Bellingham Castle, in County Louth, Ireland, is, according to the official website, ‘an elegant and spacious 17th Century Irish castle bursting with rich history, splendour and old-world luxury’.
For a few hours on the evening of 21 May 1993, however, it was bursting with a different type of history, as Ministry of Sound brought DJs including Sasha, Tony Humphries, CJ Mackintosh and Giulio Cesare to the castle’s lush surrounds.
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Giants of the Irish dance scene such as Greg Dowling, Johnny Moy and Billy Scurry also played at the event, which was priced at just £13.50 – a good deal cheaper than the 60-odd quid being charged for a Carl Cox gig at a similar castle in Westmeath this summer.
The event, which was organised by Underground and Mixmag, was taped, and both Sasha and Cesare’s set’s have since been posted online – tracklistings below.
Enjoy!
[Kudos to Mark Johnston for the Mixcloud uploads]

