Music, stories and dance for Bygone Days
PERFORMERS from far and wide will gather in the Riverbank House Hotel on Sunday, September 25, for a night of music, stories and dancing in the hope that they can spread their story.
The evening will serve as a fundraiser for the Bygone Days Storytelling House in Oulart which has been welcoming storytellers and eager audiences for sessions every month since 2000. However, due to a leak in the roof, the story of Oulart’s famous thatched cottage could come to a sad end.
In an effort to save their local haunt, fear an tí John Dempsey and his wife Eileen will join with locals to brew up some much-needed funds. It will be the first of many such evenings and the first step towards raising the €22,000 that will be needed to provide a new roof.
Performers from days gone by will gather in the hotel to share a little piece of the Bygone’s magic with the public. A night of music, stories and dancing will ensue, with plenty of craic and nostalgia sprinkled in with it.
Tickets are on sale from the hotel and from members of the Bygone Days Storytelling House committee for €10 each. Eileen is call- ing on people from across the county to offer their support so that the cottage can remain standing.
‘ The building itself is very historical, having been there since before 1798. It would be a shame to see it go as we have already lost so many similar places around the country,’ said Eileen.
‘It would be a big loss to the many people who come here if it couldn’t continue. It serves as an outlet for many people, particularly those who don’t go to the pub as it is a place that they can go to meet people and share their stories.’