This is driving me mad as it sounds so familiar! Definitely sounds like a barndance/schottische and would sound at home in Northumberland as well as Ireland I think. It reminds me a bit of this one-
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7795/comments

Not the same tune but there are a few similarities and this appears to be a tune with lots of different versions - there is a link to others in the comments.