Seoladh taispeantais ‘Fiagai na gCeann Gaelach’ mar chuid d’Éigse Dharach Uí Chatháín i Ráth Cairn.

Bhí an Éigse Dharach Uí Chatháin ar siúl ag an deireadh seachtaine seo chaite, 5-7 Deireadh Fómhair, in Áras Pobail Ráth Chairn, Co. na Mí. I mbliana bhí taispeántas de ghrianghraif a bhailigh Charles R. Browne (1867 – 1931), dochtúir agus antraipeolaí ó Bhaile Átha Cliath a rinne suirbhéanna ar na pobail sna ceantair ab iargúlta in Iarthar na hÉireann idir 1891 & 1900 atá sa taispeántas, ar a bhfuil Ciarán Walsh ó www.curator.ie agus Dáithí de Mórdha í Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir i mbun coimeádachta. Cuireadh na grianghraif i dtaisce i sraith albaim, sé cinn acu atá i gcoimeád ag Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.

I 1898 rinne Browne suirbhé eitneagraifíochta i gCarna, Leitir Meallain, Gorumna agus Maoinish. I 1935 d’imigh muintir na gceanntar sin go dtí Ráth Cairn i gContae na Mí.

Tá á thaispeáint den gcéad uair riamh le caoinchead Bhoird an Cholaiste agus tá sé maoinithe ag an OPW (Oifig na hOibreacha Poiblí) agus Chomhairle Oidhreacta na hÉireann.

Opening of the ‘Headhunter’ exhibition as part of Éigse Dharach Uí Chatháin

The photographs show the opening of the ‘Headhunter’ exhibition as part of Éigse Dharach Uí Chatháin (a celebration of Dharach Uí Chatháin, traditional singer*) in Áras Pobail (Community Centre) in the Irish speaking community in Ráth Cairn, County Meath, Ireland. The festival took place during the weekend of 5 October, 2012. The exhibition continues until the end of the month.

In 1898 Browne did an ethnographic survey of Carna, Leitir Meallain, Gorumna and Maoinish. In 1935 the people of those districts moved to Ráth Cairn in County Meath.

The exhibition was developed with funding by the Heritage Council of Ireland and the presented with funding from The Office of Public Works (OPW).

*Darach Ó Catháin is one of the acknowledged masters of the Connemara style of sean-nós singing. Sean nós (which means ‘old style’) is a highly-ornamented style of solo, unaccompanied singing in the Irish tradition. In 1975 he released an album titled “Traditional Irish Unaccompanied Singing”(Shanachie) which by wide consent is among the best sean-nós recordings ever made. His rendition of “Sail Òg Rua” particularly stands out. Darach also wrote songs from the age of twelve.