O Ghluin go Gluin: Music and Storytelling at Corlea Trackway

What to Expect

O Ghluin go Gluin translates as “from generation to generation”, and that is the shape of the evening. Five performers take turns through music, song and story: Nuala Donlon, John Campbell, Teresa Costello, Therese Hanley and Noel Carberry. Rather than a fixed concert set, the format leaves room for the audience to join in, so it sits closer to a house session than a stage show.

The night is part of Eigse Lughnasadh, the strand of Corlea’s Heritage at Risk programme that gathers the county’s living tradition into National Heritage Week. Noel Carberry is one of the centre’s regular guides and also gives the uilleann pipes and harp talk on the closing Sunday, so this evening trades on the same theme of material handed on by ear rather than written down.

Corlea’s exhibition hall is built around an 18 metre section of Iron Age oak trackway laid across the bog in 148 BC, kept indoors under controlled humidity. It is a striking room to hear unamplified music in.

Good to Know

• Friday 21 August 2026. The listing is marked all day, so confirm the start time when booking.
• Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre, Keenagh, Co. Longford, N39 XT18.
• Registration is required. Email corlea@opw.ie or phone 043 332 2386, daily 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Admission was listed as to be confirmed. Standard entry to Corlea Trackway is free in 2026.
• Performers: Nuala Donlon, John Campbell, Teresa Costello, Therese Hanley and Noel Carberry.
• Audience participation is encouraged, so bring an instrument or a song if you have one.
• Part of the Eigse Lughnasadh and Heritage at Risk series running at Corlea from 15 to 23 August 2026.

Getting There

Corlea Trackway is on the bog road west of Keenagh village, about 15 kilometres south of Longford town. From Longford, take the R397 or R392 towards Keenagh and follow the brown heritage signs from the village. From Ballymahon, run north on the R392 for roughly ten minutes. From Athlone, take the N55 north and turn off at Ballymahon.

Parking on site is free and there is room for a full evening crowd. There is no scheduled bus to the trackway, so drive or book Local Link in advance. Allow around 20 minutes from Longford town, 15 from Ballymahon and 35 from Athlone or Roscommon town. The centre has accessible toilets and picnic areas.