Events that happen in and around the Beara Peninsula
Dr Strangely Strange at Lehanmore community centre. The lads have been playing together since the sixties and have a few albums recorded. They played their gig as the end of the World Tour which had started earlier in the year in Kenmare.
Colin Deady was the support act, he put on a good show to get the crowd excited for what was to follow.,..
Dr Strangely Strange at Lehanmore
The Dursey Island Festival of 2023 a story of Arm Wrestling, Singing and Drink…. Ann Finch did a great job organising again a festival on Dursey Island. A good turn out of people came and enjoyed an early mass, after which there was a bbq with plenty of food and drink. There could have been a few more people there, however a technical issue meant the cable car was out of action for a good part of the afternoon, fortunately Denis came over on his boat to pick a few people up. Christian organised an arm wrestling tournament which was very interesting, especially when the women started their competition. Which was won by Julia Jeisy Mcnally from Garnish.
Watch the video here below
After the arm wrestling more food and drink with some excellent singing and music playing outside until the late hours. A few folk gathered in one of the houses to continue on into the early hours, we will be back.
Thanks to all involved in making it such a great occasion.
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:05 No Cable Car
01:33 Arm Wrestling
07:35 Singing
Gond Art exhibition in the 8 Cows Gallery, Allihies, when two small rural villages create a link amazing things can happen. Nadette came across the Gond Tribe people in the village of Patangarh a few years ago and since then has been helping them to maintain their way of life by buying art from them and then selling it on again in Ireland. All money made outside of mounts, frames delivery is then sent to India. The opening of the show was done by Cormac Boydell.
Watch the opening here below
This year in February 2023 Nadette visited the village for the third time and the first since Covid, the villagers were very happy to see her and below is a film of that visit.
Please call in any day from now until the 5 June between 1300 and 1800 to see the exhibition of unique art from India.
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