On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ceilidh. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as party and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ceilidh meaning
- An informal social gathering, especially one where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling.
- Ellipsis of ceilidh dance.
Synonyms of Ceilidh
Using Ceilidh
- The main meaning on this page is: An informal social gathering, especially one where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling. | Ellipsis of ceilidh dance.
- Useful related words include: party.
- In the example corpus, ceilidh often appears in combinations such as: ceilidh band, the ceilidh, ceilidh on.
Context around Ceilidh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ceilidh
- In this selection, "ceilidh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, argyll, full, summer, band, trail and festival stand out and add context to how "ceilidh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a ceilidh is an and a closing ceilidh can still. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ceilidh" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ceilidh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Ceilidh is an evening of community fun where people contribute to the entertainment. (14 words)
Some had never been to a ceilidh before and couldn’t quite believe the carnage. (15 words)
Festi-Ball hosts performances from students from Kendal College and a performance from the ceilidh band, The Weirdstrings. (18 words)
Argyll Ceilidh Trail will play an acoustic set at the Traditional Concert at Campbeltown Heritage Centre on Saturday August 12 before a full ceilidh/festival to open the Glen Scotia West Coast Rocks Concert in the Victoria Hall later that evening. (41 words)
Throughout Friday July 26 to Sunday July 28, fun activities are planned for the big weekend, including a barbeque and live music on Friday, a dog show and ceilidh on Saturday and the World Crab-Fishing Championship 2019. (38 words)
The set concluded with Les Blondes reverting to their day jobs as a Scottish Ceilidh Band with a selection of jigs and reels that almost, but not quite, brought the audience to the dance floor. (35 words)
A one-to-one tutorial and a closing ceilidh can still be enjoyed online, with the option to provide your own haggis and drams at home! (26 words)
On X, Claire Slowther, said: "I am feeling extremely emotional after the most perfect DGS farewell, a whole school ceilidh on the astro! (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
Argyll Ceilidh Trail will play an acoustic set at the Traditional Concert at Campbeltown Heritage Centre on Saturday August 12 before a full ceilidh/festival to open the Glen Scotia West Coast Rocks Concert in the Victoria Hall later that evening.
Craignish Village Hall’s summer ceilidh will be held on Sunday August 12, featuring music from Craignish’s own ceilidh band.
A one-to-one tutorial and a closing ceilidh can still be enjoyed online, with the option to provide your own haggis and drams at home!
As well as pipers and drummers, members of Lochaber High School Senior Wind Band, East Highland Concert Band, Inverness Schools Wind Band and HLH’s regional ceilidh band, ’Snas, all performed.
But we have to remember that it came on the tail of five days of the summer Fiddle Week, including a ceilidh in Aros Hall on the Thursday night.
So nobody should be hurling optimism around like a dance partner at a drunken ceilidh in Scotland these days.
The Whistling Sheep Ceilidh Band has organised an evening of dancing at Ponteland High School to fundraise for the survivors of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
Festi-Ball hosts performances from students from Kendal College and a performance from the ceilidh band, The Weirdstrings.
It’s 10 years since “DJ Cazzie Sparkle” caused carnage by turning the disco into a ceilidh with everyone doing the Gay Gordons.
Offshore Energies UK is sponsoring the ceilidh – a traditional Scottish dancing event – on Saturday evening, gas firm SGN is sponsoring the welcome reception and energy company SSE is sponsoring the exhibitor lounge.
On X, Claire Slowther, said: "I am feeling extremely emotional after the most perfect DGS farewell, a whole school ceilidh on the astro!
Some had never been to a ceilidh before and couldn’t quite believe the carnage.
The Inverurie Legion will be hosting a Remembrance Ceilidh on November 8 at The Drouthy Laird starting at 7.30pm.
A Ceilidh is an evening of community fun where people contribute to the entertainment.
Ceilidh offered her positionality, speaking on how the gala connected with her as an Indigenous Student on campus.
Their first tape – the ‘Great Ceilidh Swindle’ – sold well locally and paid for a demo in Edinburgh, which in turn caught the ear of Greentrax Records, the specialist label in Scottish traditional music.
The set concluded with Les Blondes reverting to their day jobs as a Scottish Ceilidh Band with a selection of jigs and reels that almost, but not quite, brought the audience to the dance floor.
Throughout Friday July 26 to Sunday July 28, fun activities are planned for the big weekend, including a barbeque and live music on Friday, a dog show and ceilidh on Saturday and the World Crab-Fishing Championship 2019.
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Ceilidh band Reel of Fortune then got the wedding party dancing and thanks to photographer Angela Bell the whole evening was captured – even though she was meant to leave before the evening reception began.
Common combinations with ceilidh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ceilidh band 8×
- the ceilidh 3×
- ceilidh on 3×
- eve ceilidh 2×
- ceilidh in 2×