in County Mayo in the West
of Ireland
i gContae Mhaigh Eo in Iarthar na
hÉireann
1st - 4th May 2009
1 - 4 Bealtaine 2009
Programme of
Events
Clár Imeachtaí
A celebration of traditional Irish music and
song
Deireadh Seachtaine Amhránaíochta, Ceoil,
agus Damhsa
The little town of Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, will be alive
with traditional music, song, dance and craic for the 15th
annual Féile Chois Cuain over the May Bank Holiday
weekend. The Louisburgh area has a rich heritage in the traditional arts. Domhnall Meirgeach Mac Conmara (seventeenth or eighteenth century) and Seán Mac Conmara (early 19th century) were notable local poets. The “Collector” Patrick Lynch had a fruitful sojourn in the area in 1802 and collected several songs.
James Berry in his Tales of Old Ireland wrote “the pipes in these days (before the famine) were as plentiful as blackberries in Autumn” and Martin Moran, an imposing blind piper of 6'4", was “considered to be the best player in Connaught in his day. Martin became a great favourite of John McHale - the Lion of Tuam - who presented him with a set of pipes which cost 35 pounds and in presenting them the Archbishop christened Martin 'the last of the Minstrels".
Le ceithre bhliain déag anuas mheall an
fhéile scoth na gceoltóirí agus na
n-amhránaithe ó gach cearn den tír chun
na háite. A bhuíochas ar na haíonna
agus ar na cuairteoirí sin, tá cáil i
bhfad is i gcéin ar Fhéile Chois Cuain i measc
lucht leanúna na n-ealaíon
traidisiúnta. Tá lúchair orainn go
mbeidh an fhéile ar bun arís i mbliana agus go
mbeidh baile beag Chluain Cearbáin lán de
cheol, de chraic agus de chuideachta ar feadh na deireadh
seachtaine.
Tá clú agus cáil ar Fhéile
Chois Cuain de bharr na seisiún bríomhar
neamhfhoirmeálta a bhíonn le cloisteáil
ar na sráideanna agus sna tithe leanna - bí
linn má tá amhrán le rá agat,
port le casadh nó damhsa sna cosa agat! Sin,
nó bí inár gcuideachta le blaiseadh den
saibhreas cultúir sin.
Féile Chois Cuain is renowned for its informal
and impromptu Sessions so if you have a song to sing, a tune
to play, a step to dance or simply appreciate our culture,
why not join us?
Come join in the fun. Beidh
míle fáilte romhat.
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