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Small town in Ireland with summer festival

  • 28-04-2010 1:02pm
    #1
    learnerplates
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a small town/village festival in ireland in June/early July?

    I'm looking for somewhere where there'll be a bit of craic, a small traditional music festival or something, horse races maybe, a small down with <10 pubs would do nicely.

    I did see some beac horse racing in the west of ireland somewhere but I don't know when or where.


    It's for a stag of about 10 lads in their mid to late thirties.


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  • #2
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Healyfest in Ballycastle in Mayo


  • #3
    learnerplates
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭learnerplates


    that's the type of thing I'm looking for thanks. August is no good though.

    Anything else out there?
    also something that might not attract teenagers


  • #4
    jill_valentine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    Knockanstockan?


  • #5
    learnerplates
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭learnerplates


    now that's a new one to me. I'll look into it thanks alot.

    Anything else for the over 30s


  • #6
    Lollymcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭Lollymcd


    Bellewstown Races
    Laytown Races
    Clogherhead Prawn Featival


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  • #7
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Kilkenny for the Cat Laughs. And I'm not saying that just becuase I live there!


  • #8
    triny
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭triny


    Bundoran Sea Sessions


  • #9
    jimogr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭jimogr


    Ballina, Mayo:
    http://www.ballinasalmonfestival.ie/


  • #10
    crushproof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭crushproof


    Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon, great craic and always great weather!
    www.goingtomyhometown.com


  • #11
    oldyouth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,754 ✭✭✭oldyouth


    Strawberry Fair in Enniscorthy. Music & Craic

    http://www.wexfordstrawberryfestival.com/


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  • #12
    learnerplates
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭learnerplates


    thanks for all the responses.

    The party has been narrowed down to the first 3 weeks in July.

    Some good ideas out there, stuff I've never heard of.

    keep them coming.


  • #13
    bamboozle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭bamboozle


    last June bank holiday weekend i drove through a little village outside killorgan in Kerry called Milltown, that weekent this village was hosting the 'world bodhran championships' in reality this consisted of hundreds of people out on the street boozing and dancing away and there was an open air stage with a band giving it socks, drove back a few days later and they were still at it!

    great craic for a random weekend i'd say

    http://www.worldbodhranchampionships.com/


  • #14
    Clink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭Clink


    Would highly recommend the Willie Clancy festival in Miltown-Malbay in Clare, on at the start of July. Lots of boozing and trad music :)


  • #15
    clikityclak
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭clikityclak


    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim!!


  • #16
    pump it
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    oxygen in punchestown. there is a few towns around. there is ballymore eustace, blessington and of course naas. lots of pubs in blessington and also a leisure centre where you can rent a house for a night or two.

    it does be a good laugh and intresting. ha. :D


  • #17
    MJRS
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭MJRS


    clikityclak wrote: »
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim!!
    What's in Drumshabo?! :p


  • #18
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,090 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    MJRS wrote: »
    What's in Drumshabo?! :p

    "The award winning Joe Mooney Summer School of traditional Irish music, song and dance is held the third week of July every year in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim."

    http://www.joemooneysummerschool.com/

    Like a small version of the week in Miltown-Malby.

    Not sure it's what I'd recommend for a stag though, unless they're into ITM.


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