Townlands organisers planning for fine fun in a field near Macroom

FOR festival-goers arriving at this year’s Townlands Carnival at Leades House outside Macroom, the three-day music and arts festival is an opportunity to check reality at the gate and let their hair down in the company of 4,000 like-minded folk.
But behind the scenes, for organisers Sam Beshoff, Greg Woods, and Feidhlim Bryan, those three days are the culmination of six months of building and careful orchestrating; a sand mandala of celebration.