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March 07, 2007
Fortnight-long Carnival to add to An Tostal Celebrations 1954
An advert listing all the attractions to the Carnival in Kildare in May 1954, obviously organised to coincide with the An Tostal celebrations. It gives us a snapshot into the entertainments available at that time.Leinster Leader 8/5/1954, p. 2.
ADVERT
KILDARE TOWN
CARNIVAL
CARNIVAL
MAY 2nd – MAY 16th
OPENING ON SUNDAY WITH ALL
MCCORMACK’S AMUSEMENTS
DODGEMS, CHAIROPLANES, SHOOTING RANGE,
DELPH STALL, ETC., ETC.
MADAME MITIZIE, LADY PALMIST.
EVERY NIGHT A GALA NIGHT, WITH FOOTBALL MATCHES,
BASKET BALL, BOG BARROW RACE, CLOCK GOLF, FREE
KICK, FANCY STALL, THROWING THE SHEAF, PILLOW
FIGHTING, CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS.
Dancing Every Night
_____________________________
SID-BEN-ALI – Prince of Darkness
With his Array of EASTERN MAGIC and featuring the
FLOATING LADY – MUST BE SEEN.
DANCING EVERY NIGHT
IN THE LARGEST MARQUEE EVER IN THE TOWN
TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY)-By popular request-Jimmy Dunny
and his Famous Band. 9 – 2. Admission: 5/-. Admission: 5/-.
SATURDAY, 8th-Further Heats of Walls of Limerick Competition,
with Gallowglass Band. 8 – 12. Admission 2/6.
SUNDAY, 9th-CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS-See separate advt.
WHIST DRIVE, 7 o’clock. ₤25 in prizes. Score Cards, 5/-.
Dancing with Val Ward’s Specially Augmented Band. 9 – 3.
5/-.
MONDAY, 10th-SENIOR FOOTBALL MATCH. Dancing-Joe
O’Neill and his Stardust Band. 8 – 12. Admission: 2/6.
TUESDAY, 11th-Ceili and Old-Time. Gallowglass Ceili Band.
9 – 3. Admission: 4/-.Schools Match-Athy v. Kildare, 8
o’clock; Co. Kildare Schools Championship.
WEDNESDAY, 12th, 8 o’clock-FOOTBALL CHALLENGE-Wall-
papers Ltd. v. The Grocers. Dancing 8 – 12. Bobby Rogers
and his Band. 2/6.
THURSDAY, 13th-Dancing-Val Ward and his Band. 8 – 12. 2/6.
FOOTBALL FINAL.
FRIDAY, 14th-FINAL SCHOOL’S MATCH. Dancing to Alan
Beale and his Orchestra. 9 – 3. 5/-.
SATURDAY, 15th-Ceili and Old-Time. Gallowglass Band. 8 – 12.
2/6.
SUNDAY, 16th-DANCING EXHIBITION IN MARQUEE. GALA
CLOSING NIGHT. Bert Flynn and his Band. 9 – 3. Admis-
sion: 5/-.
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An advert listing all the attractions to the Carnival in Kildare in May 1954, obviously organised to coincide with the An Tostal celebrations. It gives us a snapshot into the entertainments available at that time.
Posted by mariocorrigan at March 7, 2007 12:13 PM