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30 Oct 2022

125 years ago today, the first ceilidh

Organised by the Gaelic League, the first, official Irish ceilidh was held in the Bloomsbury Hall, on this day in 1897. While I find it difficult to be certain, the address appears to be at 5-7 Tavistock Place, Mary Ward House (Mary Ward Centre is on Queen’s Square).

Mary Ward House (image courtesy of English Buildings)

Posted in England, Ireland, Irish history, Uncategorized and tagged anniversary, bloomsbury, ceili, ceilidh, Irish, irish music, London, London Irish, music

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Where you can find the London addresses that were important to famous Irish people and of people who were important to Ireland.

125 years ago today, the first ceilidh

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