Crowds enjoy music and sunshine at the Fleadh Cheoil in Listowel County Kerry.

Impromptu traditional Irish music sessions take place on the streets of Listowel as well as in the many venues set up for the event throughout the town.  

Fleadh Cheoil is an Irish music competition run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. The first Fleadh Cheoil was held in 1951 in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. 

Listowel Town during Fleadh Cheoil (1978)
Listowel Town during Fleadh Cheoil (1978)

Festival Goers during the Listowel Fleadh Cheoil (1978)
Festival Goers during the Listowel Fleadh Cheoil (1978)

An RTÉ News report broadcast on 27 August 1978.