This Art Exhibition will be held at Bantry House from 5th July to 19th August 2013.

Whether you have a link to Ireland, a desire to forge a link or simply an interest in Irish history and culture the exhibition makes a connection between Irish and American musicians by including prints of American blues musicians as well. Artist John David Ratajkowski presents his American view of the faces of Irish musicians and writers, and the musical connection between Ireland and America in his body of work.

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Kinsale Arts Festival is an annual celebration of international and local arts and culture, taking place in the unique setting of a seaside town in Co. Cork. During the festival spaces throughout the historic town – churches, boats, halls and harbours – are transformed into temporary homes for theatre, music, literature, food, film, dance and visual art.

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The West Cork Literary Festival takes place on the shores of Bantry Bay, on the beautiful south west coast of Ireland.  The seven days of this long-established festival will be packed with a mixture of free and ticketed readings; lectures; book launches and panel discussions. Workshops will be held throughout the week and will consist of short story, poetry, non-fiction and memoir writing, travel writing, songwriting, and more.

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This is an event which will welcome home the global O’Sullivans allowing them to reconnect with the clan’s spiritual homeland of the Beara Peninsula in beautiful West Cork.

• Traditional Music
• O’Sullivan genealogy workshops
• Lectures on the heritage of the O’Sullivan Clan
• Specialist clan guided tours
• International O’Sullivan Clan Gathering Gala Dinner

There is limited availability. Email to book a place.

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The ‘Homecoming festival’ is a welcome home festival to the friends and families, who have emigrated,  and their new friends and families. It’s an opportunity to enjoy again the things we once took for granted, from a fair day to a vintage rally, or, a medieval style banquet in Blackwater Castle, complemented, of course, by extensive and varied local cuisine.

There is also the thrill of an adventure day at the outdoor activities centre, or you can express your talent in the ‘Emigrants Song Competition’, then, maybe, join in a night of ‘ceoil agus rince’. For those interested in heritage, and genealogy, we have a special weekend, during festival week, where you can literally ‘Jump into your Irish Heritage’ Castletownroche is the resting place of T.P. Keenan, stage name Tommy Conway, who penned such classics as ‘The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill’, ‘The Boys of the County Armagh’ and many other well known songs, tar linn, beidh spraoì.

This event begins the 12th July 2013 and ends 21st July 2013 and is inspired by friends and families that have emigrated. The event will feature many fun activities for all to enjoy.

• Fair day
• Vintage rally
• Medieval style banquet in Blackwater Castle
• Extensive and varied local cuisine.
• Adventure day
• Emigrants Song Competition

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This festival begins on the 12th July 2013 and will be host to a variety of events to suit all ages. There will be lots of free fun entertainment for everyone and the weekend will be packed full of events.

• Mardi Gras street party
  
• Live open-air live music gigs
• Fireworks display after the crowning of the Queen of the Sea.
• Food festival
• Face painting
• Crab catching & sandcastle building competition
• Street music
• Fun Day in Green Park
• Dog show
• Wife carrying race
• Fastest Daddy race

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