Irish Traditional Music Lessons for Kids in Ireland
Find 28 Irish traditional music lessons for kids in Ireland, from tin whistle for beginners to Comhaltas branch classes in fiddle, concertina, bodhrán and pipes. Each one says so in its own name, class list or description. Compare ages, times and prices below, or contact a provider directly to book.
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Grow Music
Grow Music offers music lessons for children and adults at An Táin Arts Centre in Dundalk. Tuition covers violin and fiddle, viola, cello, piano, guitar, bass, drums, voice, tin whistle and ukulele, along with choir and band, music...
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Dundalk Comhaltas (CCÉ Craobh Dhún Dealgan)
Dundalk Comhaltas (CCÉ Craobh Dhún Dealgan) is the Dundalk branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, based at the Oriel Centre in the old Dundalk Gaol on the Carrickmacross Road. The branch teaches traditional Irish music to children and...
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Everest School of Music (Bray)
At its Bray base on Dargle Road, Co. Wicklow, Everest School of Music offers one-to-one lessons in piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, flute, drums, cajon, recorder, tin whistle and singing. The school...
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Caisleán Nua Comhaltas (Newcastle)
Weekly branch trad classes.
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Cashel Comhaltas
Weekly kids trad classes; confirm live social at booking.
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Roscrea Comhaltas
Weekly traditional tuition for local youth since 1962.
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Everest School of Music (Rathnew)
Everest School of Music teaches one-to-one lessons from its Rathnew base at Charvey Way Business Park, Co. Wicklow, with more than 20 years' experience and around 400 students currently learning across its schools. Instruments on offer...
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Westport CCÉ
Weekly Irish traditional music lessons for children.
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Moy Valley CCÉ
Comhaltas branch prioritising weekly trad classes (beginners incl. pipes). Founded 1993.
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CCÉ Tuosist-Kenmare
Local Comhaltas branch; junior membership exists, confirm current kids timetable.
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View full details →CCÉ Cill Airne (Killarney Comhaltas)
Kerry Comhaltas branch with junior class notices.
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View full details →CCÉ Craobh Thrá Lí (Tralee Comhaltas)
Weekly junior trad music classes, advertised on kerrycomhaltas.ie.
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CCÉ Cnoc na Ré
CCÉ Cnoc na Ré is a Sligo town branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, set up in September 2025 to promote Irish traditional music, song, dance and language, based at Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré. Junior classes cover a range of traditional...
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Clann Uí hUiginn (Higgins Clann Music)
Family trad-music tuition; beginner tin whistle for all ages including kids.
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Portarlington CCÉ (Comhaltas)
Portarlington CCÉ, the local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, has been promoting Irish traditional music and culture in the town since 1959. The branch holds group traditional music classes for children and adults together on...
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Trad House New Ross
Community Irish traditional music group offering affordable group classes for kids (5+) to adults.
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Kenmare Music Academy
Local music school offering tuition in voice, piano, ukulele, guitar, bass, traditional music, composition and more.
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View full details →Comhaltas Cobh
Traditional Irish music classes for children age 8+ on Mondays at Gaelscoil Cobh.
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View full details →Carrickmacross Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
Carrickmacross Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann runs weekly children's traditional music and dance classes at the Workhouse in Carrickmacross, as part of a branch that has promoted Irish traditional music, song and dance locally since 1972....
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View full details →Athenry Music School
Athenry Music School offers group and individual music lessons for children, built around the Suzuki method's mother-tongue approach of listening, repetition and gradual mastery. Group classes include Suzuki strings and piano, alongside...
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Laois County Council - Tin Whistle Classes, Mountmellick
Laois County Council runs free tin whistle classes for children aged 7 to 16 at Mountmellick Library, split into two age groups over a 4-week course. The classes are held as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of free creativity...
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Blessington Music - Kids Instrument Lessons
Blessington Music, based in Blessington Town Centre, Co. Wicklow, teaches children a range of instruments including harp, bodhrán, tin whistle, guitar and ukulele. Offering both traditional Irish instruments and more common modern ones...
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Scoil Trad Bhuncranncha
Scoil Trad Bhuncranncha teaches traditional Irish music to children aged 7 and up in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, focusing on bodhrán and tin whistle. Both instruments are accessible starting points for young musicians interested in trad...
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View full details →Leithinis Donabate Portrane CCÉ
Leithinis Donabate Portrane CCÉ (Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann) runs Irish traditional music classes on Monday evenings at Donabate Portrane Educate Together National School, Co. Dublin. Children can learn a range of traditional...
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View full details →Athy Comhaltas - Irish Traditional Music Lessons
Athy Comhaltas runs Irish traditional music lessons on Tuesdays from September to May at Ardscoil na Trionoide, teaching instruments including tin whistle, fiddle, accordion, banjo and uilleann pipes. As part of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí...
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Dungarvan School of Music and Trad
Dungarvan School of Music and Trad offers instrumental lessons in guitar, tin whistle and bodhrán, alongside a Children's Choir split into two age groups - 5 to 8 and 9 to 17 - and Irish dance classes. The mix of instrumental tuition,...
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Dun Laoghaire School of Music
Dun Laoghaire School of Music offers tuition in most instruments as well as music theory and voice, taught by experienced teachers to students of all ages and levels. Lessons can be taken individually or in a group, and the school...
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Suzuki Violin and Fiddle Classes with Caitriona
Suzuki violin and fiddle lessons with Caitriona are available in Ennis and Clarecastle, Co. Clare, for children from age 4 as well as adults. Both classical and traditional music are taught, and enrolment is open all year round rather...
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Common questions
How many traditional music lessons for kids are there in Ireland?
Kids Patch lists 28 traditional music lessons for kids in Ireland. Each listing links straight through to the provider — Kids Patch is free for parents to use and takes no booking fee or commission.
Where in Ireland can I find traditional music lessons for kids?
Trad Music listings are spread across 16 counties, most of them in Kerry (4), Tipperary (3), Wicklow (3), Dublin (2), Laois (2), Louth (2), Mayo (2), Clare (1), and 8 more.
What age range do traditional music lessons for kids in Ireland cover?
Across the listings on this page, ages run from 3 years up to 17 years. 6 of the 28 state an age range. The rest leave it open, so it is worth asking the provider directly.
How much do traditional music lessons for kids in Ireland cost?
None of the 28 listings on this page publish a standard price. Fees for children’s classes in Ireland usually vary by term length, age group and session count, so providers quote on enquiry — you can message any of them from their listing.