Jimmy Murray memorial singing session this weekend

South Roscommon Singers Circle is happy to announce that a special singing session, in support of the Jimmy Murray Memorial fund, will take place in Murray’s in Knockcroghery, on Saturday May 6 starting at 7pm.

The legendary Gael, Jimmy ‘Jamesie' Murray captained Roscommon senior footballers to two All-Ireland titles in the 1940s – ’43 & ’44, but he was also a renowned singer in the traditional style.

In his bar in Knockcroghery village he hosted the first of the group's singing sessions back in September of 1991 and he continued to be a staunch supporter and source of enormous encouragement to us until his death in 2007.

A couple of songs and poems have been composed as tributes to Jimmy by supporters of ‘The Circle' over the years, so the group looks forward to having the creators with us on the night as well as a host of singers and storytellers from all corners of the country – fellow Gaels, bards, songsters and rhymers – and sure, maybe a tune or two!

There will be a monster raffle on the night with superb and plenty of prizes on offer.