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Sive (musician)
The Isohels were an Irish five piece alternative rock band from Naas, Ireland, formed in 2004 by Claire Nicole Prendergast and Sadhbh O'Sullivan. A short time after the band began to take shape with the addition of Sal Healy on keys and Gill Prenderville on guitar. The band released their first single "Better (The Isohels song), Better" in November 2005 which saw them get the attention of various industry folk and music lovers both in their native Ireland and overseas. In June 2008, their debut album ''Kooramock'' was released, but the launch was to be their last live show. Biography The band began in 2004 with Claire Nicole Prendergast (vocals & bass) and Sadhbh O'Sullivan (lead guitar). Sal Healy (keyboard) and Gill Prenderville (guitar) joined in early 2005. They played their first show at the Béaltaine Festival 2005 Newbridge, County Kildare, Newbridge Ireland. Drummers Gavin Elsted and Brian Farrel played with the band. In November 2005 they recorded their first EP in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naas
Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge. History The name of Naas has been recorded in three forms in Irish: , translating as 'Place of Assembly of the Kings'; , translating to 'the Place of Assembly'; and , translating to 'Place of assembly of the Leinster Men'. In the Middle Ages, Naas became a walled market town and was occasionally raided by the O'Byrne and O'Toole clans from the nearby area which became County Wicklow. Naas features on the 1598 map by Abraham Ortelius as ''Nosse''. A mayor and council were selected by local merchants and landowners. Naas became known as the "county town" of County Kildare because of its use as a place for trading, public meetings, local administration including law courts, racecourses and the army's Devoy Barracks (closed 1998). In the Middle Ages, before it settled permanently in Dubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |