Siamsa Tíre

[citation needed] Siamsa Tíre also hosts residencies by professional artists and regularly tours the work of the National Folk Theatre.

Siamsa Tíre has become involved in exploring "new ways of interpreting folk culture, including a number of multidisciplinary projects incorporating contemporary dance, visual arts and site specific work".

[citation needed] The origins of Siamsa Tire date to 1957 when a priest, Fr Pat Ahern, was sent to Kerry to establish a choir in St John's church in Tralee.

[citation needed] A company, Siamsa Tíre Teo, was formed in 1974 and Pat Ahern was appointed artistic director, a position he held until 1998.

Prior to this, Siamsa Tíre had a number of temporary homes, including the Ashe Memorial Hall and the old Theatre Royal in Tralee.