2011 Festival Guide
Irish Dancing - Subject to Registration
Radisson Blu Hotel, Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th March 2011
English Verse Speaking
Sligo Southern Hotel, Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April 2011
Comortaisi Gaeilge
Sligo Southern Hotel, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April 2011
Traditional Music
Sligo Southern Hotel, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April 2011
Classical Music
Sligo City Hotel, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April 2011
Drama
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sunday 17th until Wednesday 20th April 2011
Enquiries: Kevin Carroll. Tel: 071-9168197, email: feisshligigh@gmail.com
Presentation to Michael Flatley, June 14th, 2010
Pictured above: Michael Flatley receiving a presentation to mark his contribution to Irish Music and dance. Pictured presenting the award are Kevin Carroll, Feis General Secretary & Phil Donnelly, Newbridge Silverware.
When Michael Flatley visited Sligo recently Feis Shligigh made a presentation to him in recognition of his contribution to Irish Music and Dance
On making the presentation, Kevin Carroll, General Secretary of the Feis said "Feis Shligigh was founded in 1929 and is dedicated to the promotion of Irish Culture -- in particular the Irish language, music and dance. For over 80 years we have held annual competitions in Sligo town. Our Irish dancing competitions have always been the cornerstone of the Feis, headlined by our flagship competition, The Madame Markievicz Cup. The "Madame" as we call it, is the highlight of our Feis and has drawn competitors from all over the world, and we are here today to honour its most famous winner.
Michael Flatley danced for, and won, the Madame Markevicz Cup three times -in 1975, 1976 and 1977 winning it outright in the process... a feat which has not been repeated since!!! In the years since Michael danced at the Feis, he has gone on to be an International Superstar. He has succeeded in bringing Irish Dance and Music to a whole new generation as well as to millions of people from around the globe.
We, at Feis Shligigh are now seeing the effects of this popularisation with a resurgence in interest in Irish Cultural competitions -- in particular in Irish Dancing. 2010 was our most successful Feis in decades both in the numbers of dancers competing and in the standard of dancing. Significantly, this year saw the highest number of entries in the Madame Markievicz Cup for 15 years and our winner -- Cathal Keaney from the Hession School Galway, went on to be placed 4th in the World Championship in Glasgow.
Michael, in recognition of your contribution to Irish Dance and Music, and to thank you for your support of Feis Shligigh throughout the years, we are delighted to make this presentation to you. This silver trophy was made and sponsored by Newbridge Silverware, and I would like, now, to welcome Newbridge's marketing manager, Phill Donnelly here today. Now Phill will join me in presenting the trophy to Michael".
Civic Reception, December 2009
