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Found this and thought it was very cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYom7qDikqM

It's good to see that to some degree traditional Irish music and language is being
be passed on to the younger generations.
I love the very end/credits....Very cool, very awesome :)

Chris

I my heck!! The little girl was sooo cute and that was cool to see! thanks!!:):)

Yes it's always been passed down. The Irish language, dance and music is having a big resurgance these past few years.
I was tickled pink when I was in Ireland a month ago and everything was in Irish.
I went into a large Post Office in County Mayo, with numbered tellers, and the announcements "Next customer to teller # 5 please" were only in Irish.
Some horse and livestock auctions are conducted in Irish.

I think it is a very clever way of discouraging illegal immigration.......you have to speak fluent Irish to get a job.

It is good to see those College students doing céilí dancing, for a while it wasn't "cool".
Now they are re-discovering how much fun it can be.
The little girl is cute, but she needs to improve her steps.
You can be sure all the ladies of CW learned to dance.
You can tell Máiréad is a good dancer!

Everyone wish me good Luck...tonight is my very first Ceili...i know a few steps..moe taught them to me...she'll be there thankgod!!

this is a very cool video..thankyou for posting!!
that little girl at the end is absolutly adorable!!!

Wickiexxxx

Very cool! I wish America had more cultural things like that.
I know they happen around the country, but not many around here.

Thanks for posting!

You will have a blast!
We want to know.......and pictures if possible!

Wow. That was awesome! It would be great fun to be a part of that! I so wish we had something like that here in the states!

Thanks for the vid! It was ... spraoi iontach! :-D

<3 Lauren

You see this kind of thing at Music Festivals in Ireland in the Summer, and also on Saint Patrick's Day.

I think Wickie said her brother is going to the All-Ireland Festival in Portlaoise.
That will be fabulous fun!
Music and dancing on every street. Lessons and workshops you would pay a fortune for any other time, by masters.
Máiréad's parents have appeared at several festivals, sharing their knowledge. It is the thing to do, when God has blessed you with that much talent. You share it.

Here is a céilí in Cork:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObgwM8CZ99I

Here's the most popular dance done at every céilí, the Seige of Ennis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkLqvzAQ1KI

Here's an Irish-American Club in Maine USA, look like mostly beginners.
check out Santa on the fiddle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZuUc1LI_SQ

Here's a dance we do at our Irish Club, performed by little girls:
(If you want to learn I'll teach you!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR0xF537kIQ

Thanks for posting those Maggie! I love the first one ! It made me want to be right there with them!! The little girls doing the irish dancing was really cute too Thanks!!


<3 Lauren

[slumps head] we were rained out..its rescheduled for tomorrow however...Fun!!
we did get 2 dances in before it started to downpour...i dont have a clue if they had a name or not. my ceili dress is all soaked....[wimpers] haha we stayed like 5 extra min and danced [the wickie style] in the rain

Wickiexxx

Man, this really makes me want to get into Irish dancing...

Katie, check your star ranking.  ;D

Alright... someone check me into the institution...

Um....  You're already in it.   :-\

Ah right, I've been here so long it feels like home...  :D

Rich you should make a ranking called
"ok..you know what, GOD of the forums"
lol
that comes out of no where
[dances around in silly elf hat to "christmas in killarney"]

Wickiexx

So far we only have 3 members at the Total Lunatic level, so it'll be a while before we need to consider any new ones.  And I apologize to Chris for brazenly hijacking this thread.

No worries, Rich :)