2011 British National Irish Dancing Championship top girls' results

Mackenzie Mahler from Blakey, Canada

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Championship

4th place Girls 14-15

photo courtesy of Blakey School website

Jade Bridgewater from Doherty, Coventry, U.K.

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion

Girls 14-15

photo courtesy of www.worldirishdancing.com

Claire Greaney from Hession, Galway, Ireland

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion Ladies 20 & Over

photo courtesy Claire Greaney

Shannon Bradley from Doherty, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion

Girls 13-14

photo courtesy Diarmuid Mclaughlin

The British National Irish Dancing Championships were held this past week, and the results are in! Feis America on Irish Central brings you the top results for the Irish dancing competitions here! Congratulations to British National Irish Dancing Champions Trinity Halliwell for Girls 7-8, Brogan McCay for Girls 11-12, Shannon Bradley for Girls 13-14, Jade Bridgewater for Girls 14-15, Etain Mulvenna for Girls 15-16, Alana Pearson for Girls 16-17, Jasmine Withers for Girls 17-18, Caitriona Quinlan for Girls 18-19, and Claire Greaney for Ladies 20 & Over.

Special congratulations to the North Americans who placed in the Top Ten: Mackenzie Mahler from Blakey, Canada; Kimmy Cooper from Blakey, Canada; Leyla Marasli from Broesler, MD/NJ and Olivia Griffin from Butler-Fearon-O'Connor, California.

Girls 7-8:

Champion Trinity Gleeson Halliwell from Morgan, Manchester

2 Eleanor Murray from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh, Ireland

3 Alliyah O'Hare from Scanlon, Birmingham

4 Grace McGrory from Turley, Coventry

5 Elli Coyle-McGovern from O'Connor, Sligo

6 Jaisie Withers from Kenny, Birmingham

7 Aileen Murphy from Murchu-Duignan, London

8 Ella Curry from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

9 Corragh McCloskey from McConomy, Derry

10 Ailis Shannon from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

Girls 11-12:

Champion Brogan McCay from McConomy, Derry

2 Roisin Naughton from Coleman, Co Mayo, Ireland

3 Olivia Drury from Claddagh, Essex

4 Alannah Lynch from O'Shea, Dublin, Ireland

5 Sophia Fizmaurice from Murchu-Duiginn, London

6 Andrea Martin from Scoil Rince NiChearra-O'Baolain-McMahon

7 Ava McLoughlin from O'Neill, Ireland

8 Grace Callaghan from McConomy, Derry, Ireland

9 Laura Cotton from McNelis-Cunningham, Donegal, Ireland

10 Cyra Carey from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

Girls 13-14:

Champion Shannon Bradley from Doherty, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2 Leelle Eakins from Scoil Rince NiChearra-O'Baolain-McMahon

3 Shannon Morrissey from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

4 Amy Prior-O'Loughlin from Hennigan-O'Loughlin, Essex

5 Hannah Drury from Claddagh, Essex

6 Amy Harley from Doherty, Belfast, Northern Ireland

7 Olivia Murray from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh, Ireland

8 Anna Fitzpatrick from O'Shea, Dublin, Ireland

9 Olivia N'Baolain from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

10 Luca Moran from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

Girls 14-15:

Champion Jade Bridgewater from Doherty, Coventry

2 Ellen Kennedy from O'Connor, Sligo, Ireland

3 Shauna Ryan from Ui Nuallain, Limerick

4 Mackenzie Mahler from Blakey, Canada

5 Lily Taylor from McGahan Lees, Essex

6 Leah Skerrett from Carey, Birmingham

7 Ciara Simpson from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

8 Ciara Jennings from Coleman, Co Mayo, Ireland

9 Sophie Comer from Burke, Cheshire

10 Tie Sinead Kelly from Coleman, Co Mayo with Jude Murphy from Doherty, Belfast

Girls 15-16:

Champion Etain Mulvenna from Mulvenna, Belfast

2 Laura Casey from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

3 Layla Healy from Fegan, Co Wicklow, Ireland

4 Emma Donnelly from Montgomery Taylor, Glasgow

5 Sophie Garside from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

6 Rebecca Reed from Murchu-Duiginn, London

7 Fionnuala McNulty from Doherty, Belfast

8 Rachel Ferguson from McGahan Lees, Essex

9 Shannon Keenan from Kenny, Birmingham

10 Isabella Fisher from Inis Cara, Lincoln

Girls 16-17:

Champion Alana Pearson from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

2 Anne Marie Keaney from Hession, Galway, Ireland

3 Emily Holt from Ard Ri, Kent

4 Samantha Morton from Kelly Hendry, Newcastle

5 Muriel Burke from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh

6 Zoe Griffin from Ui Ruairc, Limerick, Ireland

7 Sian Skerrett from Carey, Birmingham

8 Sarah Farrell from Brooks Academy, Herts

9 Lisa Martyn from Hession, Galway, Ireland

10 Gabrielle Nurse from McGahan Lees, Essex

Girls 17-18:

Champion Jasmine Withers from Kenny, Birmingham

2 Tara Walsh from Higgins, Waterford, Ireland

3 Christine Bresnan from Brooks Academy, Herts

4 Kimmy Cooper from Blakey, Canada

5 Laura Millar from Trainor, London

6 Niamh McMahon from Jackie O'Leary, Co Meath, Ireland

7 Leyla Marasli from Broesler, MD/NJ

Girls 18-19:

CHAMPION Caitriona Quinlan from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

2 Sarah C Nutley from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

3 Katie McAleer from McAleer-Field, Doncaster

4 Shanice Medoings from Kenny, Birmingham

5 Aimee Pulford from McGahan Lees, Essex

6 Tie Amy Cagney from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester with Kelly Bridgewater

from Doherty, Coventry

8 Jenna Hamill from Doherty, Belfast

Ladies 19-20:

Champion Nadine Martin from Doherty, Coventry

2 Jodie Osborne from Montgomery Taylor, Glasgow

3 Olivia Griffin from Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, U.S.A.

4 Lucy English from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

5 Victoria Thornley from Kelly Hendry, Newcastle

Ladies 20 & Over:

Champion Claire Greaney from Hession, Galway, Ireland

2 Suzanne Coyle from McLaughlin, Glasgow

3 Frances Dunne from Doherty, Coventry

4 Siobhan Casey from Doherty, Coventry

5 Simona Mauriello from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

6 Emma Andrews from Kenny, Birmingham

7 Izzy Yorke from McGahan Lees, Essex

8 Rachael-Beth Powders from Ard Ri, Kent

9 Charaina Kelly from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

10 Jessica Devlin from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

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