Winners

Year
Finalists
Bard and Poem
2011

Henry McGrath - The Priest

2010

Jimmy Rafferty Her Majesty's Pleasure

2009

Liam McNally - The Cabbage Sangwich

2008

Liam McNally - Hand me Down My Y Fronts

2007

Jimmy Rafferty - HRT

2006

Jimmy Rafferty - The Cullybackey Cowboy

2005

Irish News Section

Rosemary Twohig - The Electronic Chastity Belt

Main Section

James McEldowney - The Ballad of Hudy McGuigan

 

2004

Jimmy Rafferty - Foreign Feedin'

2003

Henry McGrath - My stay in Daisy Hill

2002

Eletrical Section

Phyllis Murphy - Two Pins Short of a Three Pin Plug

Main Section

Pat McGeeney - The Wedding Invitation

 

2001

Eletrical Section

Rosemary Twohig - The Electrical Goose

Main Section

Patsy O Hagan - Holiday in the Sun

 

2000

Eletrical Section

Rosemary Twohig - Woman Power

Main Section

Seamus Carolan - The Pope returns to Ireland incognito

 

1999

Electrical Section
Elizabeth Carty - Bring Back the Dark Ages

Main Section
Pat Mc Geeney - Half a Bed to Let

 

1998

Electrical Section

Pat Mc Geeney - Getting in the Light

Main Section
Patsy O Hagan - The Sleeping Pill

 

1997

Patsy O Hagan - Getting Dressed

1996

Matt Mc Ateer - Bard of Armagh

1995

Billy Ritchie - Paddy's Prayer

Latest news
As part of the St Patrick's week of festivities in the Cathedral City there will be a special evenin...
Due to popular demand, the words of 'Willie Wright' have been added to the Lyrics page of this websi...
The eagerly awaited new Bard of Armagh double CD ‘Uplift the Spirit, A Cocktail of Humorous Ju...
A set of photographs taken by Liam McArdle at the Bard finals is now available to view in 'Galleries...