Free classical music event for Ballymahon manor house
Longford Live & Local’s free music concerts just keep coming and Ballymahon is on the programme this week in the beautiful surrounds of Castlecor House.
On Sunday, September 5 at 3pm, a classical and contemporary spectacular lies in store in the beautiful surrounds of Castlecor House. Nestled in the leafy heartland of Longford, on the outskirts of Ballymahon, this impressive manor house has stood the test of time since the 1700s.
Previously described as “perhaps one of the most intriguing buildings” in Ireland, it currently operates as a guest house and is located a few minutes’ walk from the Royal Canal Greenway; just over an hour and a half by road from Dublin and around an hour from Galway. One of its most fascinating features is it octagonal grand hall complete with mirroring fireplaces, that opens out onto its grounds.
Proprietors Loretta Grogan and Brian Ginty have generously offered the 18th-century manor house as a venue for a concert of equal grandeur, a celebration of classical and contemporary music, all as part of the continuing Live and Local programme taking place across the county.
“We are delighted to host Longford Live & Local. Down through its history the house’s famous octagonal hall has long been associated with music and song and this is another wonderful chapter to add to that,” commented Lorretta.
The concert features the highest quality musicians from the modern-day classical-crossover scene including Longford’s own Emer Barry, Maria Matthews, Paul Hennessy and Fintan Farrelly. The programme includes a celebration of traditional Italian opera and some more contemporary arrangements of much-loved work and song from the greats of operatic composition.
Tickets for the event can be booked for free by logging onto Eventbrite.ie and searching for Longford.
Longford Live & Local’s amazing series of concerts in the county over the summer has been delivered by the Longford County Council Arts Office in partnership with Republic of Culture and funded through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Local Live Performance Programming Scheme.