A treasured traditional instrument has pride of place once more in a family home after a remarkable TV restoration. The bodhrán had been made by a son from his father's garden sieve. Torn, decayed and ...

Size (unframed): H 24" x W 48" (H 61cm x W 122cm) Size (framed): H 30.5" x W 54.5" (H 77.5cm x W 138.5cm) ...

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The Belmont Public Library is hosting an afternoon of Irish music to get in the spirit for Saint Patrick’s Day at the Music on Saturday program, featuring “Ceoil san Trathnonal. Bodhran master Eoin ...

More than 3,000 people of all ages will take part in competitions, but thousands more will attend impromptu music sessions and concerts at different venues around the Co Kerry town. Open-air events ...

According to organisers An Comhaltas the south Tipperary town is set to attract 200,000 people with the promise: “It will be the best yet.” An Comhaltas said Clonmel, having hosted the fleadh for ...

To make a bodhran one needs to start with a piece of wood, usually ash or oak, about a quarter inch thick, 5-6 inches high, and the correct length of the circumference (pi * diameter). A scarf joint ...

A French scientist living in Ireland has helped develop a groundbreaking method of measuring stress on human skin and organs by studying the bodhrán in an advance that could help surgeons treat ...

When Prince Charles picked up the bodhrán “bait” left on an empty chair beside a line of musicians playing a reel at the Cahir food market, the press pack almost lost its collective mind. Moments ...