Festivals Ireland | Roscommon Lamb Festival 2011

Festivals Ireland | Roscommon Lamb Festival 2011 | May Bank Holiday Weekend A celebration of family fun, great food, farming, heritage and community spirit in County Roscommon. <![CDATA[noel molloy]]> image-id:240 <![CDATA[knitting 1]]> image-id:239 <![CDATA[Ali Burke and Roisin Flaherty from Boyle were in stiches in Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon on Saturday as the helped to break the world record of most knitters knitting simultaneously in one place! The official number was 1147 - beating the current record of 937 from a group in Portland, Oregon, USA.Photo;Mick McCormack.]]> image-id:238 <![CDATA[k2a]]> image-id:237 <![CDATA[Dr.Hyde Park erupted with joy on saturday when it was announced that the world record had been broken for most knitters knitting simultaneously in one place! The official number was 1147 - beating the current record of 937 from a group in Portland, Oregon, USA.]]> image-id:236 <![CDATA[Thumbs up !!!!!!!!!!! They came from all over the country to try and break a new world in Roscommon over the May Bank Holiday weekend as part of the Roscommon Lamb Festival. Over 1000 knitters took to the sands in Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon on Saturday to break the world record of most knitters knitting simultaneously in one place! The official number was 1147 - beating the current record of 937 from a group in Portland, Oregon, USA.]]> image-id:235 <![CDATA[k 2b]]> image-id:234 <![CDATA[castlecoote house]]> image-id:233 <![CDATA[brian]]> image-id:232 <![CDATA[bet]]> image-id:231