Maurice O’Keeffe Festival Launches

The Maurice O’ Keeffe festival launched with a bang! The launch brought in a whole host of familiar faces from Timmy O’Connor and Pat Fleming to Michael and Bernard Moynihan as well as IRD Duhallow’s Maura Walsh.

The festival takes place from the 5th to the 10th of April and includes song, dance, and celebration. Maurice O’Keeffe is famous throughout Duhallow as a master fiddle player. The festival has been held since 2002 and began as a tribute to Maurice and his contributions to Sliabh Luachra’s unique music.

Bars and halls though Kiskeam and Ballydesmoind will be alive with song and dance, and through the festival, a set dance workshop with John “The Lepper” Lynch and competition will be running.

More than 20 sessions will run including ceilí with Tim Joe and Anne O’Riordan as well as The Shandrum Ceilí Band.

Don’t miss out! Visit www.mauriceokeeffe.com for a full festival schedule.

Pat Fleming, Timmy O’Connor, and Alan Finn lead a tune to open the festival

It was a night of song and dance as Alan Finn played behind dancers Ellen and Daniel, and Shannon Fitzgerald performed a solo piece

Bernard and Michael Moynihan pose with comedian Bernard Casey