Professor Debra van Tuyll from Georgia Regents University, with traditional musicians Professor Carl Purdy and Elizabeth Hunt; and Ashbourne residents Ciaran Buckley and Therese Foster.
The photo was taken at a history and traditional music event in the grain loft at Duffys of Ballybin Self-Catering Accommodation in Ballybin, Ashbourne on July 20th. The US students heard a lecture on the history of the County Meath cattle export industry from Ciaran Buckley, who is the co-author of Strong Farmer: The Memoirs of Joe Ward.
The lecture was followed by a selection of Irish and Appalachian music from the Georgia delegation’s music students.
