For many people, the Food and Craft Market with Family Funday on the final
Sunday of the Festival is the climax of the whole week's events
All photographs Colin O'Sullivan
St Fachtna's Silver Band play tunes
St Fachtna's Silver Band play tunes
Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann play
Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann play
The Calvinists at their gig
The Calvinists at their gig
Oli O'Driscoll serving Peter Loane some Fish and Chips
Oli O'Driscoll serving Peter Loane some Fish and Chips
Derry Moynihan and Brendan McCarthy and John Taylor play
Derry Moynihan and Brendan McCarthy and John Taylor play
Vic Sprake enjoying his food
Vic Sprake enjoying his food
Crowd at the Food and Craft Market
Crowd at the Food and Craft Market
Hugh Buckley curious about the Food and Craft Market
Hugh Buckley curious about the Food and Craft Market
Crowd at the Food and Craft Market
Crowd at the Food and Craft Market
Lynne Beckhelling and Sweet Pea the dog at their stall
Lynne Beckhelling and Sweet Pea the dog at their stall
Alexandra Adams and Summer the dog
Alexandra Adams and Summer the dog
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| The spirit of Rabbie Burns kindles a flame in Skibbereen |

The Celtic Cook Off in West Cork continues to build on the success of the inaugural event in September 2011 by attracting top chefs from the Celtic regions to take part in what is becoming one of the culinary events of the year.
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| The Scottish poet Robert Burns was born in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire. Around the world tributes to him are held through the ritual of the Burns Supper, originally started a few years after his death by a group of his friends and acquaintances to honour his memory; the suppers are now celebrated annually on the date of his birth, January 25. |