Children of Lir: Anam Cara

We had a concert last week in aid of Anam Cara in the Louisburgh Parochial Hall. Anam Cara is a non-profit organisation which provides support to families who have lost a child or sibling.
The concert told the story of The Children of Lir through dancing and music and singing. The dancing was provided by the Cresham School of Dancing and it went down very well. The school is run by Bernadine Cresham and the production of the dancing was excellent. The audience seemed to be very appreciative of the level of the quality of the production.
Valerie Quirk, resident in Bunowen, provided excellent musical accompaniment for the night. The second part of the show was a parody of American Idol or X-Factor or some such thing. Brenda Staunton (John Staunton's wife) performed a song parody of Riverdancewhihc was written by Valerie Quirke. This set the stage for the mayhem and humour to follow.
Couples danced in front of three judges; Barry Gaffney, Breda McGinn and John Joe Kilcoyne to compete for the honour of "winning." It was as hilarious as one could imagine. Slapstick and improv took over as the contestants with hairy legs exposed danced high to expose their "prowess" and their partners hid their "assets" to become the partner role chosen. (Is that clear? No? Well now you know how we all felt!)
Anyways, some of those who participated in the frolics and were dressed for the occasion were: Edward Ball, Irene Cannon, Laura Hutchinson, Michael Gibbons, Jim Power, Noel Billington and many many more.
The show was a success except for the fact that a good few people had to be turned away from the hall because it had reached capacity. There is a DVD of the show available for a tenner. And ...
The event raised approximately €2,000.