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Sat Oct 26th @ 4pm / Sun Oct 27th @8pm. Thanks to the generosity of Sr. Maura and the Benedictine Community at Kylemore Abbey, we are holding two concerts in their newly refurbished church. On Saturday Oct 26th at 4pm a feast of music with the wonderful Sr. Karol’s Choir. As well as a fine...

Friday Oct 18th @ 8pm in Letterfrack Church. This concert will feature some of Connemara’s finest young musicians, singers and dancers plus special guests Johnny Connolly, Marcus Hernon & Family with Gearoid Devaney. Admission free but donations are welcome for the Hospice Homecare for Children....

Wed 23rd Oct @ 7.30pm in Letterfrack village. The Quaker Village of Letterfrack in northwest Conamara is a thriving centre of excellence with more than 500 people involved in education from Creche, Primary School, Conservation Centre, Youthreach, GMIT Letterfrack to VTOS. Connemara Community Radio, Connemara West – local development organisation and FORUM community development organisation...

Conamara Sea Week 2013 – October 18th-28th. The poet Seamus Heaney talked about ‘heart music’ and during Conamara Sea Week you will certainly hear music that comes from the heart played with passion and style. You will find sessions that are open, warm and friendly, encouraging the beginner as well as the faint of heart....

Check out photos from our Bog Week 2 Day Cycle Race which took place on the 31st Aug/1st Sept. The event was a great success. Race director John James Flaherty race director got great feedback on the course layout, organisation, safety etc. Thanks to all who took part! Click here to view photos  ...

A Feast Of Cycling For Conamara Bog Week 2 Day 2013 On August 31st & Sept 1st, there will be a feast of cycling which is being run in conjunction with Western Lakes Cycling Club, one of the finest cycling clubs in the west of Ireland.   This is the second year of the Conamara Bog...

Myth, Magic and Madness at Conamara Sea Week 2013 The annual Conamara Sea Week takes place in the Quaker village of Letterfrack in North West Conamara, starting Friday Oct. 18th and running until Bank Holiday Monday Oct. 28th.  The village of Letterfrack which is the focal point of the festival is situated at the butt...

As part of National Bike Week we will be having a Family Cycle Event on Saturday June 15th at 12.00pm. Meet in Tullycross Village in the church car park. Route is Tullycross / Letterfrack; Currywongaun / Tullycross approx 10km. This event is organised by CEECC and Western Lakes CC. There will be a limited number...

Community Sports has been postponed and will now take place on Sun June 2nd at 2pm. Fun and frolics for all the family in the Connemara West grounds in Letterfrack – whether you are 4 or 84 you’ll be able to take part in the action!  ...

Rosie McGurran – Gavin Lavelle. This exhibition showcases the work of two established locally based artists – Rosie McGurran who lives in Roundstone and Gavin Lavelle who lives in Clifden and runs the Lavelle Gallery. Opening by James Harold in the Connemara National Park at 8pm on Saturday May 25th. Exhibition open daily May 26th...