(Ireland) A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.
At a family gathering, a wake or a Christmas hooley, other children would step forward to sing a rhyme or dance a hornpipe.
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(Scotland) Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale.
The celebratory ceilidh at the Culag Hotel in Lochinver is still talked about. 'Oh, it was a fine evening,' one discreet woman said to me. 'A right damn wild hoolie!' a well-oiled friend enthused.
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