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Sunday 5th June 2016 @ 8pm Tickets: €15 [wp_cart:Kylemore Abbey Concert – Martin O’Connor & family – Sun 5th June@ 8pm:price:15.00:end] The family plays a major role in the passing on of music, a truly pivotal role on the Irish trad scene. This annual concert will play tribute to the role of family in musical...

Saturday 4th June 2016 @ 8pm Tickets: €15 [wp_cart:Kylemore Abbey Concert – The Albeiz Trio – Sat 4th June @ 8pm:price:15.00:end] The Albeiz Trio featuring Laoise Kelly on harp, Cormac Breathnach on low whistles and Tola Custy on fiddle. With such a varied background their music has many personal, self-penned contributions with world colourings from...

Sunday 29th May 2016 @ 8pm Tickets: €10 [wp_cart:Kylemore Abbey Concert featuring ‘Bright Sparks’ – Sun 29th May @ 8pm:price:10.00:end] Luke Murray, Annabella Lydon, Plunkett O’Toole, Conal O’Flathartha, Séamus O’Flatharta and Rebecca Mullen. In this concert we present a variety of genres of music. You will hear wonderful local soprano Annabella Lydon; great trad music...

The Killary Turf Challenge an exciting fun filled event for all ages. Mary Young of Killary Adventure is doing a special deal for Conamara Bog Week to encourage people, of all ages, to take part in the Turf Challenge. Schools in the area can book through the centre and on Saturday June 4th there is...

Cuirt International Festival of Literature visits Letterfrack Poetry Trail – April 2016 Great crowd, great response and excellent reading from poets Joan McBreen, Aifric Mc Glincy and Mike Gorman. Just a wonderful start to this years Cuirt Poetry Festival. Mighty music from the Flaherty  brothers which greatly added  to the day as did the wise...

Cúirt International Festival of Literature is coming to Letterfrack on Sunday 17th April to walk the Letterfrack Poetry Trail.  The Festival was invited by the Conamara Environmental Education and Cultural Centre, the organisation behind the creation and development of the trail, and have given the day a central role in this years exciting programme....

Thank you to everyone for their support of our recent Fundit campaign. The campaign was once again a success and we are delighted to have reached our target of €5000. We now look forward to successful Bog & Sea Week Festivals this year & of course the much loved After the Light Parade. Hope to...

Festival highlights for Sea Week 2015 include live music, concerts, talks, walks, art exhibition, workshops, cooking demonstrations and more...

Forage and Cook For Families Saturday 24th Oct @ 10am. Meet at the White Strand Renvyle. In the company of Chef Cliodhna Prendergast of Breaking Eggs and local ecologist Marie Louise Heffernan a wonderful morning will be spent foraging, the results of which will be used for a fun filled cooking experience. Guided Shore Walk...

Music Workshops Saturday 24th October @ 11.30am – Letterfrack N.S. For advanced players with Marie Walsh box/concertina; Liz and Yvonne Kane on fiddle.   Sean Nós Dance Workshop Sunday 25th October @ 3pm – Ellis Hall Letterfrack With Gearoid Devaney, Oireachtas winner. A great opportunity to learn from one of the all time great sean...