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ceilidh
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cei·lidh  (kl)
n.
An Irish or Scottish social gathering with traditional music, dancing, and storytelling.

[Irish Gaelic céilidhe, from Old Irish célide, visit, from céle, companion; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ceilidh [kay-lee]
Noun
an informal social gathering in Scotland or Ireland with folk music and country dancing [Gaelic]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ceilidh - an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
Translations
ceilidh [ˈkeɪlɪ] nbaile con música y danzas tradicionales escocesas o irlandesas
ceilidh [ˈkeɪlɪ] nbal m folklorique écossais or irlandais
ceilidh [ˈkeɪlɪ] (Scott) nFest mit Volksmusik, Gesang und Tanz
ceilidh [ˈkeɪlɪ] nfesta con musiche e danze popolari scozzesi o irlandesi


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As Darrah Carr's article on the changes in Irish dance costumes (page 72) explains, in the past forty or so years Irish dance has made the shift from relatively simple and inexpensive attire--worn at local ceilidhs or medal competitions at fetes--to elaborate, sometimes glittering, costumes for entertainment.
Today, Ceilidhs are sometimes held outdoors in clear weather or, as in this case, on a postage-stamp-size stage raised barely higher than the full house of about forty enthralled people in the village hall of Portree.
 
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