The Irish National Folk Theatre, better known as Tahir Siamsa - famous Irish theater in Tralee (the administrative center of County Kerry).

Despite the fact that the theater was officially founded in 1974, its history actually began in 1957, when a young priest father Pat Ahern was sent to Tralee to build the church of St. John the new choir. Encouraged by the success of his talented charges, Father Pat decided to put the mystery called "Golgotha." The premiere took place in 1963 and has been an incredible enthusiasm by the audience. So, in fact, there appeared a group who called themselves Siamsóirí na Ríochta and marked the beginning of the modern National Folk Theatre of Ireland.

The main goal of the young team, artistic director until 1998 was Pat Ahern, was the preservation, development and popularization of the long tradition of Irish folk culture in music, song and dance, and they are very successful in this. Pretty soon Siamsa Theatre Tahir began to occupy a key place in the cultural life of Ireland, both at regional and national level. Numerous foreign tours Siamsa Tahir contributed to the spread of Irish culture and outside the country.

In 1991, specially for the previously roamed from place to place the theater in Tralee town park was built a complex of buildings (home to Siamsa Tair at various times including Ashe Memorial Hall and the old Royal Theatre in Tralee). This is a very interesting architectural structure resembles an old Irish castle. Here Arts Center is located at the base of which regularly hosts a variety of art exhibitions, thematic lectures and workshops, and other cultural events.