Kildare's session scene benefits from Dublin proximity — musicians who can't afford the city rents have moved out here, and the sessions follow them.
Kildare is horse country and commuter belt in equal measure, but it has a solid mid-week trad circuit. Maynooth's student population keeps things lively at the university end of the county, while the older market towns — Kildare, Athy, Naas — have maintained their own separate session traditions.
at Silken Thomas · The Square, Kildare, Co. Kildare
Named for the rebel lord who rose against the Crown in 1534. Thursday trad in the oldest town in Kildare — sessions running most of the year.
at Lawlor's of Maynooth · Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Mid-week trad in Maynooth — close enough to Dublin to pull in visiting musicians, far enough that the crowd is genuinely local.
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