Muckross folk scholarship

A €20,000 bursary is being made available by Muckross House in Killarney to students taking a degree course in Irish cultural studies at the Institute of Technology (IT), Tralee.

Muckross House chief executive Pat Dawson said students on the Bachelor of Arts in Folk Theatre Studies course could qualify for the bursary over four academic years, commencing next September.

The course, a collaboration between the IT and Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre, has students from all over Ireland from a wide range of backgrounds, sharing an expertise and interest in traditional music, dance and Irish culture.