Farrell School of Irish Dance

It was a beautifil day and a great cause. The Farrell School dancers were happy to be a part of the Relay For Life of Columbia-Greene NY at Coxsackie-Athens Central School District…💙

Bernadette Fee (Michael Farrell’s cousin) and Johnny Nolan play in memory of Michael Farrell at the Albany LAOH Anniversary Dinner on Saturday night.

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The Farrell family has been enormously generous to so many dancers and families over the decades. Michael and Jeanne would give you the shirt off their backs - especially to dancers and beagles. If you follow this page, you have likely experienced this selflessness.

Please consider making a donation to ease the financial burden of this completely unexpected and devastating loss.

Please keep Jeanne, Meghan & Casey, Bridget, Mrs Farrell, Michael’s sibling, and the Farrell School’s distraught dancers, past and current, in your prayers. 🙏🏻💙

https://gofund.me/58ce8a39

Donate to Honoring Michael Farrell: A Community Hero, organized by Eileen Ward Life is short… and precious. Yesterday, we lost a stalwart of the Catskill Iris… Eileen Ward needs your support for Honoring Michael Farrell: A Community Hero

A great time was had by all. The Shamrock House is always the best.

The dance parents and the afukt stepdancers were amazing in preparing, promoting, organizing the event - and gathering a massive amount of raffle prizes! IMPRESSIVE!

New Farrell dancers shared the dance floor with retired world qualifiers and there was everything in between. Michael’s choreographies are always beautiful, today was no exception!

A grand time was had by all!!

One more sleep until the “big dance”, our annual Spring Fling fundraiser for the Farrell School of Irish Dance. Our Moms and students have been super busy and have gathered almost 100 raffle prizes!!! 100!!! There is truly something for everyone.
I also have a few lucky numbers left for our lottery ticket raffle. The chances are $20 each and the prize is a book of 50 $20 scratch off lottery tickets.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase at The Shamrock House… see you tomorrow🥰☘️❤️

Mchael Farrell TCRG is celebrating his 50th year as an Irish dan e instructor. ☘️❤️💚🏆🇮🇪😎

REFLECTIONS Michael Farrell and 50 years of Irish Step

Where will we be this weekend ☘️🥰☘️
Saturday, Albany St Patrick’s parade☘️☘️☘️
Saturday evening Menands American Legion Hall
Saturday 5:00 at the Shamrock house, East Durham ☘️☘️☘️
Sunday East Durham Parade (noon)
Sunday 3:30 at the Shamrock House
Sunday 6:00, The Inn at Leeds

Congratulations to the North Albany Limericks. Albany St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshals Debbie Ryan-McMahon & Don Reilly, and Limerick's Marshal (and FSID dancer) Sheila Savage.

We were pleased to also have past Marshal Kathleen Rourke (and FSID dancer) in attendance. We coaxed 2 of our friends from the LAOH Albany JFK Division 1 Junior Division (and Boland dancers) out on to the dance floor with us.

CONGRATULATIONS to our friends with the Ancient Order of Hibernians, JFK Division 1 Schenectady, NY and the LAOH JFK Div #1 Schenectady on being recognized by the City of Schenectady AND the Schenectady County Legislature for all that you do in the community year-round.

The Farrell School is honored to play a small part in these celebrations. This was our 21st year doing so. 💚

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East Durham St Patrick’s Day Parade GRAND MARSHAL BANQUET honoring Neil Kellegher ☘️

Athens Elementary School, performance & lesson.

Here's our St Patrick's Day season's line-up of performances.
Check back for updates and additional shows.
☘️☘️☘️☘️We hope to see you there.☘️☘️☘️☘️

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It’s March! If you are an Irish dancer, it’s the happiest (and busiest) time of the year☘️☘️☘️
The Farrell of school of Irish dance will always welcome new students at anytime during the year. Classes are held in East Durham, Albany and Schenectady.
Here is where you’ll see the dancers perform and, if you’d like us to do a demonstration, show, or teach some steps at your school or event, please message us and we’ll work out a program for you.

list of shows and parades
Some of these shows are ticketed events.
2/24 Shamrock house, Grand Marshal celebration
3/1 Athens Elementary (show and demonstration)
3/1 Irish Comedy Tour (Bridget, & Ashley)
3/2 Bethlehem HS
3/9 Irish Comedy Show (Bridget, Ashley and Dale)
3/9 Albany Grand Marshal Banquet
3/10 Kingston parade
3/10 Shamrock House 2:30 for the Tom Comerford show
3/11 Schenectady City Hall
3/12 Schenectady County Meeting
3/14 Zumba luncheon, Shamrock house
3/15 Various Albany Schools
3/16 Post Mass Celebration, Blessed Sacrament School
3/16 Albany Parade
3/16 Menands St Patrick’s club dinner dance
3/17 East Durham Parade
3/17 Schenectady Hibernians celebration
3/17 The Inn at Leeds
3/23 Palenville Firehouse 7:30
3/24 Greenville Parade
3/24 Greenville show post parade
4/13 Five Furlongs pavilion
Fire Relief fundraiser
shows book
4/21 Farrell school “Spring Fling” fundraiser at The Shamrock House
4/27 Albany LAOH Anniversary Dinner
5/25-5/26 East Durham Irish Festival
7/13 Athens Street Festival
8/3 Catskill Mtn Feis, Blackthorne Resort
8/17 Sunflower Festival, Meadowbrook Farm

We are proud and excited to have Bridget, Ashley and Dale from the Farrell School of Irish Dance joining the Irish Comedy Tour again this year.

3/1
Peekskill, NY
Paramount Hudson Valley Theater

3/7
Schenectady, NY
Proctors Theater

We wouldn't skip out on you, Peekskill! You've been wonderful to us so we're coming back for another round at the Paramount Hudson Valley on March 1!

Tickets: https://bit.ly/ICTPeekskillNY

I’m so excited to announce that the Farrell school, once again, has a permanent home… right in the heart of “downtown East Durham”🥰☘️
We are holding classes Tuesday afternoons at 4pm in the old White church directly across from Moonie’s Antiques and the new Farm stand. I love the building, the floor is amazing, but I want to find out more of the history of this church. If you have any details let me know☘️
If you know of any child wanting to take Irish Dance lessons, please message me for more details.
Please feel free to give it a try… your first class is free.. please message me first so we know when to expect you.
We are are competitive and non competitive school, the choice is always yours☘️🥰

The Farrell School was honored to be a part of Saturday's festivities at the The Shamrock House.

Greene County AOH Mass Rock Division 2 held its Fall Dinner Dance and recognized Seamus Balfe's hard work within the Irish-American community by presenting him the first ever Tim O'Sullivan Award.

Irish dance is everywhere......
Look at those smiles!

Ugandan children create history with first Irish dancing feis in Africa Aspiring young dancers from Uganda made history this weekend when they stepped it out to perform jigs and reels at the first ever Irish dancing feis staged in Africa.

A big congratulations to the Coxsackie Hose Company #3 on celebrating the 135th Greene County Volunteer Firemen's Association Convention.

'Twas a grand day for a parade! Thank you for letting us be a part of it