Féile na Bealtaine: Dingle locals and blow-ins unite for May fun and pagan rave
The Pagan Rave at Féile na Bealtaine. Picture: Eoghan O'Sullivan
Féile na Bealtaine has been running in and around the Dingle peninsula every May bank holiday weekend since 1994. “Who leads it? Who’s it for? Who gains from it? Who suffers? We don’t know!” states the ‘about’ page on its website. It also says it remains “true to the festival’s deep roots in a rural community”.
That’s evident from even a cursory glance at the extensive list of events, with local artists Honora O’Neill and Clodagh Edwards launching their exhibitions at the Dillon Gallery, while a short walk up the road at An Díseart church, the short film I mBliana (This Year) is screened.
