Con Curtin Festival 2017 Details Launched

Con Curtin Festival 2017 Details Launched

Details have been released of the 2017 Con Curtin Music Festival in Brosna Village. The village will be a hive of music related activity from June 23rd -25th this year in honour of the late, great Sliabh Luachra fiddler. The festival will get underway on Friday night June 23rd with a top class traditional concert…

Knocknagoshel GAA Club News Round-Up

Knocknagoshel GAA Club News Round-Up

Knocknagoshel GAA Club €6,000 Lotto Jackpot: The next draw will be for a jackpot of €6,000 and will be held in Roche’s Bar on Saturday May 6th. Tickets are available from The Family Shop, Leahy’s Post Office, the local bars and usual sellers. Thank you for your continued support. Results and Fixtures: Seniors: Knocknagoshel 0-6…

Kerry’s Young Fleadh Winners on Radio Kerry with Marian

Kerry’s Young Fleadh Winners on Radio Kerry with Marian

Kerry’s young singers and musicians did the county proud recently at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis. Four All-Ireland title holders joined Marian O’Flaherty for a special live show on Radio Kerry last Sunday night on Caint Chiarraí. In studio were: John Power, Sliabh Mish CCE, All Ireland 12-15, 1st English Men Singing; Timmy O’Flaherty,…

Darragh Curtin’s Achievements Honoured in Browne’s

Darragh Curtin’s Achievements Honoured in Browne’s

  It’s a sign of the wealth of musical talent in the Sliabh Luachra area that, for the second time in a matter of twelve months, Browne’s Bar threw an impromptu cake and candles celebration for a major musical achievement. Brosna’s Darragh Curtin was in session in Browne’s with his twin sister, Suzanne and brother Gearóid…

Connie’s Book Celebration and Curtins Return to Browne’s

Connie’s Book Celebration and Curtins Return to Browne’s

Gaeltacht Mhúscraí fiddle player, Connie O’Connell from Cill Na Martra is no stranger to Castleisland. He has just published and book and a pair of CDs of his own compositions. He made a present of a copy of the book to Browne’s Bar in recognition of its fostering of the music of the area and…

Arty McGlynn and Tony O’Connell on Flying Visit to Brosna

Arty McGlynn and Tony O’Connell on Flying Visit to Brosna

The faces and names of Arty McGlynn and Tony O’Connell will need no introduction at the doors – front or back – of some of the finest, staged venues on these islands and far beyond. Both of them showed up in Kate Pats’s Bar door in Brosna for an impromptu session on Monday night. There…