​ Ed Evans Column:

 Last Month’s Trivia: Hurling is the sport commonly mistaken for the Scottish game of Shinty.

 This Month’s Trivia: What is a shebeen? And what is meant by a Irish Beauty?

Language: Is this seat taken? May I open the window?
Irish: An bhfuil einne ina shui anseo? An cumma leat ma osclaiman fhuinneog?

Pronunciation: Un will aune-ya inna shee unshoh? Un kumma lyat ma usklee-em un inyoge?

May 2021
History:

The best way to hear a range of traditional music is to attend a Fleadh (flah),a traditional music festival. The festival attracts musicians and dancers from all over the country. The largest, the Fleadh Nua is held over five days every May in Ennis.