Tag Archives: Cork

Jimmy Crowley and Stokers Lodge Reunion Concert


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Jimmy Crowley and Stokers Lodge Reunion Concert It’s been three long decades since one of Ireland’s most popular and successful folk bands, Jimmy Crowley and Stokers Lodge, disbanded. With their distinct Cork accents and raucous traditional music they were one of the 70s premier folk bands. By the time they broke up they had recorded only two albums but The Boys of Fairhill and Camphouse Ballads are today both considered Irish classics. But now they’re back. And the Killarney is pla ...

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History of Hurling event to be held in Muckross


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History of Hurling Are you visiting Ireland from another country and want to acquaint yourself with some Irish culture? Or are you Irish and want to learn more about the country you inhabit? Whatever the story, this day-long seminar could be just the event for you. A History of Hurling, Our National Game is being held in The Schoolhouse in Muckross on Saturday the 26th April. The aim of the event is to promote the game of Hurling and showcase it’s colourful and varied history. There will be a n ...

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Munster Championship Final 2013 – Kerry vs Cork


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It’s the big one. Munster Final. Kerry Vs Cork. In the Park. Always a highlight of any Killarney summer, Kerry taking on Cork in Fitzgerald Stadium is visual feast to behold. This is a rivalry as old as the GAA and though the introduction of a back-door system in 2001 has made provincial championships almost obsolete, this intense rivalry has endured. So far this summer, as like most summers, Kerry and Cork have both steamrolled their way through the Munster Championship. Cork demolished Limeric ...

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