Chinese Apple Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Other fun things to do in Ireland if you are in town for the weekend before the closing Wilco set at the Forbidden Fruit Festival... If the weather is nice, the Bloom Garden Festival in Pheonix Park (Europe's largest city park):http://bloominthepark.com/ I'm not great at gardening, but they always have fantastic artisan/organic/locally sourced food and beautiful Irish crafts there. I love it! Another great musical offering that weekend is the Rory Gallagher Tribute Festival:http://www.goingtomyhometown.com/ in Donegal. Donegal is fabulous -- a lot of literary types and artists from all over Europe end up there no doubt finding inspiration in the the ruggedly beautiful landscape and quietly friendly (and sparse) population. The Donegal coast also attracts surfers from around the world for the waves. The water, carried by the Gulf Stream from as far away as Mexico, is unexpectedly warm. And the Listowel Writers Week in County Kerry is also worth checking out: http://writersweek.ie/ Some of Ireland's best writers will be there. And this year they are adding song writing and comedy writing to the program. Sounds fab. The weather has been wonderful the last week or so. And for now the forecast is looking pretty good (dry) for next week too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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