Life Festival Mullingar 2017.
The Life Festival Mullingar 2017 will take place in Belvedere House & Gardens. The festival is taking place on the weekend of May 26-28. The Campsite will open on Friday at 12pm for weekend early bird ticket holders. The campsite will close midday on Monday. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.ie.
Background to Life
Life Festival 2017 is being held at the beautiful and stunning Belvedere House and Gardens. This idilic backdrop for the Life festival is situated outside Mullingar town, Co Westmeath. Since it’s inception in 2006 this festival had four different location with Belvedere hosting the event since 2010. Prior to Belvedere the original venue was Charleville Castle, followed by Lough Cutra Castle,Galway and then Ballinlough Castle. The festival’s director is Fernando Martin.
The genre of music is a mix of Electronica, Techno, Drum & Bass, Dub, Minimal and Progressive. Also art activities, jugglers, street performers, magicians and a healing area will be at the festival. The healing area offers massage, reiki and yoga workshops.
Life Festival Mullingar 2017
Rudimental ― DJ EZ ― Duke Dumont
Alan Fitzpatrick ― Bjarki ― Cleric
DeFekt ― Dixon ― Eats Everything
Format B ― Goldie ― Jay Clarke
Maya Jane Coles ― Monki ― Nina Kraviz
Patrick Topping ― Paula Temple ― Phil Kieran
Recondite ― Solardo ― Sunil Sharpe
The Magician ― Veronica Vasicka
Bedlam DJs ― Bodytonic DJs ― Boots & Kats
Dåser ― Deep Blue ― DJ Deece ― Get Down Edits
Jamie Behan ― Jordan ― Kaily ― Maedbh O’Connor
Mix & Fairbanks ― Modern Magic ― Moduse
Republik DJs + much more
Belvedere House & Gardens
Belvedere House & Gardens is located on the north-east shore of Lough Ennell. Built in 1740 it is located six miles from Mullingar town. German-born Architect Richard Castle (1690-1751) built it as a hunting and fishing lodge for Lord Belfield (Robert Rochfort). He later became the First Earl of Belvedere. 126,000 visitors visit per year.
The Jealous Wall was built c. 1760 as a result of a quarrel between Robert Rochfort and another brother George. George owned the nearby Rochfort House (subsequently re-named Tudenham House). The Wall was built between the two houses as an artificial ruin of an abbey. Robert wished to exclude the view of his brother’s residence as he was jealous. The Earl went to enormous expense in constructing the ruin. Apparently he went to the extent of hiring the services of a celebrated Italian Architect Barrodotte to superintend its erection.
In the form of a large gothic ruin it is built in stone with a central wall. Three pointed windows high up, and five smaller round headed windows above them are within this wall. Two square wings project at either end of the wall standing some 20 metres high. The Jealous Wall still stands today. Furthermore it is said to be the largest purposely built ruin of its kind in Ireland.
Anyone wishing to visit and see all the attractions, three hours is advised. ( information courtesy of Belvederehouse.ie)
