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Around NYC: Irish music sessions The Irish live in a much wider area than just Manhattan in the lár (urban center). Traditional Irish music events such as the seisiún and the céilí pop up all over the region at various times. . Celts Take Manhattan Last night's performance at the Interceltic Fest Noz was a celebration of the music, dance, and culture of Brittany, Wales, Galicia, Cornwall, Mann, Ireland, Scotland and Wales by scores of artists. These nations share history, languages, and feeling that made the jam-packed event strangely beautiful.. NYU's Irish Language Day packs Ireland House The bitter cold weather could not stop a big crowd of sixty at least from taking over three rooms on two levels of NYU's Ireland House. They had come for Lá Gaeilge, a five hour session with four teachers rotating between three groups at different levels of fluency. It was so much fun to be with such a big group of Irish-lovers in the middle of Greenwich Village.. 2010 Irish Gaelic's Rejuvenation Year in NYC Séamus Blake calls it the meitheal of NYC rather than a community as such. The Mei?eal goes back to old-old Irish community life where neighbors helped neighbors get stuff done from decorating the house for a big region-wide party to getting big jobs done quickly, like the construction of a culturlann. Below are pictures from just a few of the Irish language events--open to all--that took place this year so far. . Weekend getaways to Ireland without ever leaving the USA--awakening your Gaelic soul a unique type of Irish event in America. It's put together by people who speak Irish and have a detail-oriented not-for-profit organization called Daltaí na Gaeilge that's been making these life-changing weekends-away happen for decades. The immersion weekends are for those lovers of Irish culture who wish engage it on a deeper level. Daltaí means students, and it's for anybody with the desire to learn. .