Ceoltoiri Sliabh Luacra will hold their inaugaral show “A musical Trail Through The History of Ireland” in The Community Centre Rockchapel on Tuesday 26th October starting at 8.30 pm Ceoltoiri Sliabh Luachra are a group of 24 talented musicians, singers, and dancers aged between 14 and 19 years who have been training in Bruach Na carraige Rockchapel over the last year This project which was supported by IRD Duhallow under the LEADER programme resulted in much research into the ancient music of Ireland which is rarely if ever heard in recent years. Some of the tunes go back to the book of William Ballet of 1584. to the collection of John and William Neal of 1724. to the collection of William Bunting mostly collected at the Great Belfast harp Festival of 1793. and many of the other great collectors of the ancient music of Ireland and to such noted musicians as Mickie Cumba O Suilleabháin from Caherdaniel Co Kerry and Eoin O Suilleabhán from Meal Na gCor Caherciveen both of whom have long since passed on. Nicholas McAuliffe who is one of Irelands leading authorities on traditional Irish music researched and taught the music, Nora Buler from Nenagh taught the singing. The teaching of the dancing was started by Catherine O Donnell followed by the late Joe O Donovan from Cork and continued by Patrick O Dea from Roscommon and Gerard and Padraig Devanie from Connemara. The group perform many of the old dances going back over many generations including An Rince Mór danced at the fair of Carman in the year 1200 Much of the music ,songs, and dances in the show are linked with the major events in the history of Ireland from the arrival of An Tuaithe De Danann to Easter 1916.