Education

Experiencing true Irish American culture goes far beyond what you can read in a textbook.  Millions of Irish Americans explore Irish heritage and culture by attending Irish American schools throughout the country, learning everything from Irish American dance, to Irish American music, to the Irish language.  American Irish education has become so popular that you’ll find Irish American schools in just about every state.

The following is a comprehensive list of American Irish dance schools, American Irish music schools and American Irish language schools throughout the country.

American Irish Dance Schools

Aniar Academy of Irish Dance
California

Burke School of Irish Dance
Ohio & Pennsylvania
Craoí na Tíre 
Nebraska
Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance
Washington, D.C.

Daniel Tighe's School of Irish Dance
North Carolina

Dayton Area Feis Society
Ohio

Dowds Irish Dance Academy
Nebraska

Farrell School of Irish Dance
California

Fitzgerald School of Irish Dance
New Jersey

Hunt School of Irish Dance
New York & Maryland

Irish American Heritage Center
Chicago

Irish Dance Center
Texas

Irish Heritage Club of Seattle
Washington

Irish Set Dancing
California

Kennelly School of Irish Dancing
California

Lóma mór Irish Dance Club
Minnesota

Martin Percival School of Irish Dance
Colorado

McBride School of Irish Dance
California

Mullane Irish Dance Academy
Illinois

Murphy Irish Arts Center
Ohio

Newnan School of Dance
Georgia

O'Rourke Academy of Irish Dance
New York

O’Shea-Chaplin Academy of Irish Dance
Massachusetts

Rose Academy of Irish Dance
California

Scoil Rince Slieveloughane School of Irish Dance
Washington

Shea-Jennings School of Irish Dancing
New Jersey

World Academy of Irish Dancing
Indiana


American Irish Music Schools

Academy of Irish Music
Illinois

Atlanta Irish Music School
Georgia

Blue Ridge Irish Music School
Virginia

CCÉ Boston Music School
Massachusetts

Center for Irish Music
Minnesota

Irish Music School of Chicago
Illinois

Irish Arts Center
New York

Kansas City School of Irish Music
Missouri

Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
Illinois

Redbird School of Irish Music
South Carolina

Riley School of Irish Music
Ohio


American Irish Language Schools

Boston Language Institute
Massachusetts

Irish Arts Center
New York

Gerry Tobin Irish Language School
New York

Daltaí na Gaeilge Irish Language Schools
United States