Town immortalised by song to stage festival

A town made famous by a Percy French song was chosen to host the 2009 National Culchie Festival.

Town immortalised by song to stage festival
Wed, 31 Dec, 2008 - 07:36

A town made famous by a Percy French song was chosen to host the 2009 National Culchie Festival.

Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan featured in the 1912 song, 'Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff', written about a popular local man who emigrated.

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