SHADOW TOWN: IS AIT AN MAC AN SAOL

SHADOW TOWN: IS AIT AN MAC AN SAOL

Life in a small town transforms into a strange spectacle as the world’s largest Irish music festival takes over.

2026 · 98 min · Documentary, Music

A rural town in Ireland swells to a population of half a million for one week during the world’s largest annual celebration of Irish music, transforming it into a major metropolis of culture, diversity and decadence.

Directed by Conor English · Written by Will Russell

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