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Cnoc na Gaoithe Tea Rooms Opening

Cnoc na Gaoithe committee members welcomed Minister for Community and Rural Development Michael Ring T.D. and Minister Pat Breen T.D. on December 20th 2019 to Cnoc na Gaoithe after they were awarded a grant of €900,000 to complete the restoration of all buildings and grounds of the former Convent of Mercy which was generously donated to Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in 2011

Pictured Above: Cnoc na Gaoithe committee members with Ministers Ring and Breen, Cllr. Cathal Crowe, Mayor of Clare,Joe Carey T.D. Timmy Dooley T.D with Cllrs. Pat Burke, Pat Hayes and Joe Cooney, Fr Brendan Quinlivan, P.P., Tulla,

Pictured Below:  Lovely warm welcome from Sister Eileen and  Fr Brendan for Minister Michael Ring.

Cnoc na Gaoithe Cultural Exchange to France

31 people travelled to Morlanne in the French Aquataine Region for a week long cultural exchange from 19th to 25th August.

This was the second leg of an exchange following the visit of Les Voilons de Croisse, music group from this region stayed at Cnoc na Gaoithe in July 2018.

The visit included performances by the Cnoc na Gaoithe set dancers and Seisiún Group at the Hestiv’Oc
Festival in Pau, attendance at workshops with Basque Country musicians, visits to the Basque regions of
France and Spain, a climb in the Pyrenees Mountains and a trip to Lourdes to the Bascillica.

Cnoc na Gaoithe Céilí Band, Senior All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions 2019

Cnoc na Gaoithe Céilí Band, three in a row Munster Champions, took the All –Ireland title in Drogheda at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann on 18th August.

They brought the famous Clairseach Dal- gCais and the Kitty Linnane Perpetual Cup back to Tulla after a break of 59 years, when the Tulla Céilí Band won the All-Ireland title in 1957 and again in 1960 and the legendary P.Joe Hayes brought the trophies to Tulla.

A huge crowd came to Tulla on Tuesday 20th August to welcome the band home.

A great night of celebration took place on the street and in Teddy Griffins bar, with musicians, singers and dancers from
all over Ireland attending.