Ballyhoura Walking Festival
Claimed as Ireland's first walking festival, this long-running autumn weekend explores the hills and ancient routes of Ballyhoura Country with sunrise walks, moonlight ascents, and a medieval stroll in nearby Kilmallock.
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"Now in its 70th year, Cappamore Show is one of Munster's most respected one-day agricultural shows, drawing competitors from across the region for livestock, horses, vintage engines, and artisan craft classes."
Cappamore Agricultural Show
"A rare surviving Limerick pattern day, held on the Feast of the Assumption, gathering the parish of Ballylanders for traditional devotions that link Christian feast to pre-Christian harvest custom."
Ballylanders Pattern Day, Feast of the Assumption
"The Irish Landmark Trust opens Goggin Cottage in the rural village of Kildimo for free self-guided tours, offering a window into traditional Limerick rural domestic life."
Heritage Open Doors: Goggin Cottage
"Limerick's largest agricultural festival brings up to 15,000 visitors to Limerick Racecourse for show jumping, livestock classes, a dog show, horticulture, a food village, and live music all in a single summer day."
Limerick Show
"A beloved two-day outdoor folk and roots music festival held in the small west Limerick village of Kilmeedy, with camping under the September sky and a warm community atmosphere."
Full Moon Rising
"An intimate autumn gathering in the estate village of Glin celebrating the legacy of the Mulvihill brothers with workshops, sessions and concerts rooted in the north Munster trad tradition."
Brendan and Martin Mulvihill Traditional Music Week
"Cobh's beloved three-day harbour festival combines sailing competitions, live music, a busking contest and a fancy dress parade in one of Ireland's most iconic waterfront towns."
Cobh People's Regatta
"Trail runners tackle fuchsia-lined island lanes and clifftop paths in a half marathon and 10km on Ireland's southernmost inhabited island, with the ferry crossing from Baltimore included in the adventure."
Cape Clear Island Races
"The prestigious King and Queen of the Roads championship, the showpiece finale of the Irish Road Bowling season, runs over three days on the country roads around Ballincurrig in East Cork, crowning the year's top male and female bowlers."
King and Queen of the Roads
"A beloved three-day horse-racing festival set against the dramatic backdrop of Dingle Bay, drawing crowds to one of Ireland's most scenic racecourses on the Dingle Peninsula."
Dingle Races
"A traditional currach racing day on the wild Atlantic coast of west Clare, part of the all-island Rásaí na gCurrach season and a rare chance to see canvas currachs racing in open coastal waters."
An Dún Beag Currach Races
"An offshore coastal rowing endurance regatta based in one of Ireland's busiest fishing ports on the Beara Peninsula, drawing club crews from across Munster for long-course competition on open Atlantic water."
Castletownbere Endurance Regatta