Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne
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Gaelic for "Irish Dance Championship of the World," basically the World Championships of Irish dance organized by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha.
Held annually, in various places. For many years, it was held in Ireland, but branched out to Scotland in 2002, the United States in 2009, and Canada in 2015.
Locations since 1970
1970-79 | Dublin, Ireland |
1980-81 | Dún Laoghaire, Ireland |
1982 | Galway, Ireland |
1983 | Dublin, Ireland |
1984 | Cork City, Ireland |
1985 | Malahide, Ireland |
1986 | Limerick City, Ireland |
1987-89 | Galway, Ireland |
1990 | Cork City, Ireland |
1991-92 | Limerick City, Ireland |
1993 | Mosney, Ireland |
1994 | Dublin, Ireland |
1995 | Galway, Ireland |
1996 | Dublin, Ireland |
1997 | Galway, Ireland |
1998-99 | Ennis, Ireland |
2000 | Belfast, Ireland |
2001 | Cancelled due to Foot-and-Mouth outbreak |
2002 | Glasgow, Scotland |
2003 | Killarney, Ireland |
2004 | Belfast, Ireland |
2005 | Ennis, Ireland |
2006 | Belfast, Ireland |
2007 | Glasgow, Scotland |
2008 | Belfast, Ireland |
2009 | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
2010 | Glasgow, Scotland |
2011 | Dublin, Ireland |
2012 | Belfast, Ireland |
2013 | Boston, MA (USA) |
2014 | London, UK |
2015 | Montreal, QC (Canada) |
2016 | Glasgow, Scotland |
2017 | Dublin, Ireland |
2018 | Glasgow, Scotland |
2019 | Greensboro, NC (USA) |
2020/2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2022 | Dublin, Ireland |
2023 | Montreal, QC (Canada) |
2024 | Glasgow, Scotland |