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fleadh cheoil, n. Chiefly Irish English.
Brit. |ˈflɑː ˌx(j)əʊɪl|, U.S. |ˈflɑ ˈx(j)oʊəl|
Forms: 19– fleadh ceoil, 19– fleadh cheoil [Also with capital initials.]
[‹ Irish fleadh cheoil, lit. ‘feast of music’ > n.]
A festival of Irish or Celtic music, dancing, and culture.
1972M. Wallace Irish viii. 145 There is a lively interest in native songs and dances, and the fleadh cheoil..provides an opportunity for musicians and dancers to gather at different centres during the summer. 1980New Grove Dict. Music IX. 323/2 (caption) Bodhrán (frame drum) player at a Fleadh Cheoil in Co. Wexford. 1995L. J. Taylor Occasions of Faith vi. 169 There's the fleadh ceoil at the end of the month, but before that we have the mission. 2001Irish News (Nexis) 31 July 1 Security arrangements for young people attending a north Belfast community's fleadh cheoil are to be stepped up after a pipe bomb attack last night. |