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Traditional Music Sessions
Sessions from Fermanagh to Offaly

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© 2006 Bernd Biege licensed to About.com, Inc.

Fermanagh

  • Enniskillen - "Blakes of the Hollow" - Friday or Saturday
  • Enniskillen - "Bush" - Monday
  • Enniskillen - "Railway Hotel" - Sunday
  • Enniskillen - "Vintage" - Friday

Galway

  • Ballinasloe - "Maud Millar's" - Sunday and Monday
  • Clifden - "Barry's Hotel" - nearly every evening
  • Clifden - "EJ King's" - Friday and Saturday
  • Clifden - "Lowry's" - Saturday
  • Clifden - "Mannion's Bar" - every day
  • Corrandula - "Cregg Castle" - every day
  • Furbo - "Ost na Mara" - Friday to Sunday
  • Inishbofin - "Doonmore Hotel" - every day
  • Kinvara - "Ould Plaid Shawl" - Thursday
  • Oughterard - "Boat Inn" - Thursday to Saturday
  • Oughterard - "Corrib House Hotel" - Saturday
  • Spiddal - "Hughes'" - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Spiddal - "Taafe's Bar" - every day
  • Spiddal - "Tig Coili" - every day
  • Spiddal - "Tigh Neactatin" - every day
  • Spiddal - "The Quays" - Monday and Tuesday

Kerry

  • Ballybunion - "Cliff House Hotel" - every day
  • Caherciveen - "Park Hotel" - Friday and Saturday
  • Caherdaniel - "Derrynane Hotel" - Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday
  • Castleisland - "Tagney's" - Thursday
  • Dingle - "Conair Bar" - Monday, Wednesday to Friday and Sunday
  • Dingle - "Droichead Beag" - every day
  • Dingle - "Skellig Hotel" - Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday
  • Fenit - "The Tankard" - Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Finugue - "Angler's Rest" - Saturday
  • Glenbeigh - "The Red Fox" - Wednesday and Friday to Sunday
  • Glencar - "The Climber's Inn" - Thursday to Sunday
  • Kenmare - "Kenmare Bay Hotel" - every day
  • Kenmare - "Lansdowne Arms" - Thursday and Friday
  • Killarney - "Arbutus Hotel" - every day
  • Killarney - "Castle Ross Hotel" - Tuesday and Wednesday, Friday to Sunday
  • Killarney - "Gleneagle Hotel" - every day
  • Killarney - "Killarney Heights" - every day
  • Killarney - "Killarney Tower" - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
  • Killarney - "Lake Hotel" - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Killarney - "O'Donoghue's Bar" - Friday
  • Killorglin - "The Fishery" - Thursday to Sunday
  • Tralee - "Bailey's Corner Pub" - Tuesday
  • Tralee - "Betty's Bar" - Friday to Sunday
  • Tralee - "Grand Hotel" - Wednesday and Friday
  • Waterville - "Butler's Arms Hotel" - Thursday

Kildare

  • Athy - "Clancy's" - Thursday
  • Kilcock - "Aidan Byrne's Pub" - Thursday
  • Kildare - "Goaban Saor" - Wednesday

Kilkenny

  • Kilkenny - "Anaconda" - Monday
  • Kilkenny - "Caislean ui Cuain" - Tuesday
  • Kilkenny - "Cleere's" - Monday
  • Kilkenny - "Matt the Miller's" - Tuesday
  • Kilkenny - "Metropole Hotel" - Thursday
  • Kilkenny - "Pump House - Wednesday
  • Kilkenny - "Ryan's" - Tuesday and Thursday
  • Mullinavat - "Murphy's" - Saturday

Laois

  • Portlaoise - "Ramsbottom's" - Monday and Friday

Leitrim

  • Carrick - "Anderson's Thatch Pub" - Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
  • Drumshabo - "Paddy Mac's" - Friday

Limerick

  • Abbeyfeale - "Central Lounge Bar" - Saturday and Sunday
  • Adare - "Bill Chawke's" - Thursday
  • Adare - "Collins' Bar" - Saturday
  • Castleconnel - "Bradshaw's" - Tuesday
  • Castleconnel - "Guerin's" - Wednesday
  • Foynes - "Shannon House" - Friday and Saturday
  • Kildimo - "Slattery's" - Saturday and Sunday
  • Limerick - "Dolan's" - every day
  • Limerick - "Eric's Bar" - Wednesday and Sunday
  • Limerick - "Glen Tavern" - Thursday
  • Limerick - "Hanratty's" - Thursday and Friday
  • Limerick - "Locke Bar" - Tuesday
  • Limerick - "Nancy Blake's" - Monday to Wednesday
  • Limerick - "Royal George" - every day
  • Limerick - "Sally Port" - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
  • Limerick - "Tait's Tavern" - Friday
  • Patrick's Well - "Punche's" - Wednesday

Longford

  • Lanesboro - "Loughree Arms" - Wednesday
  • Longford - "Tally Ho" - first and third Tuesday of the month

Louth

  • Ardee - "Danny Boy" - Tuesday
  • Drogheda - "Bridgeford Arms" - Monday
  • Dundalk - "Cheers Bar" - Monday
  • Dundalk - "Lisdoo Arms" - Thursday

Mayo

  • Ballyhaunis - "Manor House" - Wednesday
  • Cong - "Bannagher's Hotel" - every day
  • Louisburgh - "Bunowen Inn" - Sunday
  • Louisburgh - "O'Duffy's" - Saturday
  • Westport - "Henehan's" - Thursday to Monday
  • Westport - "Matt Malloy's" - every day
  • Westport - "The Towers" - Saturday

Meath

  • Laytown - "The Cottage Inn" - Thursday

Monaghan

  • Carrickmacross - "McNally's" - every second Friday
  • Derrynoose - "Tossey's Barn" - first Saturday of the month
  • Monaghan - "Market House Theatre" - laste Thursday of the month
  • Monaghan - "The Shambles" - Thursday

Offaly

  • Banagher - "J.J. Haugh's" - every day in Summer; Friday to Sunday in Winter
  • Ferbane - "Tom's Tavern" - Saturday and Sunday
  • Kilcormac - "Feigherty's" - Saturday and Sunday
  • Shannonbridge - "Village Tavern" - Tuesday

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