It seems Planxty does a 5 part version, Seamus Ennis does an interesting 6 part version, and I have an old recording of Leo Rowseome playing even a 7 part version. The question I ask is, which one is most commonly played? Assuming there is a “most common” one played of course. 
-Eric
Planxty’s 5 part version is what I play. I don’t know what’s commonly played either. I’m pretty much the only person that plays it at all in my neck o’ the woods.
I think we play a five part version too, unless it’s six and we just forget a part sometimes.
Only ever heard 5 parts - but would be interested to hear the other one or two parts.
Seamus Ennis on Return From Fingal, and The Wandering Minstrel.
As for the Leo Rowsome recording I have, that was downloaded from a public domain website, which also has many other OLD recordings of the past’s greats in ITM.
The Leo Rowsome recording that Eric mentioned is found here:
Planxty’s version
Oops, I thought we played a six-parter but on playing through it I’m pretty sure it’s only five.
As I recall, it’s the same one as Colm O’Donnell lilts on “Farewell to Evening Dances.”
Did the Planxty one sound something like this?
Different version from Planxty. I wonder if its Willie Clancy’s version?
Sure sounded like the 1st two parts of “Frieze Britches” followed by another jig, “Will You Come Home with Me?”. I wonder if O’Flynn gave them the abridged version of FB for demonstration purposes.
I think the 1st jig Liam plays in that clip is actually “I Buried My Wife an Danced on Her Grave”.
SteveB
Which is basically a two-part version of “Frieze Britches”.
Which is basically a two-part version of “Frieze Britches”.
Quite true. I guess what I meant to point out was that he was not simply playing the first two parts of the same setting of Frieze Britches as he played/recorded with Planxty.
cheers,
SteveB
You’re right! I can’t believe I missed that!
heh?? 
The difference between the two are? Mise confused…
Anyways, I guess I’ve finally decided to go with how Planxty did it, the 5 parter.
Here’s a couple of abc files of the tunes in question.
X:293
T:Frieze Breeches, The
R:jig
N:Parts 1 and 2 are the melody and chorus for the song “Cunla” on the Planxty recording.
D:Planxty
Z:Bill Reeder
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmix
FDE F2G|A2d cAG|A2A BAG|FEF GED|!
FDE F2G|A2d cAG|FEF GEA|~D3 D3:||!
d2e fed|e2d cAG|A2A BAG|FEF GED|!
d2e fed|e2d cAG|FEF GEA|~D3 D3:||!
D2D c3|AdB cAG|ABc ded|ded cAF|!
~D3 c3|AdB cAG|FEF GEA|~D3 D3:||!
d2e fdd|Add fed|^c2d eAA|fed e^cA|!
d2e fdd|Add fde|faf gfe|dfe d2A:||!
fed ed^c|ded ^cAG|A2A BAG|FEF GED|!
fed ed^c|ded ^cAG|FEF GEA|~D3 D3:||
X:104
T:I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmix
DED F2G|AdB cAF|~G3 BAG|~F3 GEA|!
DED F2G|AdB cAF|~G3 BAG|AFD D3:||!
d2e fed|faf gfe|d2e fed|dcA dcA|!
d2e fed|faf gfe|dcA GEA|~D3 D3:||
The A part on the latter is quite similar to that of Frieze Britches, and the B part is still reminiscent of Frieze Britches, how are they two different tunes?
Thanks Bill
-Eric
Colomon and SteveB have already suggested that “I Buried My Wife …” is a 2 part version of “Frieze Britches”. Or, perhaps, Frieze Britches is a 5 part variation of "I Buried My Wife - I don’t know. I don’t think anyone’s doubting that the tunes are related.
#11 in the Dance Music of Willie Clancy is I Buried My Wife, but in the index it’s simply called the Frieze Britches. There are three other settings in there, including a very ornate one from Garret Barry. Gallagher’s Frolics is another title used for the tune, usually in an E minor setting. In 4/4 it’s called the Collier’s reel.
Here’s some more scratchy old recordings: Tom Ennis, The Maid in the Meadow, The Frieze Breeches, Pay the Reckoning; Liam Walsh, The Frieze Britches.