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. Often referred to as ‘the blind harpist’, O’Carolan was a prolific composer and performer of both songs and instrumental harp music, the most famous of which is probably Carolan’s Concerto.
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 .
2/4/2019
News that €148,000 has been allocated by Roscommon LEADER to renovate Boyle Courthouse has been warmly received by Boyle Courthouse Development Company. Dara Callaghan, a member of the group stated that a preferred contractor had already been identified and it’s hoped renovation work will start within weeks. The building dates back to the 1830s, and was closed as a courthouse in 2011. It is hoped that renovations will be comp..
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Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
