Twmpath (Welsh pronunciation:[ˈtʊmpaθ]) is aWelsh word literally meaning a hump ortump, once applied to the mound orvillage green upon which the musicians sat and played for the community to dance.
Twmpath dawnsiau were a form of barn dance organised byUrdd Gobaith Cymru in the late 1950s and 1960s for the entertainment of young people, mainly from rural areas.[1] These events remained popular until the rise of discos in the 1970s.Twmpath is used today to mean aWelsh version of thebarn dance orcèilidh.
The same word is also used to refer to aspeed bump.
