FEIS FACTS

4,000-plus Number of musicians performing this year

4,000-plusNumber of musicians performing this year

177Number of categories

13Number of adjudicators

8 yearsMinimum age for competitors

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€10,000RDS Music Bursary for 2008

€10,000IAWS Count John McCormack Vocal Bursary

In 1916, the Feis Ceoil was postponed due to the Easter Rising, but was held in July.

Tenor John McCormackwon a gold medal in 1903, and returned as an adjudicator in 1944.

During the 1913 Feis Ceoil, a number of competitors withdrew from choir competitionsgiven that the song set for them, Fair Clarissa, contained more than one instance of the word "kiss"