The West Clare town may have moved with the times, but there is still plenty of old world charm and magic in the air every September for this unique gathering of single men and women
Social dancers outside the Ritz Hotel, Lisdoonvarna, Clare.
If you asked someone where Europe’s largest singles festival might be located, you could probably forgive them if their first answer wasn’t Lisdoonvara.
The small spa town in West Clare is home to less than 1,000 people yet tens of thousands of singles are welcomed each year for its annual Matchmaking Festival.