About Us

We have all known each other since we were very young, growing up participating in Irish music and dance in our community of Pearl River, New York.

Most of us come from musical families, with our parents having learned Irish traditional music from such greats as Martin Mulvihill, Maureen Glynn Connelly, and Pete Kelly.  Some of our parents and their lifelong friends carry on this great tradition by teaching music in the community. 

We loved playing together so much that we started our own band just over 6 years ago and called it Girsa, which means “young girls” in Gaelic. We’ve been having tons of fun ever since!

Our Teachers

Rose (Conway) Flanagan
Patty (Conway) Furlong
Margie Mulvihill
Annmarie Acosta
Eileen Goodman
Mary Coogan
Frankie McCormick