| Macaulay Selwood pictured at Worlds 2012 photo: Nadine Martin |
Macaulay Selwood from Doherty in the Midlands region of England/Wales topped the podium for Boys under 16 at the 2012 British National Irish Dancing Championships Thursday in Manchester, United Kingdom. Mitchell Hodges, from Carey, following his win of the North American Irish Dancing Championship in Chicago, Illinois earlier this month, placed second to Selwood, Hodges placed second at both the All Ireland and World Irish Dancing Championships this year, with Selwood placing third at Worlds. Sean Downes, from McCutcheon in Scotland, is the 2012 All Ireland and World Irish Dancing Champion for Boys under 16; he did not compete at the British National Irish Dancing Championships.
Patrick McGonigle from Carey, Midlands/Wales is the 2012 British National Irish Dancing Champion for Boys under 8 and Ella Owens from Ceim Oir in Southern England won the Girls under 8 competition.
Boys under 16 (Full results, 11 placements)
Champion Macauley Selwood Doherty: Midlands, England/Wales
2 Mitchell Hodges Carey: Midlands, England/Wales
3 Fergus Fitzpatrick Ui She: Leicester, Ireland
4 Paul McCabe Montgomer Taylor: Scotland
5 Niall Forrest McGahan Lees: Southern, England
6 Liam Forrest McGahan Lees: Southern, England
7 Daniel Bolger McGahan Lees: Southern, England
8 Liam Riggall Hennigan O'Loughlin: Southern, England
9 Callum Sullivan Cullen: Southern, England
10 Denzel Manuel Kilkenny: Netherlands
11 Liam Healy Ceim Oir: Southern, England
Boys under 8 (full results, 4 placements)
Champion Patrick McGonigle - Carey Midlands, England/Wales
2 Aidan Watson Turley: Midlands, England/Wales
3 Benjamin Hughes-Strange Alexander Strange: Northwest, England
4 Michael Dillon McAteer: Northwest, England
Girls under 8 (Top 10 results)
Champion Ella Owens - Ceim Oir Southern, England
2 Sophie Duffy Smith McCarron: Ulster, Ireland
3 Caoimhe Devlin McConomy Bradley: Ulster, Ireland
4 Lexi-Leigh Hutchinson Kidd: Midlands, England/Wales
5 Emily Colangelo McCafferty: Ulster, Ireland
6 Tegan McConomy McConomy: Ulster, Ireland
7 Lily Devaney Fisher Inis Cara: Midlands, England/Wales
8 Catherine Tolan Ui She: Leicester, Ireland
9 Leigh Murphy Coleman: Connaught, Ireland
10 Gemma Sheedy Flynn O'Kane: Munster, Ireland
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Read more:
Thursday partial results from British National Irish Dancing Championships
Eastern Canada's Claire Gallibois clinches British National Championship
North American Irish Dancing Championships - dance drama review part 4
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Congratulations to the champions and to all the dancers who are competing this weekend everywhere!
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