The
band was founded during the winter months of 1961 by Christian
Brothers Br. John Kenny and Br. Clement Wright. There followed an
intensive programme over the next year and a half to equip and
train the band.
CBS Pipe Band
made it’s first public appearance in the Limerick St. Patrick’s
Day parade of 1963 and, since then has only missed three St.
Patrick’s Day parades in it’s native city. On two occasions the
band represented the city in the New York parade and once in the
city of Cork parade.
The
band has performed extensively throughout all 32 counties of
Ireland and beyond, having travelled on numerous occasions to
Scotland, England, Wales, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium,
Spain, Italy and the United States of America.
The
band has participated in many contests over the 50+ years of its
existence and indeed has many victories and trophies to its
credit. However, our band is primarily a performance band and,
as such, our members participate at various charity, cultural
and sporting events,
festivals, welcoming guests of honour / VIPs, weddings and
funerals in a number of musical ensembles. Indeed, whatever
the requirement, our members add a sense of occasion, festive or
solemn as appropriate, in a dignified and professional manner
not often associated with modern youth.
