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These are the public holidays observed in Ireland. [1] Public holidays in Ireland (as in other countries) may commemorate a special day or other event, such as Saint Patrick's Day or Christmas Day. On public holidays, most businesses and schools close. Other services, for example, public transport, still operate but often with reduced schedules.
The 23rd edition of Bray Jazz Festival took place on the May Bank Holiday weekend and featured US pianists Ethan Iverson and George Colligan, trumpeter Dave Douglas, UK pianist Zoe Rahman, saxophonists Camilla George, Tori Freestone, Trish Clowes and Meilana Gillard, guitarist Phil Robson, singer Georgia Cecile, flautist Naissam Jalal harpist Cathrin Finch and much more.
Each year, on the May Bank Holiday Weekend, the town hosts a traditional music festival - Féile Chois Chuan - which attracts a large number of enthusiasts from many parts of Ireland and abroad. The main geographical features around Louisburgh are Croagh Patrick to the east, the Sheeffry Hills and Mweelrea Mountains to the south, the Atlantic ...
Bray (Irish: Bré) [2] is a coastal town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated about 20 km (12 mi) south of Dublin city centre on the east coast, and parts of the town's northern outskirts are in County Dublin. [3] It has a population of 33,512 making it the tenth largest urban area within Ireland (at the 2022 census). [1]
Early May bank holiday: 9 May: Liberation Day: Last Monday in May [note 4] Spring Bank Holiday / Late May Bank Holiday: First Monday in June: June Bank Holiday: First Friday in June: Senior Race Day: 5 July [note 1] Tynwald Day: 12 July [note 1] The Twelfth (Battle of the Boyne) First Monday in August: Summer Bank Holiday (August Bank Holiday)
The Bank Holidays Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 17) established public holidays (known as bank holidays) in addition to those customarily recognised in the United Kingdom.. The Act designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August; 26 December if a weekday) and five in Scotland (New Year's Day, or the next day if a Sunday; Good Friday ...
Tully Cross (Irish: Crois na Tulaí, "the cross on the hill") is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route.
The May Bank Holiday weekend sees the town host the "Fleadh by the Feale" traditional music festival. The 2009 festival was the thirteenth of these annual events. The International Bone Playing Competition is one of the highlights of the festival and is held on the Bank Holiday Monday evening on an open-air stage in the town square. [citation ...