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                                      LINK
          to 12.30am Fri & Sat, 12.30-
          11pm Sun) is a hideout for   YOUR
          local musicians serious     TRIP
          about their trad sessions.   The Long Way   Ring of Kerry
          Cois na hAbhna (%065-  n   Round      o
          682 0996; www.coisnahabhna.               Head south to
          ie; Gort Rd; hshop 9am-5pm,   From Galway, pick up this  Killarney via Limerick to
          trad sessions 9pm Tue), a   trip north or south for   encounter jaw-dropping
          pilgrimage point for   crenellated coastlines,   scenery around the
          traditional music and   vibrant port cities and   Iveragh Peninsula.
          culture, has frequent   island treasures.
          performances and a full
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