Irish lass in NYC goes viral on TikTok for explaining culture and language of Ireland

Irish lass in NYC goes viral on TikTok for explaining culture and language of Ireland

Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan moved to Queens in 2023, and soon began posting videos on her page @vivienne_in_nyc. O’Callaghan’s ingenuity — mixed with some luck of the Irish — caused her page to explode, and within six months she had 150,000 followers. “I found this niche,” she said. “Then I solidified this amazing base of Irish and Irish-Americans globally, especially on the east coast of the US.

Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan moved to Queens in 2023, and soon began posting videos on her page @vivienne_in_nyc. O’Callaghan’s ingenuity — mixed with some luck of the Irish — caused her page to explode, and within six months she had 150,000 followers. “I found this niche,” she said. “Then I solidified this amazing base of Irish and Irish-Americans globally, especially on the east coast of the US.

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Vivienne teaches at Milwaukee Irish Fest and Summer School

The staff they assembled was brilliant and quite expansive. Among the instructors (and this is by no means an exhaustive staff list) were Brenda Castles (concertina), Brendan Dolan (piano accompaniment), Diarmuid Ó Meachair (button accordion & Irish language), Tommy Sands (The Music of Healing), and all the members of Altan, including Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh ,Cathal Ó Curráin , Mark Kelly. There were also classes for dancers (held by Caoimhe Ní Mhaolagáin and Ronan Eastwood) and quite a few Irish language offerings, like Ray Mac Mánais and Vivienne Sayers, and Máirín Uí Chéide for sean-nós song.

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