COLMCILLE @Ardteampall Chríost
COLMCILLE @Christ Church
Saturday September 29th, 2007
A celebration of St Colm Cille (Columba) and the links between Gaelic Ireland and Gaelic Scotland
Full updates will be provided on this website. Contact Aonghus Dwane at aonghus@colmcille.net or at
10.30
Clárúcháin & caifé / registration and coffee
Léachtaí - Four lectures on St Colm Cille
The Columban Folklore Tradition - Padraigín Clancy (B)
The Colmcille intellectual copyright tradition - Ronan Sheehan (E)
Art and iconography of St Colm Cille - Nicola Gordon Bowe (E)
St Colm Cille and Iona - E. Mairi MacArthur (E)
(B)= bilingual (E)= English
(Fee for attendance at four lectures: €10.)
17.00
Urnaí na Nóna / Choral Evensong in Irish
Sung by Cathedral Choir. Featuring new composition by Seoirse Bodley based on translation by PL Henry of text of Amra Cholm Cille. Also featuring première of new settings of Magnificat and Nunc Dimmitis by Simon McHale, and featuring Evensong responses in Irish by Caitríona Ní Dhubhghaill. All welcome.
18.00
Launch of Art Exhibition in the cathedral crypt
Visual response to Amra Cholm Cille. Paintings by Brian Ferran and calligraphy by Donald Murray. All welcome. (Exhibition continues until 17 October).
20.00
"Éirinn is Alba"-Concert
A musical celebration of Gaelic Ireland and Gaelic Scotland. Featuring Cór Chúil Aodha (associated with the Ó Riada Mass), Mary Smith (Scotland), Macdara O Conaola (Connemara), the Scottish Gaelic Psalm Singers and Róisín Elsafty. Tickets: €15 (available at the door).
