Castlebar Song Contest
Castlebar Nemzetközi Dalverseny
annual song contest in Castlebar, Republic of Ireland between the years of 1966-1988
Castlebar · Ireland
🗓️ When?
October
Only the month is known, not the day.
- Month
- October
- Founded
- 1966
📍 Where?
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
ℹ️ Details
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Castlebar Song Contest was an annual international song contest that was first staged in 1966 in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. The contest was initially organised by the Castlebar Chamber of Commerce as part of a drive to increase tourism in the town. It was hoped that the competition would produce a song that would make the town famous, just as songs such as "The Rose of Tralee", "Galway Bay", or "Mary from Dungloe" had done for their respective towns. The first contest had 70 entries from the UK and Ireland, and the final was hosted by Gay Byrne. The winning song bore the Irish version of the town's name, Caisleán A' Bharraigh.
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