Che Guevara festival on in Kilkee, County Clare, the last weekend in September

[Ryan]

Hey Andy, what's this about Rob and a West Ireland Herf? Sounds like a good idea. Look forward to the next time.

Hi Keith, there is a Che Guevara festival on in Kilkee, County Clare, the last weekend in September, details not yet up.
The first one was held last year, the 50th anniversary of Che visiting the town, when his flight was delayed by fog in Shannon.
Jim Fitzpatrick was there (artist who created the famous print of the Che image, copied from the Korda photograph), Teresita Trujillo, Cuban Ambassador to Ireland was also there. About 10 of us went, Rob organised a cigar/rum tasting. Good pubs, music, outdoor smoking venues. It's a nice little seaside town with a good buzz about the place.
It would be great to organise something when the details go up. The more the merrier down there.
Here is a link to a blog about last year's with some pictures.

http://www.jamesfox.ie/page.html?id=40&zenid=rn5i02ajn5cv4rc1i5stn1lgt6

I'll put something up when details of this year's event get out.

Andy

[nicwing]

Che Guevara festival on in Kilkee, County Clare, the last weekend in September

I'm bringing this next post over to it's own wee thread so that it gets the prominence it deserves!

[cohibaIV]

Look forward to hearing a few more details on this one myself...


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[ACMCC]

Yeh agreed Dale, this looks very interesting...

[nicwing]

Better let the Army surplus stores know to stock up on green jump suits and black boots then!

[ACMCC]

Do you not have your set already Nic...

[nicwing]

No, but my wife may let me borrow the ones she uses when she is servicing the Lanchester.

[cohibaIV]

I have family in Balleymoney, Co. Antrim - is this any where near to the possible Irish HERF???


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[Bigboned]

Nah Antrim and Clare are miles away I'm afraid bud, Clare is south west, Antrim is north east
Count me in tho! I'm in the south east lol

[RickMG]

I have to tell you, Kilkee was probably one of the best times I ever had. When Andy (Ryan) told me last year about the festival and we just happened to be traveling in Ireland, my wife and I juggled things around in order to put a couple of days there during the festival. First, the town surprises the heck out of you. It seems like one long street, but what a happening street during the festival. Bands in every pub and restaurant and they were still going strong when we went back to our hotel at 1:30 a.m. We had to literally squeeze through the gorgeous, barely dressed young things to get to the lobby of our hotel.

Here are some photos from the event that I took. You will have to have a facebook account to see them, but they are public, so if you do you should have no trouble. Rob Fox is the guy dressed as Che (he did a fabulous job, even fooled me when I arrived). Andy is the guy who looks like Fidel, and he didn't even have to dress up, just put a hat on.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150354804855513.367483.516485512&type=3

Now I have to find some cheap airfare to Shannon for a weekend.

[monkey66]

Gutted but if this is the last week in September I will be on holiday.

[Monkey Nuts]

Gutted but if this is the last week in September I will be on holiday.

Ditto

[bfg84]

Me three, ill be 4x4ing in the Pyrenees ....

[cohibaIV]

Me three, ill be 4x4ing in the Pyrenees ....

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It's only showing a blank bar for this one... How annoying!,


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