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Céili dancing came into prominence early in the 20th century and appears to have reached the height of its popularity in the 1930s-70s, after which it went into decline.
During that period the 'Céili' phenomenon was widespread throughout every corner of Ireland and England and as far afield as New Zealand, Australia and America. It was very much a part of the social and cultural life of both rural and urban Ireland, but especially of the small rural communities.
In Ireland, people travelled extensively to attend a Céili.
Irish nationalism was popular and the dancing was one of the great expressions of Irishness. In the larger cities, thousands of people crowded into halls of all sizes to dance Céili dances. It was a place where they met and socialised with each other from rural backgrounds and danced the dances they were familiar with back home.
Céili has had a resurgence in recent years with many people rediscovering Céili as a great form of exercise with a wonderful social element.
This book is extremely comprehensive and includes some wonderful vintage photography from the time. If you have a love of Irish history or of Céili then this book is for you!
Publication: A5
Pages: 79
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We are happy to exchange or refund any purchase within 30 days as long as the item has not been worn or soiled (please note that this excludes show shoes and any products made to your bespoke requirements - in these instances we strongly recommend that you are confident about the sizing before ordering). We do extend our returns period over the Christmas period to cover early purchases which then need to be exchanged or refunded.
We recommend that you test the fit of any pumps or jig shoes on carpet to avoid marking the soles. Please note that we cannot refund or exchange pumps or shoes that have been worn at a dance class unless faulty.
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The customer is responsible for the cost of return unless the item was sent out incorrectly or is faulty.
When returning incorrect or faulty items please note we will only refund return postage up to the value of the original postage paid for the order. Please, therefore, do not return items using a postage service such as an express courier service which costs more than the original outbound postage from us.
We do recommend that you send any return on a recorded delivery service as we are unable to exchange or refund until it is received by our returns department.
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If the original item was sent out incorrectly or is faulty then the replacement item will be sent out postage free and the cost of returning it to us refunded to your card.
Top Tip: If you are in a hurry for the replacement item then we recommend that you reorder the correct item(s) from our website and then send the incorrect item back for a refund!