I know there is great traditional music to be found in Dublin and Dingle. I'm looking for a suggestion for a place or two, near Antrim or Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Anybody know?
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Glasgow, Scotland
1644 posts
It is best to ask on the ground, at the tourist information centres. Pubs in Northern Ireland are very often tied to one tradition or the other and County Antrim is no different, the areas suggested are very much the heartland of the DUP the largest and more fundamentalist of the Unionist/Protestant parties.
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317 posts
Theres a wee village up on the coast called Ballintoy, a hotbed of traditional music, two pubs - one called the carrick a rede and the other is the fullerton arms. Its a mixed village - by that I mean Protestant and Catholic, not black/white, democrat/republican or liberals/conservatives! :)
Theres also a lot more trad music around there than people think, send me a message if you need more info
Slainte - health !
Stephen McPhilemy
Ireland tour-guide