Background
Ní Dhomhnaill was brought up in Kells. In the 1930s, some Irish-speaking families were relocated to Meath as part of a government scheme to create a newMusical career
Ní Dhomhnaill first came to prominence as a member of Skara Brae. The other members of the group were Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (her brother), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (her sister) and Dáithí Sproule from Derry. The group's only recording remains a classic. "They were the first traditional songs done to guitars – it was the first time the pop music thing was brought to the Irish language. It would be lovely if people knew where it all started. I pressurised Gael Linn to reissue the album. I was on a mission." The songs on her solo albums are mostly sung in Irish. Mícheál and Triona accompanied her on the albums ''No Dowry'' and 'Idir an da Sholas'. Her first album was issued in 1976 under the name ''Mairéad Ní Dhomhnaill'', but since then she has reverted to the original spelling of her first name, "Maighread". She has also previously used the spelling "Maighréad", but has removed the accented ''e''.Personal life
Ní Dhomhnaill studied nursing and raised a family, giving up music for a while. She looked after her two children in Dublin, and worked part-time on nights as a theatre nurse in Mount Carmel hospital in Dublin. "I loved theatre," she said. Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill is married to Cathal Goan, the former Director-General of Raidió Teilifís Éireann.Discography
Solo albums * '' Maighréad Ní Dhomnaill'' (1976) * '' Gan Dhá Phingin Spré (No Dowry)'' (1991) * '' Idir an Dá Sholas'' with Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and Dónal Lunny (1999) * '' Ceol Cheann Dubhrann'' (Various artists, 2009) * '' Ae Fond Kiss '' with the West Ocean String Quartet * '' T with the Maggies'' (2010)References
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