"Irish Stars" first appeared  in the book Midwest Folklore,  published in1995 by the Urbana (IL) Country Dancers, in honor of Orace Johnson, one of our group's leaders who died of a heart attack at one of our community dances.     I edited the dances in the book, had not looked at the dance in almost 30 years, but had  danced it 2 or 3 times.   Orace  and Al Olson used to talk often and long by phone (pre-internet days)  about dance compositions.   Seeing it in your post I looked at it for the first time in close to 30 years.   The dance is challenging since A2 and B2 parts each a bit over 16 beats.   So the music must be slowed and/or the dancers must adjust.    I think dancers today would have an easier time with it.   And, as you know, it has no swings. 

I must be wide awake before reflecting on "Reflections"