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Meitheal Cholmcille

Aodh Mac Ruairí · July 22, 2021 ·

MEITHEAL CHOLMCILLE – 8th AUGUST 2021

Islander artist Cathal Mc Ginley will curate an art project on Inisdooey as part of the ‘Colmcille 1500’ celebrations this year. The theme of the project will be influenced by local folklore and the connection of Saint Colmcille and Saint Dubhthach to the local islands. Cathal will be joined on the 30th July by the children of Club Óige Mhachaire Rabhartaigh to complete the art project.

On the 8th August there will be an exhibition of both the children’s and Cathal’s artwork. There will also be a guided walk and boat trip around Inis Bó Finne with songs, stories and refreshments provided. – Further information @ 087 656 1879

Earagail Arts Festival 23rd July ‘Cosán Choilm Cille’

Aodh Mac Ruairí · July 12, 2021 ·

Cosán Choilm Cille ‘Art and Poetry Walk

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Earagail Arts Festival is a multidisiplinary summer festival which traditionally takes place in July throughout County Donegal along the Wild Atlantic Way on the north-west coast of Ireland.

As part of this year’s festival is ‘Cosan Choilm Cille – Art and Poetry Walk’ – a production by ‘The New Age Bards’ under the stewardship of Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde.

Come on a short walk with Scottish and Irish writers and artists to the top of Cnoc na Naomh. Along the way you can see their work and listen to their poems and stories. The work has been inspired by the folklore and mythology around Saint Colm Cille. It is a great chance to engage with the art and poetry in a relaxed outdoor setting with majestic views of the Donegal landscape from the Derryveagh Mountains around to Tory Island.

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Artwork by the artists Seán Ó Flaithearta, Kim Sharkey, Derek Robertson and Norman Shaw. 

Newly composed writing by Meg Bateman, Rody Gorman, Daireana Ní Chinnéide and Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde.

A commemorative booklet with the words and images will be given to all those who take part.

All information at: https://eaf.ie/events/cosan-choilm-cille/

     

    Best foot forward – Slí Cholmcille 2021

    Maolcholaim Scott · July 2, 2021 ·

    There is an long-term campaign to grow Slí Cholmcille in Donegal and Derry as a long-distance walk after the pattern of the Camino de Santiago de Compostella between France and Spain.

    Fr Denis puts a stamp on the pass of the pilgrim, Bishop Alan McGuckian (Gleann Cholm Cille 2020)

    The Slí has a great deal to offer. There are many places in Donegal from Gleann Cholmcille to Tory and Gartan which have strong associations with Colmcille or Columba, the great saint shared by Ireland, Scotland and the north of England. Long-distance walking is becoming popular both as a spiritual journey, and as a means of connecting with the natural landscape.

    This year, as last, COVID will limit the number of people taking part, but a band of people will set out on the 4th July to walk 270 km from Gleann Cholm Cille to Derry over twelve days taking in finishing at Shroove in Inishowen. On the way, they will visit the old monastic settlement in Tory, the saint’s birthplace at Gartan, the old monastic site of Raphoe, and the high cross at Ray, the tallest and oldest ringed cross in Ireland.

    A preliminary walk has already taken place in June from Donegal town to Gleann Cholmcille, linking the Columban heritage of south-east Donegal and places like Drumhome and Disert with the rest of the Slí. There will again be a walk from Donegal to Disert on the 3rd July.

    The Colmcille 1500 programme marks 1500 years since the birth of Colmcille or Columba, and it is hoped that the camino-style walk will grow as a long-term legacy. Considerable planning and liaison is underway, and the working group includes representation from different churches and from walkers and community groups.

    This year the number of participants is capped at 30. For further details of the itinerary and to register to walk please contact maureenwcurran@yahoo.ie

    A path for Gaels to walk on

    Maolcholaim Scott · June 30, 2021 ·

    Cassan is the name of a partnership between the Manx-medium primary School in the Isle of Man and Conradh na Gaeilge in Lower Mourne in south Down. They have now come together to provide a resource with information in Manx, and Scottish and Irish Gaelic: a beautiful series of seven posters with useful vocabulary so that pupils can learn about the links between the Gaelic languages. The posters should be available to a wide range of schools.

    ‘Cassan’ is the Manx for ‘cosán’ or ‘path’ in Irish. The Isle of Man can be seen clearly from the Mourne Mountains, the home of Gaelscoil na mBeann, which has close links with Conradh na Gaeilge in Lower Mourne. The artists are Vicki Webb from the Ilse of Man, and Andrea McCloskey from County Down. The project has been developed by Josephine Siriu Dunbar, a linguist who is development officer with Conradh na Gaeilge in Lower Mourne, and Aalin Clague, a teacher at the Bunscoill Ghaelgach in the Isle of Man, in consultation with educational publishers Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig in the Scotland, and and the Áisaonad in Ireland. The project is funded and facilitated by the Colmcille project of Foras na Gaeige as part of the Colmcille 1500 programme.

    Lower Mourne Conradh na Gaeilge hope to make the posters available through Irish-medium educational organisations and from bookshops such as An Ceathrú Póilí in Belfast. The posters are:

    Sharing Gaelic Culture: Laa Columb Killey in the Isle of Man

    Maolcholaim Scott · June 29, 2021 ·

    The residents of Arbory parish in the Isle of Man celebrate Laa Columb Killey towards the end of June rather than on the 9th as in Ireland or Scotland. This year, there is a special programme to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the saint’s birth. Jeebin, the Manx Language Network, is working with Arbory School to create resources which help show the parish’s strong history with Manx.


    Culture Vannin has developed an artistic response to Colmcille1500. Aalin Clague, a Manx speaker and teacher at Bunscoill Ghaelgagh has composed a choral anthem Y Folliaght (The Secret) A poem attributed to Colmcille inspired Marie Clague who wrote the lyrics.
    The anthem – Y Folliaght (The Secret) – talks of Columba’s journey across the seas, marvelling at the new sights and sounds, in the world around him. A recording of the Manx Gaelic choir Caarjyn Cooidjagh has been made by Ballagroove Recording Studio. You can hear the anthem and read the lyrics here. It will be released with a video featuring beautiful imagery of the Isle of Man very soon on www.culturevannin.im
    The Manx Language Network’s Gaelg21 is a celebration of all things Manx (9 June-9 July) and is also a contribution to Colmcille1500.

    Find out more about Gaelg21 here.

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