Small town in Ireland with summer festival

learnerplates

Can anyone recommend a small town/village festival in ireland in June/early July?

I'm looking for somewhere where there'll be a bit of craic, a small traditional music festival or something, horse races maybe, a small down with <10 pubs would do nicely.

I did see some beac horse racing in the west of ireland somewhere but I don't know when or where.


It's for a stag of about 10 lads in their mid to late thirties.

helimachoptor

Healyfest in Ballycastle in Mayo

learnerplates

that's the type of thing I'm looking for thanks. August is no good though.

Anything else out there?
also something that might not attract teenagers

jill_valentine

Knockanstockan?

learnerplates

now that's a new one to me. I'll look into it thanks alot.

Anything else for the over 30s

Lollymcd

Bellewstown Races
Laytown Races
Clogherhead Prawn Featival

Einhard

Kilkenny for the Cat Laughs. And I'm not saying that just becuase I live there!

triny

Bundoran Sea Sessions

jimogr

Ballina, Mayo:
http://www.ballinasalmonfestival.ie/

crushproof

Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon, great craic and always great weather!
www.goingtomyhometown.com

oldyouth

Strawberry Fair in Enniscorthy. Music & Craic

http://www.wexfordstrawberryfestival.com/

learnerplates

thanks for all the responses.

The party has been narrowed down to the first 3 weeks in July.

Some good ideas out there, stuff I've never heard of.

keep them coming.

bamboozle

last June bank holiday weekend i drove through a little village outside killorgan in Kerry called Milltown, that weekent this village was hosting the 'world bodhran championships' in reality this consisted of hundreds of people out on the street boozing and dancing away and there was an open air stage with a band giving it socks, drove back a few days later and they were still at it!

great craic for a random weekend i'd say

http://www.worldbodhranchampionships.com/

Clink

Would highly recommend the Willie Clancy festival in Miltown-Malbay in Clare, on at the start of July. Lots of boozing and trad music

clikityclak

Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim!!

pump it

oxygen in punchestown. there is a few towns around. there is ballymore eustace, blessington and of course naas. lots of pubs in blessington and also a leisure centre where you can rent a house for a night or two.

it does be a good laugh and intresting. ha.

MJRS

clikityclak wrote: »

Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim!!

What's in Drumshabo?!

Mrs OBumble

MJRS wrote: »

What's in Drumshabo?!

"The award winning Joe Mooney Summer School of traditional Irish music, song and dance is held the third week of July every year in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim."

http://www.joemooneysummerschool.com/

Like a small version of the week in Miltown-Malby.

Not sure it's what I'd recommend for a stag though, unless they're into ITM.