Roscommon sits between Galway, Mayo, Sligo, and Leitrim — and you can hear all four counties' musical traditions in the sessions here.
Boyle, at the northern end of the county near Lough Key, has a session circuit that benefits from proximity to both Sligo and Leitrim. The county town is quieter, but the Abbey Hotel bar has kept trad going year-round. Roscommon is the county where you'll often find the best session of your trip entirely by accident.
at King House Bar · Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Boyle's most consistent trad night. Friday sessions in a town that punches above its size for traditional music — the Roscommon–Leitrim border brings fiddle players from both sides.
at The Abbey Hotel Bar · Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon
County town pub session. Thursday nights, reliably attended — the hotel bar has enough space that the session doesn't get claustrophobic even when it fills up.
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