Clonmel Song Cycle Musical Trail for Culture Night

Clonmel Junction Arts FestivalCJAF is an Arts Festival that celebrates the town of Clonmel and the talented artists who live and work here. The ‘junction’ of the title is to bring people together: audiences and artists, local and international companies, town and country.Clonmel Junction Arts Festival started 20 years ago as a celebration of touring theatre and live music. Over the years, it has grown into a week-long arts festival where national and international acts share a stage with some of the best local talent.For more information visitjunctionfestival.com

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival

Dive into Clonmel’s past this Culture Night! Go on a musical tour of Clonmel’s most dramatic characters from history.

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Clonmel Song Cycle Musical Trail -	Do you know who Lady Blessington was?-	How did they deal with rebels in 1798?-	And have you heard the story of Clonmel’s own Romeo &amp; Juliet?With songs written by Eamon O’Malley (UpRoar Rock Chorus, Belle Voci Choir) and performed by some brilliant local actors and singers including Diarmuid Vaughan and Eve Whelan, this is our very own Horrible History brought to life by Clonmel Junction Arts Festival for Culture Night 2022 Where? Trail starts at the Main Guard on O’Connell StreetWhen? Friday 23rd September. Choose from 7pm-7.30pm-8pm-8.30pm shows.What do I do now? Make sure you get to go by booking a FREE ticket here!-	The infamous Flogger Fitzgerald, High Sherriff of Tipperary during the 1798 rebellion-	Star-crossed lovers Anne Grubb and Lieutenant Frederick Close whose tragic deaths in 1826 was one of the great mysteries of its time. -	Marguerite Power, Lady Blessington: born in the Old Bridge area, she become one of the most successful writers of the 19th Century and a great cultural icon of her age-	Fr. Nicholas Sheehy: the Catholic priest whose passionate social activism was silenced in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in the 18th Century.Eamon O’Malley brings all these stories and characters to life in a new musical score, performed in the places where these people lived and worked during their lives. The songs were commissioned as part of the In The Open Faoin Spéir programme, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Tipperary County Council Arts Office.Locations: -	Blue Anchor Lane (Star Crossed Lovers)-	Main Guard arches (Flogger Fitzgerald)-	Emmet St coach-house (Lady Blessington)-	Borstal Gate (Fr Nicholas Sheehy)(﻿Stewards will bring audiences to appropriate sheltered alternatives, in case of rain)Age Suitability: suitable for all ages Wheelchair Accessible: All areas are accessible, though as a Musical Trail, movement between stages may be challenging for anyone with mobility issues.

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