Siamsa Tire-Folk theatre
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Siamsa Tíre is Ireland
's National Folk Theatre located in Tralee, County Kerry
, Ireland
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Siamsa Tíre was founded in 1974 by Father Pat Ahern and is the showcase of Irish music
, dance
, storytelling and mime. Siamsa is an Irish
word meaning entertainment or amusement, Tíre means of the county/countryside.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's National Folk Theatre located in Tralee, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Siamsa Tíre was founded in 1974 by Father Pat Ahern and is the showcase of Irish music
Folk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
, dance
Irish dance
Irish dancing or Irish dance is a group of traditional dance forms originating in Ireland which can broadly be divided into social dance and performance dances. Irish social dances can be divided further into céilí and set dancing...
, storytelling and mime. Siamsa is an Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
word meaning entertainment or amusement, Tíre means of the county/countryside.