2009 North American Irish Dance Championship Results

2009 Mixed Ceili champions Scoil Rince Clannad from Canada. Photo courtesy of Shamrock Photo.

Congratulations to the 2009 Mixed Ceili champions, Scoil Rince Clannad. Full results are:

1 Scoil Rince Clannad
2 Glencastle Irish Dancers
3 O'Rourke Academy of Irish Dance

2009 Ladies Ceili champions the Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance from Maryland. Photo courtesy of Shamrock Photo.

Congratulations to the 2009 Ladies Ceili champions, the Culkin School. Full results are:

1 Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance
2 Celtic Academy of Irish Dance
3 Victoria School of Irish Dance

Congratulations to the Southern Region Oireachtas Winners

Ladies 8 -
1. Culkin A
2. Culkin B

Mixed 4 -
1. Aoibhneas an Rince
2. Culkin
3. Mulligan

Ladies 4 -
1. Culkin A
2. Hogan
3. Aoibhneas an Rince
4. Shandon
5. Culkin B
6. O'Neill James
7T. Mulligan and Rhythm of Ireland

Congratulations to the Mid-American and Mid-Atlantic Teams

Over Thanksgiving Weekend, dancers in the Mid-American and Mid-Atlantic Regions competed in their regional Oireactaisi.

Mid-American Region

Adult 8-hand

1. Celtic Academy
2. Glencastle
3. Murphy Irish Arts
4. Richens/Timm

Mid-Atlantic Region

Adult Ladies 8 Hand
1. O'Rourke
2. Rince na Tiarna
3. O'Leary




Adult Mixed 8 Hand
1. Crossroads
2. Coyle
3. O'Rourke
4. Farrell



Adult Ladies 4 hand
1. Rince na Tiarna
2. O'Rourke
3. O'Rourke
4. Coyle
5. Johnston
6. O'Leary
7. O'Leary

Adult Mixed 4 hand
1. Crossroads
2. Crossroads
3. O'Rourke
4. Kennedy

Congratulations to the Western Region and New England Region Adult Teams

Congrats to the teams who competed in the Western Region Oireachtas:

Oireachtas, Ceili Dance, Ladies
1 Bracken School
2 Maguire Academy of Irish Dance




Oireachtas, Ceili Dance, Mixed
1 Cleary Irish Dance
2 An Daire Academy)
3 Maguire Academy of Irish Dance



And congratulations to those teams who competed in the New England Region Oireachtas:

Eight Hand
1st - Bremer School
2nd - Clifden
3rd - Harney Academy

Four Hands
1st - Harney Academy
2nd - Clifden
3rd - Bremer School

Congratulations to the Western and Eastern Canadian Adult Teams

Oireachtas season is underway and the first round of results are in.

In the Western Canadian region, congratulations to regional champions, the Victoria School of Irish Dance in the Ladies Ceili competition.

In the Eastern Canadian region, the results were:

Adult Ceili - 4 Hand

1st - Finnegan School A
2nd - Gilchrist-Canavan
3rd - Tir na Nog
4th - Gilchirst-Canavan B
5th - Finnegan School B

Adult Ceili - 8 hand

1st - Finnegan School A
2nd - Gilchrist-Canavan A

Congratulations to the Finnegan School for their wins.

Site Updates

A couple of site updates to share with folks....

We've added a new product line - Shamrock Dancer - to the Shop Irish Dance store on CafePress. Check it out.

And the Feis Guide has been updated by month. With so many competitions to keep track of each year, we've grouped them by month for easier tracking.

If you have feis reviews for the site, be sure to email them to us! We'd love to post them.

Site Updates Coming Soon

Okay, so we're behind on updating the feis list... but it takes a lot of time to check all those different syllabi. It also take input from our readers on what competitions are good for adults to attend.

If you have a feis review, please consider emailing it to us for posting. And remember, many of the weblinks are still active to the feis websites... so be adventurous and check them out!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the All Irelands Ceili Club competitors and winners.

8 Hand:

1. Faragher, Leitrim, Ireland
2. O'Rourke, New York, USA
3. Deegan, London, England

4 Hand:

1. Faragher, Leitrim, Ireland

Pictures and some commentary are available on the All Irelands website.

New Photo Art on Shop Irish Dance

We've been busy with our camera here at Damhsóir.com and have some new items in the Shop Irish Dance store to show for it.

Just in time for 2008 - okay, a month and a half late - a new Irish dance calendar, as well as three new photo sets: "Worn Ghillies," "Jig Shoe," and "Pile o' Fun" (shown to the right).

Visit our gallery here to see for yourself.

How 'bout a t-shirt?

Those of us here at Damhsóir.com are thinking of designing a couple of t-shirts specifically for the adult ceili teams crowd -- one for all the 2007 champs and one for those heading to the 2008 North American championships.

You can see some of our other designs at http://www.cafepress.com/shopirishdance

Would there be interest in this from folks? We think it would be really neat to have all (or a lot of) the adults dancing at NAIDCs show up with the same t-shirts!

Let us know what you think.... Head over to the Damhsóir Forum and join the conversation.


(Full disclosure: the proceeds from the Shop Irish Dance store go to pay for this website)

Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays to all of you from Damhsóir.com and best wishes you all for a Happy New Year and a feis-tastic 2008!

Oireachtas Pictures... Where do I find them?

Now that Oireachtas season is over, all we have left are the memories... and the photos!

Here's how to find photos from the adult competitions throughout the 7 North American regions:

• Mid American Region ~ Direct Link to Gallery - Photos Courtesy of Photography by Harrington
• Western Canada Region ~ Direct Link to Competition Gallery ~ Direct Link to Awards Gallery - Photos Courtesy of Aztec Stills and Photography

The following regions photos are courtesy of Universal Event Photo. The same directions work for all regions -- we've identified the pages on which the adult pictures begin:

• Go to http://www.universaleventphoto.com/
• Select "View Your Images"
• Select "Irish Dancing"
• Select a region
• Select the "Submit" button -- no need to put anything in the box

Here's the specific info for the regions:

• Mid Atlantic Region ~ Choose "Friday Night Awards Adult Ceilis" on the 1st page
• New England Region ~ Choose "Sunday Night Awards Adult Ceilis" on the 3rd page
• Western Region ~ Choose "Saturday Night Awards Adult Ladies" or "Saturday Night Awards Adult Mixed" on the 2nd page
• Eastern Canada Region ~ Choose "Saturday Night Awards Adult Ladies 4 Hand" on the 1st page or "Saturday Night Awards Adult Ladies 8 Hand" on the 2nd page
• Southern Region photos will also be available via Universal Event Photo but are not yet posted!

Southern Region Oireachtas Results

Congratulations to the Southern Region Oireachtas teams....

Ladies 4 - 12 teams danced (all Reels), 6 teams placed

1. Culkin A
2. Damhsa Onorach
3. Hogan
4. Culkin C
5. Culkin B
6. Culkin D

Mixed 4 - 5 teams danced, 3 placed

1. Aoibhneas an Rince (Humors)
2. Culkin (Reel)
3. Drake (Reel)

Ladies 8 - 3 teams danced

1. Culkin A (Cross Reel)
2. Culkin B (High Cauled Cap)
3. Drake (St. Patrick's Day)

Mixed 8 - 1 team danced

1. Shandon

Mid American Region Oireachtas Results

Congratulations to the Mid American Region Adult Ceili teams. Results courtesy of oireachtas.com

1 Glencastle
2 Celtic Academy - B
3 Celtic Academy - C
4 Celtic Academy - A

Mid Atlantic Region Oireachtas Results

Congrats to all the team who competed! Results courtesy of the Adult Irish Dance Message Board and will be updated as official results become available:

Ladies 8 - 6 teams danced, 3 placed
1st- O'Rourke
2nd- O'Leary
3rd- Crossroads

Mixed 8 - 2 teams danced, 2 placed
1st- Crossroads
2nd- O'Rourke

Mixed 4 - 7 teams danced, 4 placed
1st- O'Rourke
2nd- Crossroads
3rd- Young
4th- Kennedy

Ladies 4 - 17 teams danced, 9 placed
1st- O'Rourke
2nd- O'Rourke
3rd- Young
4th- O'Leary
5th- O'Leary
6th- Johnston
7th- O'Leary
8th- Boland
9th- Crossroads