Trad session
at The Cartoon Inn · Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Rathnew's weekly trad night in a proper old-school pub. Thursday is the session locals defend — worth the detour off the N11.
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What's the sesh in Wicklow?
The Garden of Ireland has mountain pub sessions that reward the detour — Roundwood in Ireland's highest village has a Saturday session with views to match.
Wicklow's session scene is quieter than its Dublin-border location might suggest — a lot of musicians commute into the city for the bigger sessions. But the county's own circuit has a character of its own: rural pubs where the crowd is genuinely local, the music isn't performed for tourists, and the landlord knows everyone by name.
Saturday trad session — highest village
at The Meetings · Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
In Ireland's highest village. Saturday sessions in a mountain pub that makes the Wicklow Gap drive worth it. Occasional Sunday sessions in summer.
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Friday trad session
at The Bridgewater Inn · Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Arklow's main trad night. Friday sessions on the quayside — strong session history in a port town that kept trad going through quieter decades.
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