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LATEST NEWS FROM LYRE Updated May 21 2017
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Local Wedding Lyreacrompane who married this weekend. Fleadh Cheoil County Winners 2017
Henry Shefflin Click here to see clip https://youtu.be/wdH9IQVh3cs Henry Shefflin's roots in Kerry were highlighted when Kay O'Leary told Ray about them. Congratulations Karen and Tommy
Truck in Trouble
On TV!!! Caoimhe Lyons from Lyreacrompane features on TG4 at 8pm Sunday night, April 16, with all her school pals from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn in Tralee. In the trailer below Caoimhe is the one doing the Séan Nos dancing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZZtltHQQhU Rally Driving in Sunny Lyreacrompane
Happy Anniversary Tim and Martina
Mick Naughton celebrates
 Photo - The Advertiser Dan will be twenty this year!!! The big event of 2017 in Lyreacrompane has to be the 20th Dan Paddy Andy Festival. Now would be a good time to plan to be at our four day festival on the August Bank Holiday Weekend, Friday to Monday August 4 to 7. We are proud of the fact that the festival has grown and established itself as a popular event in Kerry with an unbroken run for two decades. On the occasion of our twentieth anniversary we are planning to make the festival bigger and better than ever with big names and a couple of new events. We will be announcing full details soon. The Dan Paddy Andy Festival has become a time for exiles to return to meet neighbours and old friends. This year’s festival will be a special one and we hope to see lots of exiles back to celebrate with us and all those who turn up from near and far for Lyreacrompane’s premier event. If you are seeking accommodation near to the Festival the good news is that Glenduff Manor is now offering self catering accommodation. Find out more on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GlenduffManor/?fref=ts or https://www.airbnb.ie/rooms/16551789 Glenduff Manor, Kielduff Phone 00353 (0)66 713 7105 Congratulations to Bernie Moloney and Conor Devlin
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Joe's Country Kingdom 
Click on the following link to listen to Joe's Country Kingdom with Joe Harrington broadcast live from Lyreacrompane on Tuesdays, 9 to 11pm and Saturdays, 9pm to 11pm on internet radio. www.irishcountrymusicradio.com
At the Ploughing at Causeway
Announcing Glenduff Manor
There is general delight in the Lyreacrompane area at the news that Glenduff House is to be extended as a hotel. The historic building was once in the hands of the Hurly Family who were the landlords of Lyreacrompane from 1857 to 1911. There has been a shortage of accommodation for visitors and exiles who visit this general area. The best of luck to Michael O’Malley and his team with their ambitious project which we are sure will be a great and convenient venue for locals and those visiting our place. The new venue will be called Glenduff Manor and will be officially opened on Saturday, January 21 at 12.30pm. Talking for Lyre! Photos from Lyreacrompane NS Facebook page Lyre dog to the fore
Some Lyre folk Celebrating
the New Year
Out on the Wren in Lyreacrompane  Ellie, Odhran. Caoimhe and Chloe in front. Click below to see short video of the Wren in Lyreacrompane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdnG0OL7fu0 Weathering a Storm by Fr Moore
Eimear on the Move!
With their Hero...
County Champion!
Congrats to Claire and Gareth
Photo by The Kerryman Part of a recent Teagasc event on the farm of Tim Nash in Lyreacrompane....
Well deserved award for Mickey
Galloping to Glory
 North Kerry winners being proudly paraded thought Duagh after the Dingle Races. The horses are Razzle Dazzle, Who's Your Daddy, Fourpenny Road and Man of Steel. (Photo from the Kerryman) Another great Dan Paddy Andy Festival The Dan Paddy Andy Festival 2016 was a lovely event with numbers up except for the Bog Walk which took place on a wet morning but still attracted 40 walkers who enjoyed Traditional music and dance before the off and a falconry Display, tae in the bog and turf cutting in the old way. The storytelling event is getting bigger and better every year and the Dog show was as good as ever. But dancing was the main event with 18 hours of dance music making Lyreacrompane the dancing capital of Ireland over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Thanks to all who came along and to all who helped out. We are starting to plan for our 20th Dan Paddy Andy Festival now! Click above for photos. Here are a few comments from people who
attended. "Great to hear from all at home that Dan went well this year. Sorry I missed it but I don't plan to miss the 20th next year". Joseph Enright, Cork "The best Bog Walk we were ever on.
Such variety!" Betty and Tony
Luckal, Ballynash, "Great to be back after four years and to bring along five other members of the family to enjoy a great festival. The grandchildren enjoyed the Bog walk - particularly the Falconry display - and we enjoyed listening to Mike Fitzgerald and Southern Pride. We'll be back!" Robin and Rosemary Daley, Stevenage, UK.
Just writing to wish you success with the festival this year.
Dan Paddy Andy Waltzing Competition  You have only two and a half more weeks to get up to speed for the Dan Paddy Andy Waltzing Competition - so get those practice sessions in and you might waltz away with one of these lovely trophies sponsored by O'Connors Hardware and Farm Supplies Duagh. Kay O'Leary, Secretary of the Dan Paddy Andy Festival Committee, checking out the Trophies with Larry O'Connor. The Waltzing Competition has been moved to the Sunday Night of the Festival this year (July 31st) and the music will be provided by the Singing Jarvey. Guarding local resources Guard What We Have: It is worth considering the important things we have in our community. These include our School, Post Office, Community Centre, Festival and the various small businesses. In the present economic situation it is vital that we continue to support the things that makes and keeps us a vibrant community. Let us appreciate the things we have and work individually and collectively to maintain, extend and improve them. There are a lot of things working against small rural communities like ours and we all need to think of the bigger picture so as to protect what we have. No one else is going to do that for us. |
