Maurice O'Keeffe Festival Round-Up

The Maurice O’Keeffe Festival was a huge success. While the weekend of song, dance, competition, and craic is finished for this year, the countdown has already begun to the next one.

John Coakley presenting the prizes at the competition

Cllr Bernard Moynahan and Cork Lord Mayor Danny Collins presenting John Walsh with a lifetime of dedication to the music of Sliabh Luachra award

Doon Road - Simon Crehan (guitar), Conor Daly (fiddle), Pat Fleming (accordion), Fionn O’Hanlon (bouzouki).

The first session of the festival in full swing in The Rock Bar, Newmarket

Group piece at the concert by all local musicians, showing the trad is still in with all age groups.

The Maurice O’Keeffe Festival frame saw plenty action (even from the Discover Duhallow team!) It proved a favourite for photos with so many we couldn’t include all of them - be sure to check the Maurice O’Keeffe Festival Facebook or Instagram to see them all.

Cllr Bernard Moynihan and Musician Pat Fleming with Cork County Mayor Danny Collins

Margaret O’Connor , Shelia O’Shea , Eileen Rist

Sheila Fitzgerald

Music Legend Timmy O’Connor

Kiskeam Set Dancers