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| Sean Kane, Michael Fahy, Verona Pentony and Eugene Kane |
The Olympiad or Haymaking Festival in the Porchfields drew a large crowd on a day of competing interests in the county. The Meath Writers' Circle were out in attendance and a number of people dropped in for a chat as the day progressed. Michael Durkan was recording close by and his CD of local singers and poets should be out by August or September of this year. But it's a great place for vintage cars and tractors and sheaf tossing and just about everything else you can imagine with stalls and amusements and swinging boats and a roll in the hay if you're so inclined or diverted. I managed to catch some of the pageant on the way out and very powerful oration it was and done from memory if I recall. A re-enactment of Pearse at the graveside of Ó Donovan Rossa. Also some great singing and dancing down at the main stage with Matt Leavy there as well, further up. One of the best country and western singers in Ireland you should look him up on youtube sometime. Other musicians there as well and something for every one's interest.
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