There is a problematical side to such events.
There is a story here in Miltown of a (not song) historical conducted tour around the countryside in the Miltown Malbay area a few decades ago.
The group arrived at the Rineen monument, erected to commemorate the ambush of a convoy of Black-and-Tan lorries during the Irish War of Independence in 1921.
The guide, a local schoolteacher, was holding forth on the incident when an elderly local man cycled up and stood listening with some interest to the account and eventually shouldered his way through the crowd and began to contradict the speaker, who pointed irately to his notes and drew out a book from his pocket, gesticulating wildly.
Eventually the pair withdrew into a field and began to take off their jackets.
They were never seen again
But it is said that on a certain night in July, at about twelve o'clock, around the time of the Willie Clancy Summer School, two shadowy figures, one in a chalk stained jacket with leather patches (and a strong Mayo accent), the other in a flat cap and much worn dark suit, can be seen hurling themselves at each other and screaming obscenities (in Irish).
So make sure there are no political monuments included in your tour!!
"Say hello to Pat for me"
Will do Fergie - remember us to the Dubs.
Jim Carroll