Of particular note for North Clare are these results.

Kilfenora – 1^st for Jessica Nea in U12 piano, 2^nd for Tara Howley in senior uillean pipes. Both come from well-known music families. Tara’s sisters Sharon and Eimear both play with the Kilfenora Céilí Band, and Eimear was senior banjo winner in 2010. Jessica’s father Colin won All-Ireland on button accordion in 1993-4, and her grandmother and great grand-mother were both pianists and music coaches to the Kilfenora Céilí Band.

Corofin – 1^st for the Burren Céilí Band U15 and U18, coached by Garry Shannon of the Kilfenora Céilí Band; Inis Og Céilí Band got 3^rd in U12; Cathal Corbett was 1^st in U18 mandolin; Conor O’Loughlin and Conor Arkins (also from well-known music families) got places in concertina and fiddle slow airs.

Ennistimon – Arlene O’Sullivan was 1^st in U15 mouth organ.

Particularly noteworthy are the achievements of Fergal Breen (U18) – 1^st in both flute and whistle, and 2^nd in uillean pipes.

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These are the results for all Clare competitors in places 1-3 atFleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2014.

Fiddle – Paul Farren 1^st U15 (Ennis), Rosa Carroll – 3^rd U15 (Tulla)

Fiddle Slow Airs – Conor Arkins 3^rd Senior

Flute U18 and Whistle U18 – Fergal Breen 1^st (Doora Barefield)

Concertina – Rachel O’Dea 1^st U12 (Ennis) and Aisling Lyons 1^st U18 (Tulla), with Conor O’Loughlin 2^nd U18 (Corofin)

Uillean pipes – Fergal Breen 2^nd U18, Tara Howley 2^nd Senior (Kilfenora)

Uillean pipes slow airs – Isabel Kileen 3^rd U12 (Crusheen)

Harp – Eimear Coughlan 1^st Senior (Tulla), Kate Meaney 3^rd U12 (Lissycasey), Cara Ni Chiarba 3^rd U15 (Shannon)

Harp slow airs – Eimear Coughlan 1^st Senior

Mouth Organ – Arlene O’Sullivan 1^st U15 (Ennistimon), Pauline Callinan 2^nd Senior (Crusheen)

Banjo – David Hegarty 1^st U15 (Cloughleigh), Donagh O’Sullivan 2^nd U12 (Tulla)

Mandolin – Cathal Corbett 1^st U18 (Corofin)

Piano – Jessica Nea 1^st U12 (Kilfenora), Sean Doherty 2^nd U15 (Ennis)

Melodeon – Caoimhe Millar1^st Senior (Kilmihil), Aisling Hehir 1^st U15 (Kilrush), Liam Browne 2^nd U12 (Kilrush)

The complete results may be found here. All Ireland 2014 Results