The ACDOL database gives the date of Saint Paddy's Day as Oct 14, 1982.
According to Philippe Callens' book Both Sides of the Atlantic, Beverly
Francis's dance Manhattan Chowder was written earlier - in 1981. The figure, as
described by Philippe, is more like in the eponymous English country dance, in
that only one couple is moving. However, I've also seen this dance called with
the double Mad Robin figure that is more common in contra dances nowadays.
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