Category Archives: Trip to Ireland

We had a wonderful workshop with Connie O’Connell not too far from Balleyvourney. Connie not only played and taught many tunes, but also provided some good tips on our technique as well as a few oft quoted gems like, “Stu, … Continue reading →

Here are two recordings from when Tommy Keane, Jacqueline McCarthy, Breda and Claire Keville, and Charlie Harris, played after the workshops. I’m afraid I didn’t get Mairead Casey doing any of her wonderful dance steps, but Karen and Katherine have … Continue reading →

From Galway we traveled to Ennis, conveniently located about 30 minutes from Shannon Airport. We stayed at the Rowan Tree Hostel, which is right on the Fergus River in downtown Ennis. It was probably the nicest accommodations on our trip. … Continue reading →

Our last main stop was in Galway. The first day was an early morning jaunt from Dingle to Galway for a series of workshops with John Wynne, Paul Brady and Angelina Carberry at the famous Crane Bar. We all learned … Continue reading →

We arrived in Dingle late at night after a long drive from Michelle and Tom’s home… to find… a fire in the fireplace and a hostel that was completely reserved for us. It was wonderful to have a place to … Continue reading →

Although we aren’t staying in Tralee, we had such an amazing day in Tralee with Michelle O’Sullivan, Michael Murphy, Mairead Curran, and Paul de Grae, that it really does deserve its own post. We left Killarney around 8:30 and we … Continue reading →

We arrived in Killarney on the 27th and are staying at the Neptune Hostel which is just off main street and very near the magnificent Cathedral here. Several folks are talking about celebrating mass there tomorrow. After dropping off our … Continue reading →