Matt Molloy's pub in Westport in western Ireland
You will agree with me that a travel through Ireland It will be incomplete if you do not have the opportunity to enjoy the traditional irish music in a pub.
Precisely that was one of the main attractions of my first trip to that country, where we had the opportunity to discover one of the most emblematic places of this Irish tradition, the Matt Molloy's pub.
This corner has become one of the reasons to visit the town of Westportat western ireland.
Green Wave at Trinity College Dublin in St. Patrick
This side of the Irish culture and traditions it is good to remember it precisely this week in which the March 17 is celebrated Saint Patrick's day, one of the most emblematic parties in the country.
This Irish holiday is also celebrated in other countries of the world with the green illumination of prominent places and monuments, such as the Colosseum in Rome, the Empire State Building in New York, Niagara Falls or the Great Wall of China.
In Spain known as Green wave You can also see it in various places, such as the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid or the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña.
Here you have more information about the celebration of Saint Patrick in Ireland, and about the places where you can see the monuments illuminated by the aforementioned Green wave.
For this reason you can participate in a very simple contest that will allow you win a basket of typical Irish food.
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Westport corner, western Ireland
Irish music tradition
In my first musical memories the Celtic music It occupies a preferred place, and I have always liked to hear it, both from Irish groups such as Galician and Breton musicians, which have common musical roots.
The irish music It is well known for its frenetic, very danceable rhythms, but also offers beautiful ballads that tell traditional stories.
A clearly identifying aspect of Irish music is the instruments used to interpret it, such as the violin, the flute, the accordion, the Celtic harp, the tambourine or the drum.
If you have special interest in deepening your knowledge, here is more information about the traditional irish music.
Matt Molloy's pub in Westport in western Ireland
How to listen to traditional music in an Irish pub
This tradition also has an aspect that you should not miss on your trip to Ireland, how easy it is listen to irish music in a pub from any city or town.
Indeed, in many pub around a table sits a group of musicians who with their violins, flutes or accordions encourage the evening of the many clients that we are taking a Guinness, Synonym of beer in Ireland.
Enjoylive irish music it will be easy for you, because surely one of the pub from the city or town where you are, they show their program of concerts of the week on a poster placed on their facade.
It can also happen, as in a pub from a town near the Cliffs of Moher, that while eating there, suddenly in a corner a singer and two musicians with violin and accordion begin to perform beautiful songs.
Westport corner, western Ireland
Or as on our last trip to Ireland, when dinner time is over in a pub, the atmosphere changed completely, and Irish beer and music took center stage.
Irish music in pub Matt Molloy's of Westport
But if there is a place that has a great reputation for its musical evenings it is the aforementionedMatt Molloy's pub, one of the reasons to visit the very beautiful town ofWestport, at Mayo County, west of Ireland.
Matt Molloy, the owner of pub, is a prestigious interpreter of the irish flute that since the 80s is a member of The Chieftains, one of the most emblematic groups of traditional music of that country.
If you are a fan of this type of music, as is my case, on your trip through theAtlantic coastal route in Ireland you must not miss this pub, whose origins date back to 1896.
When after dinner you go to Matt Molloy's, ask for one Guinness and go to the back room and try to accommodate yourself, because when the music starts playing, it will get crammed.
In the videos that accompany this article you can see your ownMatt Molloy and the environment that is lived in his pub during one of the sessions of irish music. and, on the other hand, here is more information about pubs with traditional music in Dublin.
What to see and do in Westport
But in you Westport visit you will also have the opportunity to walk through its streets and so enjoy the charm of this very careful Irish people.
Westport corner, western Ireland
Its colorful facades of its houses full of flowers in the summer, or a walk along the bank of its river, will be memories that you will surely have when you return from your trip through this area of western Ireland.
But Westport It also has a long history, reaching relevance during the sixteenth century to be the area where the then famous pirate queenGrace O Malley.
Visit Westport House
From your adventures you will have more knowledge during your visit to the Westport house, a large mansion that was built by a German architect in 1730, a good sample of theGeorgian architecture.
Nowadays it has become the main tourist attraction of the town, Westport house it occupies the place of one of the castles that during the 16th century occupied the aforementioned Grace O Malley in this Irish coastal area.
Westport House in Western Ireland
Therefore, the figure of the pirate queen has all the prominence during the visit.
Thus, in a forest adjacent toWestport house thePirate adventure park, a family-oriented attraction.
Therefore, you will not be surprised to know that this mansion receives more than 140,000 visitors every year.
On your visit you will not only go through the halls and other rooms of the mansion, but you will also go down to the basements to see some area that belonged to the original castle, which shows a pirate atmosphere.
The mansion is surrounded by gardens with a lake that make up a very nice and cozy corner.
Westport House in Western Ireland
To get toWestport house from the town you can use atourist train, which completes the attractions that this corner has for families, which has been recognized as one of the main family attractions in Ireland.
With this train you can go to the mansion, but also take a tour of the nearby Westport docks.
Westport House tickets and prices
Here you can check the Westport House visiting hours, which opens every day to the public, with variations depending on the time of year.
And here are the ticket prices, with a general rate of 13.50 euros for adults.
