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the 17th percy french festival 2025


                                  Honorary President of the Festival, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins
                                          Informed Social & Cultural Discussion of Ireland Today

                                     ke Quest





                          for Authenticity









                                        23rd | 24th | 25th | july 2025


                                              introduction page 2
                                            wednesday 23rd page 11

                                             thursday 24th page 13

                                               friday 25th page 15

                                      speakers & performers page 16

                                       Please be seated 15 minutes before the first talk each day


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                                      info@castlecootehouse.com • +353 (0)90 666 3794
                                       www.percyfrench.ie • www.castlecootehouse.com


                                  The Percy French Festival 2025 acknowledges the major support of
                                      Excel Industries; Whyte’s; CastleAcre; C&F Quadrant Ltd;
                                     Brady Insurance; Eamon Dempsey; Philip Bates, California;
                                       Phelim O’Neill; Sean Tuohy, Celbridge; Hidden Ireland.

                                       The Percy French Festival, registered address as above
                                   Brochure created, compiled, and edited by Kevin Finnerty ©2025.

                                      Since 2009 The Percy French Festival has taken place annually
                                        at Castlecoote House, the home of the festival founder,
                                         Kevin Finnerty, whose father was a founder member
                                            of the Percy French Festivals of 1957 and 1958.









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