Roscommon Solstice Choir with Carrick Samba Drummers at Corlea Trackway

What to Expect

The Roscommon Solstice Choir returns to Corlea Trackway on Sunday 16 August with a recital of well-known Irish songs, directed by Andrew Reynolds. Joining them are the Carrick Samba Drummers, whose percussion sits behind and around the choral arrangements rather than alternating with them. The pairing of a large community choir with a samba percussion group is the reason this one stands out from the rest of the Heritage Week programme at Corlea.

The setting is unusual for a concert. Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre is built around an 18 metre section of an Iron Age oak road laid across the bog in 148 BC, preserved indoors in a humidified hall. The performance happens inside the centre, so the acoustic is hard and reverberant, and the trackway itself is on display throughout. The concert forms part of Eigse Lughnasadh, the Heritage at Risk programme the centre runs across National Heritage Week from 15 to 23 August, which also includes bog walks, an Irish language conversation drop-in, a children’s art workshop and an uilleann pipes and harp evening.

Good to Know

• Sunday 16 August 2026, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM.
• Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre, Keenagh, Co. Longford, N39 XT18.
• Booking is required. Contact corlea@opw.ie or phone 043 332 2386, daily 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Admission price was still listed as to be confirmed at the time of writing. General admission to Corlea Trackway is free during the 2026 season.
• Directed by Andrew Reynolds, featuring the Carrick Samba Drummers.
• Part of the Eigse Lughnasadh and Heritage at Risk programme running at Corlea from 15 to 23 August 2026.
• The centre is open daily 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM until 4 November 2026, with picnic areas and wheelchair accessible facilities on site.

Getting There

Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre is about 15 kilometres south of Longford town, near the village of Keenagh. From Longford take the R397 or the R392 towards Keenagh, then follow the brown heritage signs for Corlea Trackway on the bog road west of the village. From Ballymahon, head north on the R392 and turn off at Keenagh.

There is free parking on site with plenty of room. Public transport to Keenagh is limited to Local Link services, so most visitors drive. Allow around 20 minutes from Longford town, 15 minutes from Ballymahon and roughly 35 minutes from Athlone or Roscommon town.