Townlands organisers planning for fine fun in a field near Macroom

The organisers of Townlands are promising a bigger and better offering for next weekend’s festival, writes Ellie O’Byrne

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.