Keadue, Co. Roscommon. Tel: 087 2559269 / 087 3155880
Email: enquiries@ocarolanfestival.ie Web: www.ocarolanharpfestival.ie
The O'Carolan Harp and Traditional Music Festival is held in Keadue, County Roscommon every August Bank Holiday.
The Festival was started in Keadue in 1978, to commemorate the famous Harper Turlough O'Carolan who lived in the area and is buried beside Keadue. Keadue is a small village of 200 people located on the shores of Lough Meelagh at the foot of the Arigna Mountains. The Festival includes Concerts, Ceili, Tuition on the Harp, Set Dancing, Harp Recitals and a Harp Competition sponsored every year since it was started by local business Arigna Fuels Ltd .
Boyle town has received €1.7m funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. The announcement was made on recently by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring. The funding had been applied for jointly by Boyle Town Team and Roscommon Co Co towards work on redeveloping the former Royal Hotel site. This significant town regeneration project will undertake a series of linked projects, including the refurbis..
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Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
