2-747: Macroom Mountain Dew Festival was a music festival in Ireland , which was held between 1976 and 1982. Taking place in the grounds of a 19th-century castle in County Cork , it is considered to have been the first rock festival in Ireland. The festival is named for Macroom's reputation as a centre for production of poitín (" mountain dew "). Its organisation was spearheaded by publican and undertaker John Martin Fitz-Gerald, who approached Rory Gallagher’s brother and manager, Donal, about staging
4-533: The open air concert. List of music festivals#Ireland A list of music festivals around the world. A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre , nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday . They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, performance art , and social activities. The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
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