Greenways Festival Events

Newmarket

Monday 11th August 2003
Newmarket will host a Clan Gathering on the McAuliffe's. This event will include a battle re-enactment in the town and traditional music will be heard though out the day. A session in the village will also take place that night.
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Kanturk

Thursday 14th August 2003
Kanturk will host a Cycling Festival on the Greenway. Kanturk has 2 Cycling Clubs and will have no problem in promoting a major cycling event for this area. A banquet will be held in front of the Mac Carthy Castle to complete the evening events. This will be the first Mac Carthy Clan Gathering for many years.
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Millstreet

Friday 15th August 2003
Millstreet will host an Mac Carthy and O'Keeffe Clan Gathering. The event will be hosted on Noel C. Duggan's property, on the grounds of the O'Keeffe Castle. This event will run very successfully as it has the backing of Noel C. Duggan and the Development Group in Millstreet. Millstreet is noted for hosting many major events including the Eurovision Song Contest and will have no problem in dealing with large crowds of people.
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Carriganima

Saturday 16th August 2003
Carriganima will host a summer school on Padar O'Leary the famous Irish Writer. The summer school will attract a large crowd, as his works are known nationally and internationally.
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Inchigeelagh

Sunday 17th August 2003
Inchigeela will host the O'Leary Clan Gathering, the O'Leary's have hosted clan gatherings in the past and are delighted to commence the gathering again. The gathering will include battle re-enactments, Talks, walks on the O'Leary route and traditional music will be held in the village that night. The O'Leary's have contacts all over the world with different O'Leary Groupings and feel that this event will encourage alot of overseas visitors.

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Ballyvourney

Friday 22nd August 2003
Ballinvourney, which is part of a Gaeltacht Area in West Cork, will hold a walking event on the newly developed Greenway. This event should gather a large amount of people as the Greenway will be officially opened for this section in Ballinvourney. In the evening Traditional music will be held in the village and actors will dress up in the appropriate dress of the 1600's.
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Ballingeary

Sunday 17th August 2003
Ballingeary will host a Summer Agricultural Show in the village. The show will include different traditional farm animals including cows, sheep, goats and pedigree cattle, which graze in the areas of West Cork and South Kerry. This event will gather about 5,000 people as the event has been running for over 40 years.
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