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 Co. Meath Festivals & Events
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Events 1 to 4 of 4 during July 2008 |
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| Dates | Event, Location & Description | |
| 29 Sep - 1 Oct | O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival , Nobber, Meath |    |
| Harp and instrumental workshops, harp competition, traditional concerts, lectures, historical tours, arts & crafts exhibition and traditional music sessions. | ||
| 14 - 15 Oct | Irish Steel Guitar Festival 2006 Europa Hotel, Drogheda, Meath | |
| A weekend of live steel guitar music by performers from Ireland, USA and Europe. | ||
| 26 - 29 Oct | The Culchie Festival , Athboy, Meath | |
| The male alternative of the Rose of Tralee! | ||
| 24 - 29 Oct | Festival of Masks Various venues in Trim, Trim, Meath | |
| Launch; Well wishes by VT Mel Gibson/Pierce Brosnan, followed by outdoor movie. *Great Outdoors; Outdoor screening of films and visual art throughout the festival * Running Beast by Donál O Kelly in Trim Castle, a music-theatre piece based on Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone (1550-1616). * Fozen Music ll (Ember Productions) performed by Geraldine Plunkett and cellist Geaspar Warfield is a theatrical triptych incorporating; Eavan Boland’s The Lost Land (poem adaptation), Samuel Beckett’s Company (adaptation) and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s Máthair/Mother in Trim Castle. * Spirits; an event performed by various artists where the art of story telling is explored with young audiences as a way of communicating folklore, for example Celtic folklore and other mythical beliefs relevant to the harvest and Halloween. * Crux; Trim Castle is the beautifully austere setting for a presentation of Ireland’s foremost choral groups Crux. This contemporary and theatrically costumed group are performing a selection of enchanting medieval & renaissance music by candle light. *Mask Making: Workshops suitable for schools (different ages) *Landscape / Theatre; a large community led project directed by Ric Jerrome, an international comic Theatre practitioner and associate of The Natural Theatre Company (U.K.). Masquerade Ball; Exclusive Venetian’esque masked ball event in Knightsbrook Hotel | ||
If there is any excuse for a good time then the Irish people will use it. All over Ireland, in every county, town and village you will encounter a festival or event. The excuse may involve food, art, music, sport, history, matchmaking, agriculture, dancing or just about anything else, and will always end in one astronomical party. So before you arrive in Co. Meath remember to visit The National Events Calendar at www.irishdays.com.
