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Gradam Shean-nós Cois Life
The Gradam Shean-nós Cois Life is an annual award by the Sean-nós Cois Life-festival in Dublin. The award is given to people who have made an exceptional contribution to the tradition of singing in the Irish language. Recipients Recipients have been: * 1993: Mícheál Ó Ceannabháin, Carna, County Galway, Carna * 1994: Áine Bn. Uí Laoi * 1995: Seán 'ac Dhonncha, Carna, County Galway, Carna * 1996: Treasa Ní Mhiolláin, Inishmore * 1997: Éilís Ní Shúilleabháin, Cúil Aodha * 1998: Proinsias Ó Conluain * 1999: Dara Bán Mac Donnchadha, Connemara * 2000: Paídi Mhárthain Mac Gearailt, Dingle Peninsula * 2001: singers from Tory Island * 2002: Mairéad Mhic Dhonncha * 2003: Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Armagh * 2004: Máire Uí Dhroighneáin, Spiddal * 2005: Tess Uí Chonghaile * 2006: Ríonach Uí Ógáin * 2007: Eibhlín Uí Dhonnchadha and Seamus Mac Craith * 2008: Máire Ní Cheocháin, Cúil Aodha * 2009: Mícheál Ó Conghaile * 2010: Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé, Dingle Peni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin is an Irish singer, songwriter, and academic writer from Ireland.Douglas Hyde Conference biography Early life Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin was born into an Irish-speaking household in to Pádraig Ó hUallacháin and Eithne Devlin, from Cullyhanna, County Armagh. She is one of eight siblings, notably an elder sister of Eithne Ní Uallacháin[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ... 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 Mháir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mícheál Ó Cuaig
Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is sometimes considered erroneous. People with the name Micheal Arts and entertainment *Micheal Farrell (1940–2000), Irish painter * Micheal Flaherty (educator), co-founder and president of Walden Media * Micheal Kott (born 1961), American actor * Micheal David Larsen (1981–2010), American musician, rapper and poet; better known as Eyedea * Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947), Irish poet * Micheál Richardson, actor, son of Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson * Micheal Ray Stevenson (born 1989), American rapper; better known as Tyga * Micheal Ward (born 1995), English actor Politics * Micheal Bergstrom, American politician in Oklahoma * Mike Hudema (born 1976; Micheal Hudema), Canadian activist * Micheal R. Williams (born 1955), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillis Ó Laoire
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Lillis may refer to: People * Stefan Åkesson, Swedish skateboarder Surname * Bob Lillis (born 1930), American baseball player * Jason Lillis (born 1969), English footballer * Josh Lillis (born 1987), English footballer * Mark Lillis (born 1960), English footballer * Rachael Lillis (1969-2024), American actress * Sophia Lillis (born 2002), American actress * Stephen Lillis (born 1986), Irish hurler * Thomas Francis Lillis (1861–1938), American Roman Catholic prelate Places * Lillis, Kansas * Lillis Business Complex, on the University of Oregon campus See also *Lilli (other) Lilli may refer to: Films * ''Lilli'' (1919 film), a German film * ''Lilli'' (2018 film), an Indian film Places * Lilli, Harju County, a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia * Lilli, Viljandi County, a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé
Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé (2 February 194229 August 2013) was an Irish writer and musician. He wrote exclusively in the Irish language, and is best known for his autobiography, . He was the father of the television presenter Dáithí Ó Sé. Life Ó Sé was born in Carrachán, County Kerry, in 1942. He was the son of a fisherman from Baile na nGall called Dainín Dan Ó Sé and his wife from an Daingean, Máire Ní Chinnéide. In 1958, at the age of 16, Maidhc moved to England for a while, before moving to Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ... in 1959. He returned to Ireland in 1969. His writings were used as part of the Irish-language element of the Leaving Certificate in Irish state education, as a replacement for '' Peig'' from 1995. Writings Autobiography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mícheál Ó Conghaile
Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is sometimes considered erroneous. People with the name Micheal Arts and entertainment *Micheal Farrell (1940–2000), Irish painter * Micheal Flaherty (educator), co-founder and president of Walden Media * Micheal Kott (born 1961), American actor * Micheal David Larsen (1981–2010), American musician, rapper and poet; better known as Eyedea * Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947), Irish poet * Micheál Richardson, actor, son of Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson * Micheal Ray Stevenson (born 1989), American rapper; better known as Tyga * Micheal Ward (born 1995), English actor Politics * Micheal Bergstrom, American politician in Oklahoma * Mike Hudema (born 1976; Micheal Hudema), Canadian activist * Micheal R. Williams (born 1955), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Máire Ní Cheocháin
() is a feminine given name. It is the Irish language form of Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam), and Μαρια (Maria), found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name (Miryam). Its meaning has been variously translated with around 70 possibilities, including "sea of ", "star of the sea", "drop of the sea", "rebelliousness", "exalted one", "beloved", and "wished for child". Patrick Woulfe (1923) thought that the meaning related to bitterness, related to grief, sorrow, affliction, possibly associated with childbirth, was most likely. Máire was and still is a popular name in Ireland, and is sometimes spelt in its anglicised forms Maire, (without diacritics) '' Maura'' and '' Moira''. The diminutive form Máirín has inspired the Anglicised Maureen. Completely unrelated to this, Maire (pron. MIE-reh) is a feminine given name in Finland, said to derive from the Finnish word ''mairea'', meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seamus Mac Craith
Seamus may refer to: * Séamus, a Gaelic male given name Film and television * Seamus (''Family Guy''), a character on the television series ''Family Guy'' * Seamus, a pigeon in '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' * Seamus McFly, a fictional Irish character from ''Back to the Future Part III'' (Marty McFly's Great Great Grandfather) * M/V ''Seamus'' (934TXS), a space salvage freighter, and the primary setting for ''Archer'' season 10, " Archer: 1999" Music * "Seamus" (song), the fifth song on Pink Floyd's 1971 album ''Meddle'' Other uses * Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States * Seamus (dog), a dog belonging to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney * Seamus Finnigan, a character in ''Harry Potter'' by J.K. Rowling See also * * * Sheamus Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand under the ring name Sheamus. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Uí Chonghaile
Tess or TESS may refer to: Film and theatre * ''Tess'' (1979 film), a 1979 film adaptation of ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' * ''Tess'' (2016 film), a South African production Music * Tess (band), a Spanish pop band active from 2000 to 2005 * Tess (musician), a UK musician * Tess Mattisson, a Swedish musician born 1978 Science and technology * Trademark Electronic Search System, a service of the United States Patent and Trademark Office * Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, a space telescope designed to search for extra-solar planets * Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate, a birth control pill * Telescopic Sighting System, a tank/fighter aircraft sight Other uses * Tess (given name) * Various storms named Tess * Nikolay Tess Nikolay Vladimirovich Tess (, ; 1921 – December 7, 2006) was one of the few functionaries in charge of political repressions in the former Soviet Union who were convicted for this activity. Biography Tess joined the Latvian division of the NKVD ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |