The music of Sliabh Luachra and celestial sounds of the Dawn Chorus will come alive at Muckross Abbey, Killarney National Park, on Saturday morning at 5.00am.

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Renowned musicians Derry and Rosie Healy along with Sliabh Luachra’s finest Bryan O’Leary will fill the abbey joined by a chorus of well known birds. Harmonising with the robin followed by the blackbird wren sparrow and finches. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

The live-stream event can be listened and viewed on Killarney National Parks facebook page www.facebook.com/killarneynationalpark .

Renowned musicians - Derry and Rosie Healy along with Sliabh Luachra’s finest accordion player, Bryan O’Leary, will fill the abbey, joined by a chorus of well known birds. Harmonising with the robin will be the blackbird, followed by wren, sparrow and finches.

This years ‘Dawn Chorus’ is presented by the Conservation Rangers of Killarney National Park, with expert bird descriptions and guidance by Sam Bayley, Mary Sheehan, DCO, Padruig (Brac) O’Sullivan, Jess Burkitt, Sean Forde and Tricia Beecher.

Along with Muckross Abbey, the Dawn Chorus will include bird sounds from the 6th century monasteries of Innisfallen Island and Skellig Michael.
Live commentary from Skellig Michael by Brian Power. INEC Expert audio technicians, Kieran Somers and Denis Lovett, will install microphones and audio equipment in various locations ready for live- stream at 5.00am on Saturday morning.

The Conservation Rangers are encouraging people walking ‘Darkness Into Light’ to pop in their earphones and listen while they walk into the ‘dawning of the day’