Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Sunday 17th - Sunday 24th August 2008

The largest festival of Irish music, song and dance ever, with over 250,000 people gathering from all over the world, during this week long cultural celebration.

The 56th Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann promises to be the largest showcase of traditional Irish musicians and performers to take place ever and with over 10,000 performers expected to take part in this 'Feast of Irish Music'.

Event Programme: Wide selection of outdoor and indoor concerts, céilithe, parades, workshops, pageants, competitions, on street sessions and events throughout the week.

Attractions nearby: Castles, monastic sites, churches, gardens, sculpture parks, wildlife lakes, forest & mountain walks, canal, waterfalls and rivers.

Tullamore is the perfect location to hold the largest festival in the Irish calendar of events. The most central town in the country, Tullamore boasts a compact town centre with over 30 pubs and venues and its wide streets and open squares are ideal for the streets sessions the Fleadh visitor has come to know and love.

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