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Máire Ní Chéileachair
Máire Ní Chéileachair is a traditional Irish singer who has won numerous prizes for singing sean-nós. Biography From Farran in Cork, Máire Ní Chéileachair was born to parents from Kilnamartyra in the Muskerry Gaeltacht of County Cork. Her father was a teacher. From them Ní Chéileachair got her love of singing and the Irish language. Ní Chéileachair trained as a teacher in University College Cork and worked at Ashton School in Blackrock in Cork. Ní Chéileachair later became a lecturer on sean-nós in UCC. She began singing in public in 1993 and began training to sing. She won an All-Ireland at her first try in 1996. From there, she began to compete in the Oireachtas first in 1997. She won both the Corn Mháire Nic Dhonnchadha and the Sean-nós na mBan competitions. Ní Chéileachair began to compete in the Corn Uí Riada Corn Uí Riada is the premier sean-nós singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge, an annually held arts festival of Irish culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farran
Farran () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is west from Cork City on the N22 road. The village has a primary school, creche and Montessori school, a church, community hall, and a number of small businesses. Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Castle are historical sites in the area. As of the 2016 census, Farran was home to 345 people. Ecclesiastical history Medieval church (Aglish) Farran lies within the historical barony of Muskerry East and the ancient parish of Aglish (from ). The medieval parish church at Aglish is recorded in taxation records of 1199 as 'Magalaid', and by 1482 was recorded as 'Agalasmaschala'. The ruins of this church, which was built of stone and lime, still show the northern and western walls. The old graveyard is to the rear of the western gable. A new graveyard was opened in the 1970s, and is still being used for families in the area. 19th century church (Farran) The current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |