Rory O'Connor Dancers

Old old clip of Rory & his family. Host was Din Joe (Denis Fitzgibbon) & Albert Healy on the accordian.

[@JoeHershock]

Dear Ireland 🇮🇪 please don't ever give up what makes you so delightful and the pleasure of the world.....I am a Philadelphia boy of Irish descent, stepdancer in my youth, hornpipes, jigs and maynie a ceilie dance or 2....back in the 70s and 80s, Philadelphia area plus south Jersey, hotbed of Irish dancing......such fond memories of the Irish Center in Mt Airy Philadelphia and all of the dancing back then.....Ireland is a special place on Earth....gave so so much to USA

[@maureenmartin4730]

We stayed in to listen to this programme on the radio!!!! For years…dancing on the radio… if u had a radio… great dancing ..and music songs etc ❤

[@denig2000able]

Rory's Irish dance school was one of the best. All his dancers were brilliant. If they turned up at a feis you knew it would be a tough one. All great fun. I remember seeing this on the tv way back then and Mam saying to watch his dancers aren't they great! Good memories.

[@clarebannerman]

_The best ever...before it was "popular or profitable"_

[@anneobrien4327]

Radio Eireann was set up in 1926 and this Late Late show was marking the 50 years of Radio broadcasting. So this was 1976

[@wheelnutter]

Nice to see again some real irish dancing when men were men and the girls had lovely legs in their black stockings. Brought back a lot of good memories. Must agree with rinceoirsean as an ex 60s McCoys dancer, our dancers we were hard to beat. Thanks Anna and many thanks clarebannerman for the video. Hugh

[@denig2000]

I wish I went to Rory's school when I got the opportunity in 70s / 80s. They were all fantastic.

[@mairead027]

I learned that EXACT Hornpipe!!! How wonderful!

[@stabmasterarsonirl]

That's my grandfather! Never knew he'd made onto KZbin. R.I.P.

[@denig2000able]

Great man.

[@jackmcgovern2723]

What year did he pass away?

[@stabmasterarsonirl]

@@jackmcgovern2723 Passed away late 1999.

[@anneobrien4327]

@@jackmcgovern2723 He passed away October 1993 following almost 3 years of illness

[@setdancing]

class stuff. love this old stuff you put up, well done

[@mairead027]

Brilliant! Nails in shoes...cheers to them :)

[@carolynoconnor8010]

Go Grandad

[@rictheis]

Rory gives me hope (maybe at MY age I can learn a little of this?) ... thanks for this!

[@terrygrif]

My God you are a marvel Mike! Where did you resurrect this clip. Fantastic to see it. I remember Albert Healy very well and his son Noel a great accordionist also. Many thanks, Terry

[@iluv2danceirish]

yay for o'connors and irish dancing!

[@iluv2danceirish]

yay for o'connors and irish dancing! ; )

[@jandehora]

@RMWS i was in the school too, from 1985 till i retired in 2001.i love this vid sooo much! Where can i find u on facebook???/

[@999fieldsie]

My mam is there!

[@thomasmckenna5372]

Great dancing and he was no spring chicken great

[@patriciakavanagh2658]

I danced under Kevin Massey Omg he was sooo strict😢

[@theirishpost4266]

Hi there, would it be possible to use this video on our Facebook page? Credit/link back to you on the post. We can be found here: facebook.com/TheIrishPost/ - Thanks!

[@jackmcgovern2723]

Does anybody have information on Rory O Connor? Is there a wiki for him?

[@anneobrien4327]

I’m his daughter Anne the girl on his immediate left hand side. Maybe I can provide you with some information. The guy next to me is my brother Brian . On Rory’s immediate right is my twin sister Breda . The other dancers were Patrick Farmington ( who passed away about 15 years ago. The other two girls were Noreen and Geraldine Dollard .

[@anneobrien4327]

If I can supply any further information just ask.

[@lacsar1966]

Hi Anne. My sister Audrey Byrne danced for your father, her 2 mates were the Dollard sisters. I seen a few seconds of them dancing in an old video but no matter how hard I try cannot get a video of them dancing together. This is absolute class

[@anneobrien4327]

@@lacsar1966

[@anneobrien4327]

I remember Audrey. It’s a long time ago, where the time has gone I don’t know.

[@RBEO22]

It would seem I'm not the only one to be named after King Rodrick

[@mairead027]

(oops, just the first step of that hornpipe!)