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Boyle Arts Festival Committee say Thank You. Art is a powerful form of expression that brings people together in a language that is beyond words. The 30th annual Boyle Arts Festival was perhaps the most memorable and successful to date and the Boyle Arts Festival Committee would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everybody who helped make it possible. BAF 2019 featured ten separate art exhibitions, ten workshops and 59 performance events, many of which were sold-out in advance! The eleven months of planning was a serious undertaking for a voluntary core committee of seven and our five voluntary sub-committee members. However, would like to pay tribute to those who continue to support us in so many ways, year after year and without whom; we would undoubtedly have no Boyle Arts Festival. Once again, we received tremendous support from the people of Boyle - in terms of sponsorship, attendance of events, provision of venues, premises, voluntary help and of course that wonderful hospitality that welcomed the considerable numbers of visitors to the town. In addition to our local sponsors, who we encourage everybody to support, we must also acknowledge the support of the The Arts Council, Fáilte Ireland and Roscommon County Council, Roscommon Leader Partnership and the Creative Ireland programme. Publicity is vital to any Festival and we would like to thank all the local websites, regional and national newspapers and radio stations for the publicity and good will afforded to us, both before and during the Festival. We are deeply indebted to all of our local volunteers and helpers, who gave so freely of their time by helping at the ‘door’ during events, collecting and hanging artwork, assisting in the ticket office, distributing posters and programmes, assisting at the exhibitions and events, directing traffic, making vacant premises available for exhibition space and indeed helping out in any way. We must also extend a special word of thanks to Benny Morgan for volunteering to photograph every one of our events and allowing us to use his photos. Thanks also to Tony Murphy for sponsoring the printing of photographs for our ‘Boyle – Through a Child’s Eyes’ exhibition. A special thank you also to those in King House, the Church of Ireland, Boyle Abbey, St. Joseph’s Hall, St. Joseph’s Church, Abbey Community College, Boyle Parochial School, Boyle Family Resource Centre, Galilee Spirituality Centre, The Spool Factory, Daly’s Storehouse, Clarke’s Bar, The Open Table, The Stairs, Mattimoe’s, Dodd’s and the Patrick’s Well for allowing us to use their venues. We must also extend thanks to Perpetua McGee of ‘Marians’ for providing her premises as our Festival office, to Thomas Gallagher and Mick O’Dowd for providing storage facilities and to the Office of Public Works for their assistance. Thanks also to Boyle Musical Society for assisting with additional lighting and to Kevin Hickey of Trojan IT and St. Joseph’s BNS for projection facilities. We are also grateful to Bank of Ireland Boyle and Boyle GAA, for making their car parks available to us during events and to An Garda Síochána for their assistance with parking. We must extend sincere gratitude to all those who travelled from near and far, to attend all of the events, exhibitions and workshops at Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Once again, we have been overwhelmed at the support we received, especially from the people of Boyle who turned out in greater numbers than ever. Almost every event had capacity audiences and several were even sold out in advance! We are truly grateful to the local and wider community, for all their support. And finally, we would also like to thank all the visual artists, performers and contributors who took part in BAF 2019 and especially all the local artists, who once again made this year’s Festival so special. Without them, Boyle Arts Festival would be incomplete and it is heart-warming to think that there is so much great talent on our doorstep! Plans are already underway for next year’s Boyle Arts Festival, which will run from July 16th to 25th 2020 and we are constantly working to build on previous years, as it is our mission to offer a Festival that is constantly evolving. We are hoping to make it another fantastic and memorable experience - so why not put those dates in your diary now! For more information please go to www.boylearts.com or follow us of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The Boyle Arts Festival Committee. Photos by Benny Morgan.

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Boyle Pride of Place 2019

Boyle Arts Festival was delighted to take part in today's 'Pride of Place' adjudication, in the grounds of King House. BAF Committee member, Brian Doherty is pictured here with memorabilia from the last 30 years. Photo by Gerry Kielty.

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Photos from day ten, the final day at Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Saturday, July 27th. Pianist, Didzis Kalnins. Children's Town Treasure Hunt. 'Sing Together' at Galilee - workshop with Sarah Garden. Artist, Conor Walton. Historical Town Walk with Tony Conboy. Afternoon Theatre with the Breffni Players. Harlequin Opera Company - 'La Boheme'. Mary Coughlan at the Storehouse. Photos by Benny Morgan. To see the full set of Benny's photos from Boyle Arts Festival 2019, please follow this link. http://www.flickr.com/photos/benny_morgan/albums?fbclid=IwAR3J1O4Rzbm0RHEOs7P_HYCSfpwKaFFQL0_c6_OfkrghRqnfTejKxxQKfKI

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Photos from day nine at Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Friday, July 26th. Christina Ryan and Aoife Moran. Francis Fay - 'The Singing Flame'. Paul Connolly. 'Fairytale to Tearjerker' with Emer Barry, Eoin Hynes, Lynda O'Connor and Niall Kinsella. Montauk Hotel. The Blizzards. Photos by Benny Morgan and Brendan McGee

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Photos from day eight of Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Thursday, July 25th. TU Dublin Junior pianists, Peter Ryan, Lucy Byrne and Gerry Yang. Mary B. Timoney. St. Joseph's Church Choir & ConTempo Quartet. Kieran Goss & Annie Kinsella. Photos by Benny Morgan.

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Photos from day seven at Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Wednesday, July 24th. Luke Webb and Jack Hennessy. Robert Gogan 'Strolling Through Ulysses'. Michael McHale & Patrick Rafter. Beezneez Theatre Company 'Touch & Go'. Pete Higgins and David Byrne. Mossie Martin and John Blake. Photos by Benny Morgan.

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Photos from day six at Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Tuesday, July 23rd. AmI Hewitt, Oisín Ó'Dálaigh and Mary Scarlett. Two Divas & A Piano - Flo McSweeney, Camel McCreagh & Fiachra Trench. Charlie McGettigan & Paul Harrington. Photos by Benny Morgan and Brendan McGee.

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Photos from day five at Boyle Arts Festival 2019 Monday, July 22nd. Charles McGuinness - 'The Determinator'. A Naggin of Knowledge with Maeve Caldwell & Erick Downer. The Whileaways. Peter Molloy, Sean Regan & John McCartin. Photos by Benny Morgan.

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Photos from day four of Boyle Arts Festival 2019. Sunday, July 21st. Malachy Costello Margie Dunne. Mules and Men. The Moylurg Writers. Jim Lockhart and Barry Devlin with Oliver Fallon. Tommy Fleming. Fleetwood Craic. Photos by Benny Morgan.

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