The La Solitaire du Figaro Yacht Race which travels between towns in France, Spain and Ireland will be in Dingle from the 13th -16th of August. The race is celebrating its 40th year and to mark the occasion a number of festival activities have been planned including traditional music sessions. There will also be visits by the Irish and French navy.
Puck Fair one of the oldest festival fairs in Ireland runs from the 10th – 12th August. With concert performances from Alsan and Kila, traditional music sessions and street entertainment for the children, Puck Fair should not disappoint. The program guide can be downloaded from www.puckfair.ie
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Something to do in Kerry this August Bank Holiday Weekend
I usually do this post on Friday but with it being the bank holiday weekend there are a number of festivals and events taking place throughout the county so I thought I would post it today.
Bank holiday weekend events in Kerry include the Sean McCarthy Weekend, this festival now in its 16th year takes place in Finuge and commemorates the life of Sean McCarthy and his love for music, song and dance. The highlight of the festival is the concert on Friday night in Teach Siamsa featuring the Kilkennys, a four piece traditional Irish ballad group. For more information visit www.finugeweekend.com.
In Cahersiveen the Celtic Festival of Music and Arts begins on Thursday billed as a festival for all the family it features music workshops, street entertainment, cookery exhibitions, historical walks and a fireworks display. The festival programme guide can now be downloaded from the website www.celticmusicfestival.com. Other festivals include the Dan Paddy Andy Festival, Féile Lios Póil and Féile na Lúnasa in Dingle.
There are two performances in the Acoustic club at the INEC over the weekend Hazel O’Connor (1st August) and the Hothouse Flowers (2nd August).
Bank holiday weekend events in Kerry include the Sean McCarthy Weekend, this festival now in its 16th year takes place in Finuge and commemorates the life of Sean McCarthy and his love for music, song and dance. The highlight of the festival is the concert on Friday night in Teach Siamsa featuring the Kilkennys, a four piece traditional Irish ballad group. For more information visit www.finugeweekend.com.
In Cahersiveen the Celtic Festival of Music and Arts begins on Thursday billed as a festival for all the family it features music workshops, street entertainment, cookery exhibitions, historical walks and a fireworks display. The festival programme guide can now be downloaded from the website www.celticmusicfestival.com. Other festivals include the Dan Paddy Andy Festival, Féile Lios Póil and Féile na Lúnasa in Dingle.
There are two performances in the Acoustic club at the INEC over the weekend Hazel O’Connor (1st August) and the Hothouse Flowers (2nd August).
The Dan Paddy Andy Festival
The Dan Paddy Andy Festival takes place this bank holiday weekend. This festival in Lyreacrompane commemorates the last of the great Irish matchmakers, Dan Paddy Andy O’Sullivan. This year’s festival will be opened by Weeshie Fogarty on Friday night followed by dancing in the marquee. There will be music and dancing all weekend in the marquee and weather permitting in the open air dance floor. The ever popular dog show is on Saturday starting at 1.30pm and on Monday the annual bog walk and turf cutting demonstration takes place. For more festival information visit www.lyreacrompane.com
Monday, July 20, 2009
Weekend Events in Kerry
This weekend in Kerry you can choose from the Wife Carrying competition in Sneem which takes place on Saturday, the Munster Military Vehicle and Re-enactment event in Ardfert or the Ventry Regatta in Dingle on Sunday. The Kerry Way Cancer Research Walk is in Killarney this weekend. On Friday the walk is from Molls Gap to Kenmare, Saturday from Lauragh to Kenmare and on Sunday Torc Waterfall to Kenmare.
In St John’s Theatre Listowel on Friday night, the participants in the July drama & dance summer school present their end of term production ‘What happens next?’ Finally, performing at the INEC this weekend are Keith Barry and Elenor McEvoy. Both performances take place on Saturday 25th. For more information visit http://www.inec.ie/
In St John’s Theatre Listowel on Friday night, the participants in the July drama & dance summer school present their end of term production ‘What happens next?’ Finally, performing at the INEC this weekend are Keith Barry and Elenor McEvoy. Both performances take place on Saturday 25th. For more information visit http://www.inec.ie/
Kerry County Museum
The Kerry County Museum was named ‘2009 Museum of the Year’ in May of this year. So here at the find we decided to pay a visit since the last time any of us had been there was when the museum had electric cars to take visitors around the Medieval experience. They apparently were taken out years ago! So we thought it was time we went back.
For the month of July and August the museum is running a special summer offer. Free entry for children, while adults are €5.00. The museum is divided into six main areas, the special exhibition gallery, audio visual room, museum gallery, Tom Crean room, Knights hall and the medieval experience.
The exhibition currently running in the special exhibition gallery is ‘Spymaster’. The exhibition looks at the life of William Melville a publican’s son from Sneem. Melville worked as a policeman in London and was one of the founding members of the Special Irish Branch which was set up to deal with the Fenian dynamite campaign in England. He was recruited by the British Secret Service during the war and was responsible for foiling a German spy network. Melville know as ‘M’ worked for a number of years as an espionage agent until his death in 1918. This exhibition was fascinating and I particularly liked how the museum provided a number of fun activities for children to encourage them to actively take part. Activities such as looking at the uniqueness of your fingerprints, a questionnaire to identify if you have criminal tendencies, finger print dusting and code cracking. The other exhibitions were equally good and definitely worth a visit.
For further information and the museum opening times visit their website www.kerrymuseum.ie
For the month of July and August the museum is running a special summer offer. Free entry for children, while adults are €5.00. The museum is divided into six main areas, the special exhibition gallery, audio visual room, museum gallery, Tom Crean room, Knights hall and the medieval experience.
The exhibition currently running in the special exhibition gallery is ‘Spymaster’. The exhibition looks at the life of William Melville a publican’s son from Sneem. Melville worked as a policeman in London and was one of the founding members of the Special Irish Branch which was set up to deal with the Fenian dynamite campaign in England. He was recruited by the British Secret Service during the war and was responsible for foiling a German spy network. Melville know as ‘M’ worked for a number of years as an espionage agent until his death in 1918. This exhibition was fascinating and I particularly liked how the museum provided a number of fun activities for children to encourage them to actively take part. Activities such as looking at the uniqueness of your fingerprints, a questionnaire to identify if you have criminal tendencies, finger print dusting and code cracking. The other exhibitions were equally good and definitely worth a visit.
For further information and the museum opening times visit their website www.kerrymuseum.ie
Summer Festivals this week
The Ardfert Summer Festival and the Sneem Family Festival take place this week. The Ardfert Summerfest begins on Wednesday with the official opening at 8.00pm. There are a number of activities for children over the 5 day festival including sports events, amusements, a dog show and a fancy dress parade. On Saturday evening there is an Open Air Karaoke competition and on Sunday events to choose from include helicopter rides, military re-enactments and Kerry’s largest air display. For more information and a programme of events go to www.ardfertsummerfest.webs.com The Sneem Family festival also begins on Wednesday this week. For more details on this festival visit www.sneemfestival.com or any of our previous posts on this family festival.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Weekend Events in Kerry
If you are looking for something to do this weekend in Kerry there are a number of events to choose from including the Seatrout Festival in Waterville, the Synge exhibition in Siamsa Tíre, Tralee and the Ballyheigue Summer Festival.
The Ballyheigue Festival has been running all week and some of the activities this Saturday and Sunday include a dog show, busking competition, sandcastle competition, village fete and a grand parade. For more details on the festival you can download the programe of events from www.ballyheiguefestival.com
The Killarney Summerfest is drawing to a close this weekend with the Pussycat Dolls concert in Fitzgerald Park.
The Ballyheigue Festival has been running all week and some of the activities this Saturday and Sunday include a dog show, busking competition, sandcastle competition, village fete and a grand parade. For more details on the festival you can download the programe of events from www.ballyheiguefestival.com
The Killarney Summerfest is drawing to a close this weekend with the Pussycat Dolls concert in Fitzgerald Park.
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