Uisneach - the ancient capital of Ireland and the most central part of the island of Ireland. History is to be made on Saturday May 1st as one of the world's oldest recorded festivals is rekindled at the Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath and at over two dozen sites nationwide

FESTIVAL STARTS AT 1pm!        COSCÁN on Main Stage at 3:45pm

Originally known as Bealtaine, the summertime festival was an important fixture on the worldwide calendar, attracting attendees from the four corners of the ancient world. Having not being officially celebrated in hundreds of years the festival is to return, rising from the ashes of the Bealtaine name as Festival of the Fires. It promises to be an event unlike anything ever witnessed in modern times - an iconic national celebration to truly ignite the summer.