It takes a village to raise a traditional music pub - The Clare Champion

Community effort to reopen 'heart of Kilfenora' pub - The Clare Herald

For decades, Linnane’s Pub stood at the heart of Kilfenora a place where stories were shared, music flowed freely, and generations came together. However, like so many traditional pubs across Ireland, its doors have closed, and with them, a vital space for community and culture has gone quiet. A group of local musicians, neighbours, and […] The post Community effort to reopen ‘heart of Kilfenora’ pub appeared first on The Clare Herald.

It takes a village to raise a traditional music pub - The Clare Champion

A group in North Clare have launched an audacious bid to create one of the world’s first not-for-profit, community pubs at the spiritual home of traditional music in the Burren. Kilfenora woman, Sonja O’Brien, is part of a group who are attempting to purchase Linnane’s Pub in Kilfenora, the former home of Kitty Linnane, the best known band leader of the world famous Kilfenora Céilí Band. The idea was originally inspired by a wish to create a wel…