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The Fiddler of Dooney

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"The Fiddler of Dooney" is a poem by William Butler Yeats written in 1899.

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Immortalised in the poem, Dooney Rock is a small hill overlooking Lough Gill in County Sligo. The rock is located just outside Sligo itself. The prestigious instrumental competition held in Sligo and known at the Fiddler of Dooney Competition is also named after the poem.

Junior Winners

  • 1st place: Ademar O'Connor
  • 2nd place: Ellen O'Gorman
  • 3rd place: Seamus O'Gorman

    • Senior Winners

  • 1st place: Jason McGuinness
  • 2nd place: Caoimhe Kearins
  • 3rd place: Clare Anne Kearns

    • In his LP Branduardi canta Yeats (1986), Angelo Branduardi sings an italian version of this poem.

    References

    The Fiddler of Dooney Wikipedia
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