PICTURES: Tipp County Fleadh joins Age Friendly Roscrea

At a full Rambling House in the former Roscrea courthouse the Fleadh committee joined in the 10-year celebrations of Age Friedly Roscrea.

Comhaltas members are often in attendance at the regular Rambling House on the first Wednesday of each month but this was a special gathering as part of the Tipperary County Fleadh Cheoil.

There is a strong link between Comhaltas and Age Friendly Roscrea, given that Jack Keevey, Anne Keevey’s father, was one of the founder members of the Roscrea branch of Comhaltas in 1962.

Anne’s mother Mai was also totally dedicated to Irish language and culture. Anne is the person who brought the Age Friendly Roscrea project from concept to reality.

The night included a wealth of music, song and dance.

Musicians, (some of whom also sang) included Maria Madden, Leah Byrne, Theresa Larkin, Mick Ryan, Peter Redmond and many more.

The ukelele group of Pauline King, Annette Williams, Mary Curtin Delaney, Billy Costello, Marie O’Connor and their leader Fionán Stapleton also participated in the celebrations.

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Pat Flanagan, secretary of the Fleadh committee was MC for the evening. Light refreshments were provided by Mary McMahon, Marion Flanagan and Anne Feehan.

Memories of the evening were captured by photographer PJ Wright. The importance of creating such records can be seen in Peter Byrne’s recent book ‘Rambling Houses-An important part of Irish Culture’.

Bringing the evening to a close, the MC thanked all who contributed in any way to make this rambling house a truly memorable occasion. He also thanked the Age Friendly team for their involvement in the Fleadh events.