Celebrations of the arts in Spiddal
Spiddal is celebrating its local culture this weekend with Éigse an Spidéil, which runs until Sunday afternoon
This Friday, March 7 at 8.00pm An Crúiscín Lán is the venue for Ardán na hÉigse, an event which will feature Irish language poets, including guest poet Liam Ó Muirthile and guest composer Jack Talty, the Clare-born concertina and piano player. That will be followed by a traditional music session in the same venue at 12.30pm
Comórtas Cuimhneacháin Pheatsaí Uí Cheannabháin, a sean-nós singing competition for under 18s will be held at Park Lodge Hotel at midday on Saturday, while there will be a fiddle workshop 2013 TG4 Ceoltóir Óg na Bliana, Dónal McCague from 1.30pm-4.30pm in Coláiste Chonnacht.
Later that evening, the Máirtín O’Connor band will be the special guests at the Éigse an Spidéil Concert in Park Lodge Hotel at 8pm. The event will also feature Dónal McCague with Michael McCague. It will be followed by a music session, also in Park Lodge.
On Sunday, there will be a guided walk of the local area from 12.30-1.30pm, followed at 2pm by the Éigse An Spidéil Scattering Session and Éigse an Spidéil closing session with local musicians in Tigh Hughes. At that session the the Laoch an Traidisiúin award (Hero of the Tradition) will be presented to a well-known local personality
Throughout the Éigse, an exhibition of art by Dan Ó Flatharta can be seen in Seán Ó Mainnín’s studio at the Spiddal Craft Village.