placenamesKilfenora
Cill Fhionnúrach
The 2015 opening added a dedicated account of the céilí band to a centre founded forty years earlier.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Fhionnúrach · Irish · main form
- Kilfenora · English · main form
Place & story
Two openings, forty years apart
The Kilfenora Céilí Band Parlour opened at the Burren Centre on 20 March 2015. The presidential speech for the occasion described an exhibition tracing the band from village parties through dance halls and fleadh competitions to its international performances. The same address recalled that President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh had opened the centre in 1975, when it was described as a display centre. The 2015 event therefore marked an addition devoted to music, rather than the foundation of the Burren Centre itself. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilfenora. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Speech at the opening of the Kilfenora Céilí Band Parlour, 20 March 2015 · Office of the President of Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.