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Something a bit different: Kerry Tattoo Convention 2014


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Kerry Tattoo Convention Running concurrently with the BikeFest, the Kerry International Tattoo Convention will be held in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney this June bank holiday weekend. Something tells me that wasn’t an accident. Anyway, the convention is in its second year and is sure to be a Mecca for tattoo enthusiasts everywhere as a veritable feast of some of Ireland’s and the world’s most exciting tattoo artists arrive in Killarney to show off their tats and what not. The conv ...

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An arts and music festival with a difference: K-Fest


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K-Fest This June bank holiday weekend if you’re looking for ambitious art, live music and unique cinema, then you should head to nearby Killorglin and check out the K-Fest. K-Fest is an annual music and arts festival held and has gone from strength to strength in recent years. This year’s programme is very exciting and indeed audacious. There are very few small festivals with such an ambitious programme of events as K-Fest and its colourful and eccentric performers and artists bear witness ...

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National Drawing Day 2014: The work of Mary Herbert


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National Drawing Day You may or, more than likely, may not know that Saturday the 17th of May 2014 is National Drawing Day on this fair isle. Well it is. And to celebrate this day The Schoolhouse in Muckross is hosting a special talk focusing on the artistic work of Mary Herbert, a 19th century watercolour painter famed for her stunning landscape paintings of Kilalrney. She was married to Henry Arthur Herbert who is significant as he is the man responsible for the building of Muckross House. Born Mary ...

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Art Exhibition at Killarney Library

Killarney Library Killarney Library Artwork by members of Coolgrane Training Centre, a centre which cares for people with mental health problems in Killarney and its surrounding areas, is currently the subject of an art exhibition at Killarney Library. The exhibition started last Thursday the 20th March and runs until Thursday the 3rd April. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, photographs and 3D structures. The Killarney Library is situated on the Rock Road next to the Sandpit Car Park and no ...

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Three indoor activities to do in Killarney

Indoor activities in Killarney The nights are getting longer, the days are getting colder and the skies are getting greyer. As they say in Game of Thrones, Winter is coming. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be stuck with nothing to do in Killarney. Killarney has plenty of indoor activities and attractions to keep you occupied if you don’t fancy having to swim through the national park. 1. Ancestors from Ireland If you’re visiting Ireland from abroad because you have Irish ancestor ...

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