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- Conservation Rangers from National Parks and Wildlife Service Padruig O’Sullivan, Mary Sheehan and Sam Bayley with sound co-ordinator, Denis Lovett.
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- Musicians,Derry and Rosie Healy and accordion player, Bryan O’Leary
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- Tea by torch light for the rangers
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- A Robin appears at Muckross Abbey on the morning of the Dawn Chorus
The magnificent Dawn Chorus, with a backdrop of the traditional music of Sliabh Luachra, was broadcast into homes all over Kerry and beyond on Saturday morning courtesy of a live stream on Facebook from Muckross Abbey in Killarney National Park.
Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan
Accomplished musicians, husband and wife Derry and Rosie Healy, along with Sliabh Luachra’s finest accordion player, Bryan O’Leary, performed in the historic setting, joined by a chorus of birds, from 5.00am.
The Dawn Chorus was introduced by conservation rangers from Killarney National Park with expert bird descriptions and guidance from Sam Bayley, Mary Sheehan, Padruig O’Sullivan, Jess Burkitt, Sean Forde and Tricia Beecher.
Along with Muckross Abbey, the Dawn Chorus included bird sounds from the sixth century monasteries of Innisfallen Island and Skellig Michael with live commentary the latter venue by Brian Power.
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