We have the details of the 2024 Gathering below, just so you'll be able to see the type of events that usually take place at our annual gatherings.

Please note that the booking system will close at 5:00 pm (Irish Time) on Wednesday 26th June. After that time, we cannot guarantee access to any of the paid events. Please contact omalleyclanireland@gmail.com to check. 

 Friday 28th June
2pm
​“The O’Malley Olympics” fun and games for kids of all ages at Tinnatarriff National School, Cappamore, Eircode V94 E670 with treats for the kids, and a great time to be had by all. For O’Malleys and all of our friends too! The more the merrier!
Among the events will be a Tug-of-war demonstration, a 3-legged race, an egg-and-spoon race, an obstacle course, a bouncy castle, a penalty shoot-out competition, a hang tough competition and more. There will be light refreshments too!
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​Hayes’ Bar & Sliabh Feilim Room, Cappamore, 
Eircode V94 XKC8
5pm:
​1) Welcome to the 68th annual O'Malley Gathering from Chieftain Nano O'Malley McMahon.
2) On the 100th anniversary of the US recognition of the Irish Free State in 1924, Professor Bernadette Whelan will give a talk entitled: ‘Leaving for America: Rituals of Packing and Departure', examining the intense impact on the social, psychological and emotional lives of those who left and those who stayed behind.
3) Bring along your family tree to display and compare with others.
4) The entries to "An O'Malley I'd love to have met" will also be on show.
​St John’s Church, Abington, Murroe Eircode V94 N230
8pm
Concert by The "Sliabh Feilim Singers" with special guests, in aid of Cappamore Day Care Centre and  Milford Hospice, Limerick.
Hayes’ Bar & Sliabh Feilim Room, Cappamore  Eircode V94 XKC8
10pm Drinks and nibbles back at Hayes’ with Irish music and dancing, exhibits of family trees and photographs.
Saturday 29th June
Bus Tour 
Meeting Point Strand Hotel, Limerick. Eircode V94 03F2
11:00am 
Tour of Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Facility, built in the 1920s, shortly after Irish independence. At the time, it was the largest construction project in Europe. Pioneered by Dr. Thomas A. McLaughlin, later Director of the national Electricity Supply Board. He was married to Limerick woman Olwen O’Malley.

2:30pm
Walking tour of Limerick City,
Meeting Point: Mother Macs Pub, High St., Limerick. Eircode V94 W8X to finish back at the former Round House, (Mother Mac's) with a special cocktail
​ Evening Events
6:30 pm: Bus to Bunratty
Meeting Point: Strand Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick. Eircode V94 03F2. Bus departs at 6:30pm sharp. Ensure that you have your badge/ticket for the bus and that you know
where to meet the bus for the return rip to the Strand Hotel after the banquet.
Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Eircode V95 WP63
7pm
​Assemble in Mac's pub in Bunratty Folk Park for a pre-dinner reception. Then walk over to historic Bunratty Castle for a group photo in front of the castle, followed by an evening of food, wine, music and entertainment from the famed Bunratty singers. There will be a prize for the best mediaeval costume! Those who have booked Children's tickets will be served a children's menu. (Note: The Dining Hall at Bunratty Castle is on an upper floor accessed via a stairway, and no lift is available unfortunately)
​Sunday 30th June
St Munchin’s Catholic Church, Limerick
Eircode: V94 HW54
11:30am Annual Clan Mass celebrated by Canon Donogh O'Malley at St Munchin's Church, Clancy Strand, Limerick. A group photo will be taken at Limerick's famous Treaty Stone across the road from the church after Mass.
​Strand Hotel, Limerick
Strand Hotel, Limerick. Eircode V94 03F2
1pm O’Malley Clan Annual General Meeting
Guardian Chieftain Ellen O'Malley Dunlop will chair the AGM, which will include the election of a new Tanaiste. All O'Malleys are welcome to attend, but only Clan Members are entitled to vote.
2pm Annual Clan Luncheon
Lunch in the City View Suite of Limerick's Strand Hotel with panoramic views of the city, followed by the inauguration of our new Chieftain, Grace O'Malley and the singing of Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile
3:30pm Inauguration of New Clan Chieftain Grace O’Malley
  • Booking:    All event bookings should be made at the link via the button below. Please do not contact the event venues looking for tickets as they do not have them.

Check out the event locations below, or click on the images for each event, (above) for a "Google Maps" location, (in case you get lost!)

Contact Point: If you have an emergency during your trip to Limerick, or if you need information on any of the logistics concerning the Gathering, phone +353 85 134 9651. There will be someone there to answer your call from Noon on Friday 28th June to 6pm on Sunday 30th.
The "Clan Shop" will be open at Hayes' on Friday evening and also at The Strand Hotel on Sunday. There'll be books, coffee mugs, ties, key rings, pin badges etc. All that good stuff that you love to see. 
  • Details of events listed are the best information available at time of publication and are subject to change.
  • If an event that you wish to attend is booked out, please send us an email at info@ireland101.com and we will add you to a waiting list. Tickets will be offered to people on the waiting list if and when cancellations occur.
  • If you have already booked and need to cancel some or all of your booking for whatever reason, please send us an email at info@ireland101.com and we will refund your payment. However, bookings for the banquet at Bunratty may only be cancelled if we can transfer the booking to someone on the waiting list, as we have booked the entire capacity of the venue. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide refunds after 5:00 pm (Irish Time) on Wednesday 19th June.
  • The booking system will close at 5:00 pm (Irish time) on Thursday 20th June. Some tickets may be available at the events for those without pre-bookings, but entry will be subject to capacity.
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