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Rare footage of Garland Sunday being celebrated in Lahinch in the 1950s forms part of a new, multi-media exhibition by local artist, Anne Maree Barry. Barry, who moved to North Clare five years ago, uncovered the rare, black-and-white footage in the National Archive and has developed it into a short film with an original soundtrack. The footage was originally shot by Paddy O’Neill, formally of Ennistymon and Lahinch. Barry both wrote the lyrics and performed the accompanying soundtrack, with music from Enda Gallery and fiddle from Aindrias de Staic. This film, entitled All Alone, is running in the Red Couch Space in the gallery, and is a companion piece to an exhibition of photographs by Barry in the upstairs gallery. This exhibition is inspired by Barry’s own experiences of rave culture on Red Rock Beach at Howth Head in Dublin in years gone by. Garland Sunday was a festival of music and dance which took place in Lahinch in the …

IDEAS are being sought ahead of an intergenerational festival to take place in Ennistymon in May. Rekindle is a festival of lost skills celebrating and showcasing the knowledge of older people in our communities that can help us all to live a truly sustainable life. Building upon the success of the first Rekindle festival of 2022, this year’s event will btake place on Sunday, May 14 at the Courthouse Gallery Ennistymon. Coordinator Katie Cogan has launched a search for older people who might like to exhibit in the festival. “So many of the skills we need now to live in a truly sustainable way were once practiced by generations past,” she said. “We’re now looking for older people with skills involving making useful things, repair, creating beautiful crafts, growing materials or foods, mending belongings or building habitats. Anyone with a skill diminishing in popularity and in danger of being forgotten. Is this you or do you know someone who matches …