Hannah Neeleman, who runs the hugely popular social media accounts named Ballerina Farm, and her family have moved to Ireland to take up lessons at the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in Co Cork.

Hannah and her husband Daniel, both Mormon, share eight children under the age of 12 who they raise on their massive 'Ballerina Farm' in Utah.

They chronicle their life on their Ballerina Farm social media accounts which, between Instagram and TikTok, boast more than 20 million followers.

In July, the family was the focus of some controversy after being profiled in The Times, which raised questions about Hannah and Daniel's apparent embrace of the 'trad wife' lifestyle.

On January 7, Hannah teased her big family's big Irish "adventure" on social media, sharing clips of their journey from Utah to New York to London and finally on to Ireland.

The following day, Hannah shared clips of her and Daniel togging out for lessons at none other than the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Co Cork.

"Daniel and I moved the gang across the pond for the next little while to attend Chef school," she wrote on social media, adding, "First day of school for mom and dad."

In a follow-up post, she shared a 'day in the life' look at attending Ballymaloe Cookery School.

"Only a few days in and culinary school is teaching me and inspiring me tremendously," Hannah captioned her post, adding "I love creating beautiful food with beautiful ingredients- loving it!"

Founded in 1983 by Darina Allen and her brother Rory O'Connell, Ballymaloe Cookery School offers demonstrations and courses of varying lengths. 

It's unclear which course the Neelemans have enrolled in, but a 12-week certificate course began on January 8.

"This intensive immersion programme is designed for anybody with a passion for food, from those who wish to pursue a professional culinary career to enthusiasts who would like to cook with confidence in their own homes," the cookery school's website says about the 12-week course.

It comes with a price tag of €15,495.

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The move to Ireland for the Ballerina Farm family comes after the Neelemans were featured in The Guardian in a piece titled "Meet the queen of the ‘trad wives’ (and her eight children)."

"Is this an empowering new model of womanhood - or a hammer blow for feminism?" writer Megan Agnew prefaced her piece.

Regarding Hannah's lifestyle as a paradox, Agnew wrote: "...In selling the life of a stay-at-home mother, Neeleman and the other trad wives have created high-earning jobs. They are being paid to act out a fantasy."

The Neelemans were previously in Ireland in the autumn, where they also paid a visit to the Ballymaloe Cookery School, which Hannah described as a "dream."

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