English vs Irish styles part 1

There's so much to think about for this... there will be differences at various layers of the music. I'm going to analyse what I hear and try to take it apart. I hope that through making conscious observations I can target my attention more closely on different features. At the same time I just have to listen and listen and listen again - I will not get an instinctive ability with the different through conscious listening. It is an unconscious skill I am building.

Things that I know are different between Irish & English:

• numbers of notes within a tune
  
• length of phrases
• phrases even or irregular?
• jerky or flowing
• common modes and chords used
• rhythmic patterns - more on this below
  
• ornamentation
• mood evoked or energy summoned up
  

Things that are different just within the rhythm aspect:

• speed
• different rhythmic patterns (best thought of grouped in dances)
• "swing"
• placement of emphasis within beat - to the back or the front?
• does the rhythm sit back or push forward?
• how a tune grooves

Even now I am sure that I will remember and summon up a particular set of rhythmic patterns most easily through recalling emotive ideas - that particular rhythmic pattern will evoke this emotional response best remembered via this image. Oh the complexity of finding language tags for memories that have no words...