Ex-farmer Rory feeding his love of music
Rory Allen says “part of the great thing about risk is you never realise what a risk it is until you’ve done it”.
In converting a former barn that stored pig feed into a thriving music-and-arts venue, Allen moved away from his 35-year career running the family farm in Shanagarry, Co Cork, and became, in his late fifties, a venue-and-events manager. He switched shearing and sowing for booking bands and organising festivals, in a rural location 35km east of Cork city.
