A.I.C.E is the first group in the world to have online Gaelic classes available in such an authentic fashion through Skype. Classes that are led by instructors from Connemara, Meaití Jó Shéamuis Ó Fátharta being one of them. Classes resume in September where the intermediate classes will continue and a new beginner class will be available again. Email eiiscrean@gmail.com for more details.

Eddie Kelly







​​​GET YOUR FIRST FREE ONLINE LESSON IN GAELIC​​​​.

Learn to speak Gaelic fluently and come with us to Ireland next year !

Sign up for our 3 day Gaelic Immersion course over the
​T-CAIF weekend, November 16th, 17th & 18th.
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GET YOUR FREE 30MINUTE ONLINE INTRODUCTION TO TRACING YOUR IRISH ROOTS​​​​.
eiliscrean@gmail.com​


A.I.C.E genealogist Helen Kelly is a renowned Irish genealogist and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland (the accrediting body for Irish genealogists).

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​​Sign up for lecture on "Tracing Your Irish Roots" ​​scheduled for the
​T-CAIF weekend, November 16th, 17th & 18th.


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GET YOUR FIRST FREE ONLINE LESSON IN SEAN NÓS​​​ DANCING.
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Sean nós dancing is an older style of traditional solo Irish dance. It is a casual dance form and is characterized by its “low to the ground” footwork, improvised steps, free movement of the arms & an emphasis on the ‘battering step’. 

Sign up for ​our 10 week ONLINE course in sean nós dancing





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​GET YOUR FIRST FREE ONLINE LESSON IN SEAN NÓS​​​​​ SINGING.
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Traditional Irish sean-nós singing is a highly-ornamented style of solo, unaccompanied singing. It is a rather complex way of singing in Gaelic, confined mainly to some areas in the west and south of Ireland. It is unaccompanied and has a highly ornamented melodic line.​​​


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Tom Crean Authentic Ireland Festival​​
​(T-CAIF)
November 16th, 17th & 18th

featuring  Éilís Crean, Brad Hurley, Meaití Jó Shéamuis Ó Fátharta​​​, Máirín Uí Chéide, Eamon O' Donnchadha, Jim Higgins, Tony Davoren & Frances Cunningham.

Workshops in Irish fiddle, Irish flute, Irish bouzouki​​, uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), bodhrán (Irish drum), piano accompaniment in traditional Irish music, Gaelic language, sean nós singing & sean nós dancing.

O'More College of Design began with a handful of students studying under Mrs. Eloise Pitts O'More in 1970. The school has since grown, but in many ways it retains the qualities that made it unique from the very beginning, not least of which is the love of art and design at its foundation.

​​While the seed for the school may have been planted in Paris, its roots also extend to Ireland. This is the ancestral homeland of the O'More Clan, ancestors of Rory O'More. Our Abbey Leix Mansion, the school's administration building, is named for the Abbey Leix Manor in Ireland, built in 1769. The manor derives its name from an old abbey founded in 1183 by Conogher O'More.

O'More College of Design is now led by President K. Mark Hilliard, currently enrolls approximately 200 students, and operates on a semester system. Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Degrees are offered in Interior Design, Fashion Design, and Visual Communications. O'More College of Design and A.I.C.E work together in partnership to promote the purest forms of the Irish culture






Tom Crean Authentic Ireland Festival (T-CAIF) - November 16th, 17th & 18th
Hello Everyone,
As you may have noticed I am extremely excited about the upcoming T-CAIF, in honor of my dad.

If you would like to leave suggestions on what you'd like to see at the festival in terms of activities, lectures or performances, please leave me a comment.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Beannachtaí,
Éilís Crean

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Tom Crean Authentic Ireland Festival (T-CAIF) @ O'More College of Design, Franklin, TN
​November 17th & 18th
November 18th @ 5 Points, East Nashville, TN​


Nov 17th: Come all ye singer / songwriters for IRISH NASHVILLE! (4pm)

Nov 17th: Come all ye bakers extraordinare, for our brown and soda bread competition! (2pm)

Nov 17th & 18th: Come take a ride on the Connemara ponies! (all day)

Nov 17th & 18th: ​​​Take a jaunt on the authentic Ireland donkey and cart!​​​​ (all day)

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