What’s On in Leitrim

'Seanchas in Step & Song', is a free children’s cultural workshop, led by Fionnuala and Ailíse Maxwell for those aged 7 - 12 years. Children will learn some local traditional songs, sean nós and set dances, whilst gaining an insight into our rich heritage of local music, dance and folklore. No previous experience necessary but […]

Tomás Ó Máille (1880-1938) was the inaugural Professor of Irish at University College Galway. A folklore and song collector, newspaper editor, linguist, and teacher, Ó Máille was in a pioneer in many ways. His greatest foresight was his commitment to the newest technology of his day – audio recording. From 1928, he created hundreds of […]

Inspired by an invitation from the late balladeer, Josie McDermott, "All you who love scenery with me come along, to the grand County Leitrim of story and song". Join traditional singer and researcher, Fionnuala Maxwell and The Leitrim Larks on a mini bus tour through Leitrim where you can take in the sights, sounds, history […]

Hands-on History Family Workshop  Families have the opportunity to get hands-on with their prehistoric past with Scéal Heritage, as they work with clay to create the type of pottery made and used during the Stone Age, thousands of years ago. Participants learn about everyday life in the Stone Age and are guided to make a […]

Sunday, 1st Sep. 2024 at the Lough Rynn Castle Hotel, Mohill, Co. Leitrim Now entering it’s 28th year, the Lough Rynn Harvest Festival & Vintage Day continues to grow from strength to strength. Visitors to the festival will enjoy a wide range of old Irish farm arts and crafts demonstrations and re-enactments, as well as a large high quality vintage […]

Solas Art Gallery proudly announces the opening of two solo exhibitions on Friday 6th September 2024 at The Island Theatre, Ballinamore. Both exhibitions offer insights to a shared vulnerability represented by nature and life and will run concurrently until the 12th of October.   Gillian Wright - “Connection” The nature of Gillian’s practice is to […]

11th Adaptation Film Weekend at The Glens Arts Centre! Manorhamilton 19th -22nd, September, 2024. Adaptation is back with an even greater emphasis this year on the potential of the wider region as a place of film production: a new John McGahern film adaptation; a documentary profile of a prominent member of Leitrim’s newer communities; a second […]

A deeply dramatic play with moments of great laughter. Audiences can expect to be gripped by the tension, informed by the story and entertained by the comedy. Power, Politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst. A woman who fought for working […]

Iarla Ó Lionáird, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Derek Hickey and Stephanie Keane The Irish Traditional Music Archive is home to the largest, most comprehensive collection of Irish traditional music, song, and dance in the world. ITMA presents an evening of traditional music, song and dance from four of Ireland's leading contemporary traditional artists: Iarla Ó Lionáird (singer), Aoife Ní […]

The Irish coarse angling festival is known for its combination of 5 days of match angling, good hospitality and great fishing; the ideal anglers holiday! It is taking place around Carrigallen and surrounding lakes between 30th sept to 4th of oct.

Jargon, the highly talented multi-instrumentalist acoustic quartet, has returned, revisiting their interpretations and original songs in Ragtime, Blues, Folk and Bluegrass styles. Formed by Charlie McGettigan in 1973, and reformed in the eighties, they followed Clannad and Pumpkinhead in winning the prestigious Letterkenny Folk Festival and subsequently released three singles. The group took a break in 1983 to pursue […]