Tag: Áine Uí Fhoghlú

Radio Series: Ómós Áite

Last year, I presented a ten-part radio series on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta called ‘Ómós Áite.’ Along with the series producer, Emma Ní Chearúil, we traveled the length and breadth of Ireland interviewing writers about their connection to place. Among the participants were Dairena Ní Chinnéide, Jackie Mac Donncha, Caitríona Ní Chléirchín, Máire Dinny Wren, Seán Ó Muireagáin, Pauline Nic Chonaonaigh, Áine Uí Fhoghlú, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde, Siobhán Ní Mhuimhneacháin, agus Simon Ó Faoláin. You can listen back to all episodes at this link.

Féile na Bealtaine le hÁine Uí Fhoghlú

Ag tnúth go mór le turas a thabhairt siar go Dún Chaoin i gcomhair Féile na Bealtaine Dé hAoine 28 Aibreán mar a mbead ag léamh filíochta le sárfhile na nDéise, Áine Uí Fhoghlú. Is in Ionad an Bhlascaoid a bheimid agus is í Helen Ní Shé a bheidh ina bean a’tí. Cuirfear tús le himeachtaí ag 4in. A thuilleadh eolais agus ticéadaí ar fáil anseo.

Seán Ó Ríordáin Commemoration

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I was honoured to participate in an event at UCC last week to commemorate 100 years since the birth of Seán Ó Ríordáin.

Colm Breathnach, Áine Uí Fhoghlú and I discussed our experiences writing in a minority language, the importance of Ó Ríordáin in 20th Century Poetry (and beyond!), and whether Ó Ríordáin, writing in the Irish language, could be considered a ‘major’ poet. Wilson McLeod provided an interesting Scottish perspective to the conversation.

Here is an article in the The Irish Times about the rest of the events planned at UCC, agus eolas as Gaeilge faoi na himeachtaí ar Tuairisc.

There will a conference and other events in Baile Mhúirne, birthplace of Seán Ó Ríordáin, in early December. More  information on those events at this link.