Travel to The Gathering in Killarney

If you're thinking of traveling from the States to The Gathering (the festival website - view 2008 festival information until the website is updated for 2009) in Killarney (Ireland) in February, NOW is the time to book your flight.

Take advantage of Aer Lingus' $199 each way fares from Boston and other US cities by September 19th, 2008. The festival consists of five days of concerts, ceilis, sessions, set-dance and instrument workshops at The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland. To take advantage of all the festival offerings, book your flight to arrive by Wednesday for an evening session and stay through Sunday night (18th - 22nd).

To download a flyer on The Gathering and find more info, go to Irish Thymes.

West Clare Dance Masters Celebrated

The contribution to Irish dance and music of two of Ireland’s most celebrated Dance Masters, the late Dan Furey (1909-1993) and James Keane (1918-2000), is celebrated each September with the Dan Furey Weekend in County Clare, Ireland. They are credited with being the saviors of the traditional dances of the Labasheeda area and for establishing dance schools throughout West Clare* in the West of Ireland. Read more on "Remembering Ireland's Dance Masters." [Photo courtesy of DiscoverIreland.com]

*"Holiday Haunts on the West Coast of Clare" by H B H is a travel guide to the resorts of Clare, published in 1891; it is published by the Clare Library and is a fascinating look into the resorts of the past in this area of Ireland. Find more online publications of the Clare Library here.