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Welcome to St.Colman's Carillon website.
The carillon is located in the magnificent St. Colman's Cathedral overlooking Cobh town and Cork Harbour. This beautiful setting is appropriate for an instrument that is considered one of the best examples of its genre. The 49-bell Carillon of St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh is the only such instrument in this country and is the largest in Ireland and Britain. It also includes Ireland's largest bell, named St. Colman (3.6 tons). The carillon is played from a console within the belfry, consisting of a keyboard and a pedalboard. The action is completely mechanical and there is no artificial assist.
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81st Summer Recital Season 2008
Free hour-long recitals will take place on Sundays at 4.30 p.m. from May to September and are usually given by Adrian Gebruers KSG, Cathedral Carillonneur. A closed-circuit system is in operation showing the carillonneur playing the instrument. This can be viewed inside the Cathedral at the base of the tower – turn right as you enter through the main door.
As always, there will also be a number of guest recitals presented by leading international carillonneurs, as follows:- Sunday July 6: Rosemarie Seuntiëns (Netherlands)
Sunday July 20: Charles Dairay (France)
Sunday July 27: Eddy Mariën (Belgium)
Sunday August 3: George Matthew Jr. (USA)
Sunday August 17: Treasa Edmonds (Ireland) Treasa is the 2007 Winner of the Staf Gebruers Memorial Carillon Student Award.
Full programme details available at the Cathedral at time of recitals. There is no admission charge.
Grant aided by the Arts Council, Cork County Council and Cobh Town Council.
Log on to:-
The Cobh Carillon website at: http://homepage.eircom.net/~adriangebruers
The World Carillon Federation website at: http://www.carillon.org
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