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Mayor of Limerick Cllr Gerald Mitchell pictured with members of Ballyhoura Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCE) and & Ballyhoura Bears Walking Club | Picture: Don Moloney
TWO wonderful festivals will come together in the heart of Ballyhoura Country, where the countryside unfolds like a storybook.
The Ballyhoura Walking Festival and Joyce Brothers Music Festival promise a fantastic weekend, bringing together the natural beauty of the landscape, the great outdoors and the magic of traditional music and history.
The festivals will take place from October 5 to October 8.
Established as Ireland’s first-ever walking festival back in the day, it provides an opportunity to explore some of Ballyhoura Country’s stunning scenery.
For the third year in a row, the Walking Festival is collaborating with The Joyce Brothers Music Festival, which complements and enriches the walking programme with its own jam-packed schedule.
It promises a weekend of music, song, history and workshops, celebrating the wonderful legacy and remarkable lives of brothers Patrick Weston Joyce and Robert Dwyer Joyce, natives of Glenosheen, who were renowned for collecting and documenting Irish music and songs.
The Cultural Food Fair, organised by Kilfinane Community Council, returns once again this year.
The fair brings together local and international members of the community as they prepare traditional dishes for people to sample, and takes place on Saturday, October 7 at Ballyhoura Apple Farm from 2-4pm.
Amongst the walking programme’s highlights are the ever-popular Moonlight Walk to Castlegale on Friday evening, Saturday’s breath-taking Sunrise Walk to Seefin (the highest point of Ballyhoura Mountains) as well as Ballyhoura Highest Peaks Hike for those who like a little bit of challenge.
Thursday’s Joyce Festival Gala Opening Night features a celebration of the history and life of the Joyce brothers through music, song, and dance, led by Ciarán Ó Gealbháin and Angela Hennessy with special guests.
On Friday, a traditional concert featuring Tom Doorley, Liam O’Connor, Donal Clancy and Frankie Gavin with Catherine McHugh highlighting music from the collection.
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