The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136132   Message #3110339
Posted By: WalkaboutsVerse
09-Mar-11 - 10:05 AM
Thread Name: What's happened to Sidmouth?
Subject: RE: What's happened to Sidmouth?
There we go again with "ceilidh/ceili" (JM)...

'ENGLISH CEILIDHS?
My, English, late-godmother told me that, at school, whilst one or two Scottish dances were learnt, at least 90% of their dancing was English Country Dance; a "ceilidh" is a Scottish folk-gathering/a "ceili" an Irish one' (here).