 Gearoid was born in County
Meath where he learned to sing at a very early age from his maternal grandfather, Phillip
Sheridan, who knew a lot of old Irish songs. Gearoid also picked up ballads from his
father, Harry Farrelly, who was quite a good singer himself, and continued to learn songs
from neighbors and in school. In the early 1960s and 70s, Gearoid joined a folk group, and
he has been performing ever since. Gearoid studied Irish Gaelic all through his years at
school and spent a summer at an immersion program in the Connemara Gaeltacht before he
attended All Hallows College and University College, Dublin. Gearoid began teaching Irish
Gaelic in Baltimore about 12 years ago and formed the Baltimore Branch of Conradh na
Gaeilge (the Irish Language Association). For many years, Gearoid has been lead singer in
the popular Baltimore band Rigadoo. |
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