Fleadh News

Macroom can look forward to a weekend of wonderful music, song, dance and entertainment as part of the 2012 County Fleadh Cheoil celebrations which will take place in the town on May 11-13th next. The town’s businesses will receive a timely boost from the many visitors from all over Cork and beyond who will visit Macroom for the Fleadh weekend.

The Fleadh is being hosted by Aghinagh branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann, and it is expected that over 1500 competitors will participate in the various competitions. Indeed the Cork Fleadh is recognised as the largest County Fleadh throughout Ireland. In all, there are over forty categories of competitions, encompassing Under 12 to Senior age-groups with competitions for every instruments including Fiddle, Button Accordion, Flute, Traditional Singing, Harp and Uilleann Pipes.

The local organising branch are hard at work planning and fundraising for the Fleadh
The very energetic committee consists of Nancy O'Donovcan, Chairperson; Peggy Lynch, Vice-Chairperson; Theresa Dennehy, Secretary; Grace Donovan, Treasurer, and PRO is Dermot Donovan