve Britain’s West Indian territories. Rodney was awarded a peerage for the victory. It has been printed in both O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903) and Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907). It has been recorded by Cathal McConnell, The Fureys and others. I learned it from Krassen's reworking of O'Neill.