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Órla Fallon
Órlagh Fallon (born 24 August 1974), professionally known as Órla Fallon, is an Irish singer, songwriter and former member of the group Celtic Woman and the chamber choir Anúna. Early life and education Fallon was born in Knockananna, Ireland. She plays the harp and sings traditional Irish music, most often in the Irish language. Fallon studied at Mater Dei Institute of Education, in Dublin. She has performed for the Pope and the President of Ireland and at Carnegie Hall. Career Early career Fallon auditioned for Michael McGlynn and later joined Anúna. Her debut album, '' The Water is Wide'', was released in Europe in 2000 and in North America in 2006. In 2005, she was featured on The Duggans album ''Rubicon'' along with peers Moya Brennan and other members of Clannad. Celtic Woman In 2004, Fallon sent a demo offer to composer David Downes, who was then working on the concept of Celtic Woman. Due to her unique vocal abilities, Downes contacted Fallon and asked if she wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockananna
Knockananna () is a village in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. After Roundwood, it is the second-highest village in Ireland. Toponymy In Liam Price's extensive survey of place names of County Wicklow his earliest record of Knockananna is dated 1714 using the current spelling. A 1715 record uses Knockannana. The Straughan family deeds use a different spelling; Knockinana in 1717. Finally the village name shown in A.R. Neville's Map of County Wicklow from circa 1810 is Knockanana. A grave accent has been added in the 1989 ''Gazetteer of Ireland'' making Knockà nanna to provide a guide to proper stressing in pronouncing the name correctly. Price mentions two local names: Boorawn being derived from ''baudrán'' a basket covered in cow-hide and Kish, from ''ceis'' the name of part of the bog. Geography Knockananna lies close to the border between County Wicklow and County Carlow. The village is the centre of a dispersed farming area, 2 km to the north-west of Moyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
