Éigse na Brídeoige will be held on the new dates, Friday, 11th – Sunday, 13th March in Uíbh Ráthach.
Programme details – times, venues etc. will be up soon.
Programme Outline
Léachtaí/ Lectures
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin: Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill and Maria Edgeworth
- Olivia O’Leary: Ellen O'Connell and her world
- Vincent Morley: Tuireamh na hÉireann – How the 17thcentury poet Seán Ó Conaill composed the narrative of Irish History
- Ríonach Uí Ógáin:The Iveragh Landscape in the 20th century stories of the seanchaí Seán Ó Canal
- Paddy Bushe: The Great Comedian: Daniel O’ Connell in literature
Book Launches
- Bríd Ní Mhóráin- Flóra na Samhlaíochta (FÁS)
- Mícheál Ó Siochrú- Na Cócha Móra (Coiscéim)
Concert
Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney
Children’s Event
Daniel O’Connell in Folklore – a dramatic presentation by Seán Ó Laoghaire