Lisdoonvarna’s annual matchmaking festival draws singles from the Emerald Isle and beyond.
A matchmaking mural covers the facade above the Matchmaking Bar at the Imperial Hotel in Lisdoonvarna. (Vic OSullivan / Chicago Tribune)
Lisdoonvarna’s market square features bronze statues of a fiddler and bodhran player performing for dancers about to take their first tentative step in a waltz. It’s a fitting nod to the town’s melodious matchmaking heritage. (Vic O’Sullivan/Chicago Tribune )
