Burren Visitor Info Music & Dance
The Irish musical tradition is alive and well in County Clare. From the legendary Willie Clancy Week held in Milltown Malbay every July to the Crinniu na Mbad festival held in Kinvara every August, there is a tremendous wealth and range of music and dance on show in this region. Venues vary from local bars – where an impromptu session is often on the cards – to the State-of-the-Art Irish cultural centre ‘Glor’ based in Ennis.
Weekly Irish dancing sessions are held in Vaughans Barn in Kilfenora (Sunday nights) and Winkles in Kinvara (Friday nights). For more contemporary dance – nightclubs – you need to travel to Lahinch, Lisdoonvarna, Gort, Ennis or Galway. For performance pieces, the Glor Centre in Ennis is the best bet.
Some of the best venues to find music within the Burren would include:
Kinvara: Just about every pub in the village including Greenes, Keoghs,The Ould Plaid Shawl, Pier Head, Flatleys and Tigh Ui Conghaile.
Ballyvaughan: Greenes
Doolin: McDermotts, O’Connors,McGanns
Kilfenora: Vaughans (Pub and Barn)
Lisdonvarna: The Roadside Tavern
For more information on these establishments and events taking place therein, please see our listing below. Alternatively, if you are involved in music/dance in the Burren and wish to be listed on this site, contact burrenbeo at (091) 638096 or e-mail us at info@burrenbeo.com
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Dunguaire Castle Banquet Dunguaire Castle |
Tel: +353 (0)61 711200 Fax: +353 (0)61 472523 Email: info@shannonheritage.com Web: http://www.shannonheritage.com |
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Greens Pub Main Street |
Tel: 353 (0) 91 637110 Fax: Email: greensofkinvara@eircom.net Web: http://www.greensofkinvara.com |
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Keogh Kinvara Traditional Bar & Sea Food Main Street |
Tel: 353 (0)91 637145 Fax: Email: keoghsbar@eircom.net Web: http://www.kinvara.com/keoghs |
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Maeve Cairney - Vocalist Kinvara |
Tel: 087 6685775 Fax: Email: maevecairney@eircom.net Web: http://www.maevecairney.com |
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The Boghill Centre The Boghill Centre |
Tel: +353(0)657074644 Fax: Email: boghill@eircom.net Web: http://www.boghill.com |
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