A well known slide, attributed to O’Keeffe.

 

The famous photograph of Patrick O’Keeffe taken in Lyons’s Bar in Scartaglin by the late Liam Clancy in 1955.

 

RTE Radio presenter, Peter Browne (centre) presenting the award for dedication to the music of Sliabh Luachra to Denis McMahon at the concert at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre on Saturday night. Included are: John Brosnan seated with the festival committee’s Mike Kenny and Cormac O’Mahony. Photo by John Reidy 24/10/2010
Mike Kenny
Festival founder member, broadcaster and piper, Peter Browne (left) presenting the ‘Dedication’ award to Killarney based singer, Jimmy O’Brien at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival Sunday night concert at last October’s event. Photograph: Paudie O’Connor
Ballydesmond collector and musician Dan Herlihy will be honoured for his dedication to the music of Sliabh Luachra at this weekend’s Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival in Castleisland. Photo by John Reidy
The Calm before the Swarm. Enjoying a few quiet pints in Hartnett’s Bar on the eve of this weekend’s Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival were from left: Cormac O’Mahony, John Reidy, David ‘Dauber’ Prendiville and Tommy Dom O’Connor. Photograph: Gerdie Murphy 27-10-2016

 

A social gathering after one of the first meetings of the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival Committee at The Shoemaker’s Inn included from left: Mike Kenny, festival chairman with friends: Tom Wren, Denny O’Sullivan and Jerh Sugrue. ©Photograph: John Reidy 12-10-1993

John Blake,Nathan Gourley,Mairead Hurley.

John Blake, Mairead Hurley, Nathan Gourley

 

Here’s to song and singing ! Bean-a’-Tí, Aileen Rowntree pictured with singers, Mickey MacConnell and Tim Dennehy and the latest festival signing Don Stiffe (inset) who will joing the stars of the Saturday afternoon session at at Hartnett’s / Fagin’s Bar at the annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival in Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy 25-10-2014. Don Stiffe ©The Galway Advertiser.

 

Expecting the weather we’re getting: Mickey McConnell making his way through the Syberian conditions to the Bog Snorkelling event in John B. Keane’s on Thursday night in Listowel. ©Photograph:  John Reidy

 

Clare based, Kerry born singer, Tim Dennehy – a firm O’Keeffe festival favourite – will be taking part in the Walk and Sing weekend in Ballyferriter.
Photo by John Reidy

 

United Nations: Getting stuck into a session at Tom McCarthy’s Bar in Castleisland during the 2015 Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival were: Joan Brosnan, Castleisland, Forbes Robinson, Bath, UK; PJ Teahan, Castleisland; Mick Culloty, Currow; Crystal Bailey and Patrick Cavanagh, Maryland, USA; Kathy Cook, UK and Ballydehob, West Cork and Pat Joe O’Leary, Ballydaly, Millstreet, Co. Cork. ©Photograph: John Reidy 26-10-2015

  

Fiddle player, Aoife Desmond-Kevill, Castlecove pictured with her parents, Walter and Michelle at The Music of Sliabh Luachra lecture by Paddy Jones in Browne’s Bar on Friday night. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Sliabh Luachra Music’s Russian ambassador, Anton Zilla (centre right) with from left: Cormac O’Mahony festival chairman; Paddy Jones – who delivered his lecture on the Music of Sliabh Luachra with host Peter Browne in Browne’s Bar on Friday night. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

At The Music of Sliabh Luachra lecture by Paddy Jones in Browne’s Bar on Friday night were: Martin Van Hensbergen (left) and Caroline Vermeulen and Chrispoph Wiekart with Suzanne de Vos, Holland and Cathy Cook, Ballydehob. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Peter Browne, Gerry Harrington and Billy Clifford in concert at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy 30/10/2011

 

Flashback 2002: Gathered for the RTE Radio One Céilí House 2002 recording at Brennan’s Bar were, front from left: Donal O’Connor, Nicky McAuliffe, Mick Mulcahy, Louise Mulcahy and soundman, Pat Hogan. Back from left: Kieran Hanrahan, presenter, Anne McAuliffe, Patrick O’Connor, John Connolly, Denis McMahon, Celia Regan, Pat Mulcahy, Michelle Mulcahy, Peter Browne, producer and Martin Moran, soundman. ©Photograph: John Reidy 10/11/2002

 

The late Seamus Creagh (second from left) with his partner, Marie-Annick Desplanques and Eoin O’Sullivan (left) and Gerry Harrington as they gathered in Castleisland for the opening night of the 1997 Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival at the River Island Hotel.
©Photograph: John Reidy 24-10-1997

 

Paddy Cronin (left) Johnny O’Leary and Maurice O’Keeffe playing at Tom Fleming’s Bar during the Scartaglin Féile Cheoil on Saturday, August 5-1995.
©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Castleisland publican, Seán Brennan (right) pictured with Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival players and patrons, from left: Dan Breen, Larry Joy, Peter Horan, Dessie O’Halloran, Jackie Daly and Francis O’Halloran.
©Photograph: John Reidy 30/10/2005

 

Paddy Carmody, Gneeveguilla – a nephew of Patrick O’Keeffe is pictured with Máire Begley-O’Shea, Charlie Nelligan and Cormac O’Mahony at the Radio Kerry Kingdom Céilí programme at the launch of the 2007 Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival at Con’s Bar.
©Photograph: John Reidy 26/10/2007

 

Talking about singing: Singers gathered for the annual session at Tom McCarthy’s Bar in Castleisland, Co. Kerry during the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival. From left: Tim Dennehy, Mullagh, Co. Clare; Pat O’Sullivan, Scartaglin; Mary McCarthy, proprietor; Cristy Cronin, Gneeveguilla and Dessie O’Halloran, Inishbofin

 

The bust of Patrick O’Keeffe – the great Sliabh Luachra fiddle master (1887 – 1963) overlooks the village of Scartaglin from his perch on the village green. The piece is the work of Castleisland based sculptor and O’Keeffe festival founder Michael Kenny.
©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Mike Kenny

 

Brosna fiddle maker Murt Collins (right) with local publican and musician, Con Curtin and two of the instruments made from a crashed Fokker aircraft.

 

Fleadhed out: Taking a break from musical activity at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival were: Jackie Daly (left) with Paul de Grae and Gerry Harrington.
©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Brosna singer, Evelyn O’Connell (right) with Inishbofin natives, Mary Lavelle and singer Andrew Murray at The Poet’s Inn during last year’s Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival singing afternoon. This year’s singing session will be held at Kearney’s Bar on Saturday from 3pm.
©Photograph: John Reidy

 

 

Johnny O’Leary (seated centre) pictured at last month’s Con Curtin Traditional Music Festival in Brosna with, from left: Tim Kiely, Joe O’Sullivan, Colin O’Sullivan, Derek and Janet Warrington, Dan O’ Connell and John Downey.
©Photograph: John Reidy 17/6/01

 

Sculptor, Mike Kenny with Arts, Sport and Tourism Minister, John O’Donoghue, TD pictured with the monument to Johnny O’Leary after it was unveiled by the minister at Kenmare Place, Killarney on Saturday.
Photograph: John Reidy

 

Johnny O’Leary was very much part of the first session of the inaugural Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival took place at The Rambling House, Castleisland on Friday evening, October 22-1993. Pictured before the music began were: proprietor Mary Jones with, from left: Tim Kiely, Jerry McCarthy, Johnny O’Leary, Dan O’Connell, Paddy Cronin and Denis McMahon.
Pic: John Reidy

 

 

Canadian fiddle player, Jay Kulshinsky playing in a session at Kearney’s Bar in Castleisland on Sunday afternoon during the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Minister for Sport and Tourism, Brendan Griffin, TD (centre) pictured at the official opening of the 26th annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival at the River Island Hotel on Friday night. Included are from left: Patsy O’Donoghue, Cllr. Bobby O’Connell, Concubhar Ó Mathúna, Cormac O’Mahonhy, Eoin Stan O’Sullivan and Paddy Jones. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Gearóid Ó Duinnín (left) in a session with: Sarah Roche, Trish O’Dea, Donal O’Leary, Nollaig Ní Laoire, Clionhna Ní Choisdealla, Aoife Ní Chaoimh and Paudie O’Connor at Hartnett’s Bar on Friday night. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

There’s a strong Inishbofin and Brosna flavour to this line-up of happy people before the 2004 Saturday’s singing session at The Poet’s Inn. From left are: Desmond O’Halloran, SheilaHealy, Phil Griffin, Christy Cronin, Tim Healy, Con Curtin, Cormac O’Mahony,Anne Curtin, Francis O’Halloran, Diarmuid O’Connor and Andrew Murray. Photo: John Reidy
The house Patrick O’Keeffe grew up and lived in. Just outside Castleisland in Glountane Cordal.
The house Patrick O’Keeffe grew up and lived in. Just outside Castleisland in Glountane Cordal.

 

Patrick’s father was headmaster of the local school. Patrick took over as headmaster on his fathers death in 1915. Patrick never settled into the role. He upped and left in about 1920 to become a travelling fiddle teacher. For the next 40 years he walked up and down the hills of Kerry/Cork sometimes as much as 30 miles a day. The ruins of the school that O’Keeffe was headmaster in, in Glountane. ©Photograph: Bob Singer

 

The ruins of the school that O’Keeffe was headmaster in, in Glountane. ©Photograph: Bob Singer
Anton Zille from Moscow plays a tune in Glountane National School in honour of O’Keeffe. ©Photograph: Bob Singer

 

Timmy O’Connor (centre right) receiving the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival Dedication to the Music of Sliabh Luachra Award trophy from festival chairman, Cormac O’Mahony with recently appointed Sliabh Luachra Musician in Residence, Eoin Stan O’Sullivan (left) and his father, Raymond in Scully’s Bar in Newmarket. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Jerome ‘Fagin’ Hartnett (left) with Tommy Dom O’Connor out on festival sinage duty on the bypass this morning. Photograph: John Reidy

 

At the first official meeting of the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival Committee at The Showmaker’s Inn were, front from left: Pats Broderick, John Reidy and Tom Hickey. Back: Mike Kenny, Mary Jones, Pat Mitchell and Tom Doody. Photograph: Paul Reece. 12-10-1993

 

Festival Chairman, Cormac O’Mahony (left) pictured with founder members, Mary Jones and Peter Browne, Matt Cranitch the 2017 festival award winner; Caoimhe Flannery, Fiddler of Dooney U-18 winner and Ciarán Browne at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival 25th anniversary concert at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland on Sunday night. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Like the clappers: Crew member, Colin Morrisson showing it all during the Red Shoe Production visit to Castleisland last October. ©Photograph: John Reidy 29/10/2016

 

TG4/Hup cameraman, Paschal Cassidy preparing to film musicians and Brosna Céilí Band members, Jean Scannell (left) and Gretta Curtin at Nana Bea’s Restaurant on the Saturday of the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival in Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Maura O’Connor, Abbeyfeale performs onstage at the 2016 festival concert.

 

Aidan Connolly, who launched his highly acclaimed album ‘Be Off’ at the 2016 festival performing on stage during the concert.

 

Paddy Jones being presented with his ‘Dedication to the Music of Sliabh Luachra Award,’ at the 2016 festival by Peter Browne and Cormac O’Mahony. Piece created by Finn Harper. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Renowned American Fiddle Player Nathan Gourley enthrals the audience at the 2016 festival ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Mickey MacConnell introducing one of his songs at Saturday’s singing session with fellow guests, Tim Dennehy and Don Stiffe. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

Peter Browne, Gerry Harrington and Billy Clifford in concert at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy 30/10/2011

 

Festival founder member, broadcaster and piper, Peter Browne (left) presenting the ‘Dedication’ award to Killarney based singer, Jimmy O’Brien at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival Sunday night concert at last October’s event. Photograph: Paudie O’Connor

 

Coming up for air: Musicians from left: Eamonn O’Riordan, Gear—id î Duinn’n, Brian Mooney, Mikey Walsh and Jean Michel taking a break from their afternoon session at The Half Barrel during October’s Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival. ©Photograph: John Reidy

 

The late Johnny O’Leary (right) pictured with the late Ciar‡n Mac Mathœna (left) with Jimmy O’Brien and Ciar‡n’s wife, Dolly McMahon on the occasion of the celebration of his 40th year of Radio ƒireann broadcasting at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland in March 1995. ©Photograph: John Reidy 11-3-1995

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