Editing Clonmel (section)

=== Music ===
''Banna Chluain Meala'' (translating as 'Clonmel band') was founded in 1971. Originally a brass band, it later developed as a brass and reed band, which included concert, marching and field show performances. The band also has a colour guard section. The band has been crowned IMBA (Irish Marching Bands Association) champions on a number of occasions.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

Clonmel has hosted the Irish traditional music festival, the [[Fleadh Cheoil]], on five occasions from 1992 to 1994 inclusive, and again in 2003 and 2004.

One of the better-known songs concerning Clonmel is "The Gaol of Cluain Meala", a translation from the turn of the 19th century by a Cork man, [[Jeremiah Joseph Callanan]], of the traditional [[Irish language|Irish-language]] song "Príosún Chluain Meala".<ref>Lyrics and info. on {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120215143540/http://www.searcs-web.com/anon2.html ''The Gaol of Clúain Meala'']}}.  The original can be found at: http://songsinirish.com/priosun-chluain-meala-lyrics/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924161143/https://songsinirish.com/priosun-chluain-meala-lyrics/ |date=24 September 2020 }} "Príosún Chluain Meala", which is believed to have been composed by an anonymous local member of the [[Whiteboys]], which awaiting execution.</ref> It was revived by the balladeer [[Luke Kelly]] in the 1960s. The narrator in the Irish republican song "[[Galtee Mountain Boy]]" farewells Clonmel in the song. It was written by Patsy Halloran from Clonmel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Galtee Mountain Boy |url=http://www.songdocs.com/GalteeMountainBoy.doc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031021404/http://www.songdocs.com/GalteeMountainBoy.doc |archive-date=31 October 2014 |website=SongDocs |format=DOC}}</ref>

Music venues in Clonmel include The Piper Inn, which previously hosted a show by Irish rock band [[Thin Lizzy]].{{fact|date=January 2025}}