March 2024

An Ownerless Corner of Songs

For Francy Devine on his 75th birthday

Howth Singing Circle

Thursday 7th March 2024 – 8 to 11

in the Abbey Tavern, Howth.

All singers and listeners welcome

Fir an Tí Paddy Daly & Laurence Bond

May 2023 – Special Night

Along the River Boyne

A Tribute Night for Mary Ann Carolan

& John Sheil

with

Francy Devine & Seán Faulkner

Thursday, 4 May from 8pm

Sea Angling Club, West Pier, Howth

‘Twas in the pleasant Summer time
I roved along the river Boyne
To take the air I was inclined
Dame Nature seemed so gay’

October 2022

October 2022

Songs of Munster

with Fergus Carey & Francy Devine

Three in a Row from Claudia Anderson (Chicago)

1610 map of ‘The Province of Mounster’ by John Speed, 1551-1629

Thursday, 6 October from 8pm

Howth Sea Angling Club, West Pier

all singers, musicians & listeners welcome

‘How oft I’ve watched him from the Hill move here and there in grace,
In Cork, Killarney, Thurles town or by the Shannon’s race,
‘Now Cork is bet; the hay is saved!’ the thousands wildly sing-
Don’t speak too soon, my sweet garsún, for here comes Christy Ring.’

A memory in tribute to our friend, the late Jimmy Smyth of Ruan

Summer 2022

An open session in aid of St Francis Hospice

Singing the Fishing

the herring fishing fleet, Howth, West Pier, 1860

Fir an Tí

Paddy Daly & Francy Devine

Saturday, 16 July 2022 – 3-6pm

Howth Sea Angling Club, West Pier

all welcome

‘With our nets and gear we’re faring
On the wild and wasteful ocean.
It’s there that we hunt and we earn our bread
As we hunted for the shoals of herring’

May 2022

Howth Singing Circle – May Session

A Garland for May

Fir an Tí -Francy Devine & Brian Doyle

Three in a Row – Fergus Whelan

Thursday, 5 May at 8.30pm – Abbey Tavern

all musicians, singers and listeners welcome

‘With head uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn