Irish dancing at the Mansion House in Dublin.
Over 2,500 participants are competing the All Ireland Irish dancing competitions, organised by Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha (Congress of Irish Dance Teachers) also known as An Comhdháil, in the Mansion House in Dublin.
Competitors have travelled from as far as Los Angeles and New York to take part in the competitions, which are being adjudicated by judges from Dublin, Belfast and Scotland.
Outside the Mansion House, dressed in colourful costumes, young people céilí dance to the traditional Irish jig 'Haste To The Wedding'. The music is performed by Mary O'Brien on the fiddle.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 9 May 1976.
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