Cork City set to welcome 15,000 visitors for Munster Fleadh

More than 15,000 visitors are expected in Cork for the Munster Fleadh and over 3,000 competitors will be vying to become provincial champions

Cousins Padraig Fitzgibbon and Sean Twohig play tunes ahead Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan in Cork City. Picture: Clare Keogh

Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan — the largest provincial Fleadh in Ireland — will see Cork filled with the sound of music and song over the coming week as the city hosts the annual event for only the second time in the history of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann festival.

More than 15,000 visitors are expected in Cork for the Munster Fleadh and over 3,000 musicians, dancers, singers, Gaeilgeoirí, lilters, and storytellers will be vying to become provincial champions and qualify for the All-Ireland Fleadh in Wexford.