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59th Fleadh Makes Welcome Return to Tullamore
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is one of the premier cultural events in Europe and it’s set to leave its distinctive mark as the annual festival of music, song and dance began its exciting and innovative programme of events this week.
Date released: Monday, 17th August, 2009
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is one of the premier cultural events in Europe and it’s set to leave its distinctive mark as the annual festival of music, song and dance began its exciting and innovative programme of events this week.
The 59th Fleadh made a welcome return to Tullamore, Co Offaly having been hosted in the midlands town for the past three years, following phenomenal success.
It is expected that the event will bring over 230,000 visitors, 10,000 performers and 131 competitions to the town of Tullamore.