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