Rugadh Éamonn Ceannt ar an 21 Meán Fómhair

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INTRODUCTION
T
hough always aware of Éamonn Ceannt’s significant and important role
in the 1916 Rising and his equally important contribution to the revival
of the Irish language and Irish piping, it wasn’t till after reading William
Henry’s excellent biography of Éamonn Ceannt Supreme Sacrifice that I
came to truly appreciate what an extraordinary man he was.
One can only admire and be fascinated by his single-mindedness ,
fastidious and meticulous attention to detail and his absolute application to
each and every endeavour he under took. A true intellectual, he was described
by many as reserved, almost aloof. But beneath this exterior was a passionate
and sensitive man. His passion for the Irish language and Irish traditional
music in particular piping were central to his belief in a nationalist future
for Ireland. These passions where shared by his wife Áine O’Brennan an
equally committed activist in the Gaelic League, Cumman na bPíobairí and
Cumman na mBan. The level of commitment, dedication and work Éamonn
Ceannt gave to organisations such as Cumman na bPíobairí, the Gaelic
League, Sinn Féin and the Irish Volunteers as well as his prolific contributions
to Irish language, music and political publications is truly breathtaking.
Our focus in this year’s Galway Sessions is on piping and pipers. It is a celebration of piping! Through
our extensive programme we hope to demonstrate how piping has evolved since Éamonn Ceannt’s day. I
firmly believe he would be very proud indeed of the status uilleann pipes have acquired in world music and in
particular of the achievements of Na bPíobairí Uilleann which evolved from the organisation which Éamonn
Ceannt co-founded in 1900, Cumman na bPíobairí.
Equally, I hope that our lecture series in the Galway City Museum will help people to acquire a greater
understanding of Éammon Ceannt’s love for Galway, it’s people, it’s language, music and culture.
Éammon Ceannt through his life and death left us a remarkable legacy for which we as a nation and a
people should be eternally grateful. He is a man worthy of commemoration and remembrance and I trust our
offering will honour him in a fitting manner. God rest his soul.
C
é go raibh eolas agam riamh faoin ról lárnach agus tábhachtach a bhí ag Éamonn Ceannt in Éirí Amach
na Cásca agus in athbheochan na Gaeilge agus ceol na bpíb, ba nuair a léigh mé sárbheathaisnéis William
Henry, Supreme Sacrifice, a thuig mé i gceart cé chomh iontach is a bhí sé mar dhuine.
Ní fhéadfadh duine gan meas a bheith aige ar an dúthracht agus ar an gcáiréis a léirigh sé i dtaobh gach a
raibh sé ag iarraidh a bhaint amach agus ní fhéadfadh duine gan suim a chur sa saothar a rinne sé ar chaith sé an
oiread sin dua léi. Mheas roinnt daoine gur fear é a bhí ciúin ann féin agus nach fear mór cuideachta a bhí ann.
Ach ainneoin an chuma sin a bheith air, duine paiseanta agus tuisceanach ab ea é. Intleachtóir go smior a bhí ann.
Bhí an grá a bhí aige don Ghaeilge agus do cheol traidisiúnta na hÉireann ina dhlúthchuid den fhís a bhí aige mar
náisiúnach d’Éirinn. Bhí an tsuim chéanna ag a bhean chéile Áine O’Brennan sna cúrsaí seo agus bhí sí chomh
gníomhach is bhí Éamonn féin i gConaradh na Gaeilge agus i gCumann na bPíobairí. Ba bhall gníomhach í de
Chumann na mBan freisin. B’iontach an méid dua a chaith sé le cur chun cinn na n-eagraíochtaí a raibh baint
aige leo: Cumman na bPíobairí, Conradh na Gaeilge, Sinn Féin agus Óglaigh na hÉireann. B’iontach freisin an
obair a rinne sé ar son na Gaeilge, an cheoil agus na bhfoilseachán polaitiúil a raibh baint aige leo.
Beimid ag díriú sna seisiúin cheoil seo i mbliana ar cheol na bpíb agus ar na píobairí féin. Ceiliúradh ar
cheol na bpíb atá ann! Agus clár cuimsitheach leagtha amach againn tá súil againn léargas a thabhairt do dhaoine
ar an bhforbairt atá tagtha ar an bpíobaireacht ón uair a bhí Éamonn Ceant beo. Creidim go láidir go mbeadh
Ceannt féin bródúil as an stádas atá bainte amach ag ceol na bpíb uilleann i saol an cheoil domhanda agus go
mbeadh sé bródúil go háirithe as an méid atá bainte amach ag Na Píobairí Uilleann a d’eascair as an eagras a
raibh baint ag Éamonn Ceannt lena bhunú.
Ar an dul céanna, tá súil agam go gcuirfidh na leachtaí atá beartaithe againn i Músaem Cathrach na
Gaillimhe leis an tuiscint atá ag daoine ar an gcion a bhí ag Eammon Ceannt ar Ghaillimh, ar mhuintir na
Gaillimhe agus ar theanga, ar cheol agus ar chultúr na Gaillimhe.
D’ fhág saol agus saothar Éammon Ceannt oidhreacht iontach le huacht againn, oidhreacht ar cheart
dúinne, mar náisiún, a bheith buíoch go deo as.
Is fiú go mór an fear seo a thabhairt chun cuimhne agus creidim go ndéanfaidh an saothar atá beartaithe
againne comóradh cuí air. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal. Mick Crehan Festival Director
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REMEMBERING ÉAMONN CEANNT 1881-1916
ÉAMONN CEANNT 1881-1916
R
ugadh Éamonn Ceannt ar an 21 Meán Fómhair 1881 i mBéal Átha
Mó, Contae na Gaillimhe. Constábla ab ea a athair i gConstáblacht
Ríoga na hÉireann. Aistríodh athair Ceannt go dtí Baile Átha Firdhia
agus as sin go dtí Baile Átha Cliath i 1892 D’ fhreastail Éamonn ar Scoil
na mBráithre Críostaí ar Shráid Richmond Thuaidh. I 1898, i dteannta a
chairde ón scoil, ghlac Ceannt páirt ar i gcomóradh 100 bliain Éirí Amach
1798. Tréimhse athbheochana ab ea í ina a raibh spiorad an náisiúin
go mór sa treis agus chuir Ceannt suim mhór sa náisiúnachas. I 1899,
ceapadh ina bhall d’Ard-Chraobh Chonradh na Gaeilge, agus is ansin a
chuir sé aithne ar Phádraig Mac Piarais agus ar Eóin Mac Néill. Rinne
Ceannt staidéar ar an nGaeilge chomh maith agus faoin mbliain 1905 bhí
sé ina theagascóir Gaeilge ag an gConradh. D’éirigh leis chomh maith post
a fháil ar fhoireann chléireachais Bhardas Bhaile Átha Cliath. Le linn an
ama seo bhí baint mhór aige le hathbheochan an cheoil Éireannaigh, agus
go háirithe le athbheochan cheol na bpíb cogaidh agus na bpíb uilleann.
Ba mhór a mheas agus a chion ar an gceol dúchasach agus b’iad na píb
uilleann an phríomhuirlis cheoil aige féin. I bhFeabhra 1900, bhí sé ar dhuine de bhunaitheoirí Chumann
na bPíobairí (The Pipers Club). Phós sé Frances Mary ‘Áine’ O’Brennan ar an 7 Meitheamh 1905 agus
saolaíodh an t-aon leanbh a bhí acu, Rónán, beagán le cois bliain ina dhiaidh sin. I 1907, chuaigh Ceannt le
hArd-Chraobh Shinn Féin. Ar an 12 December 1912, ghlac sé le móid Bhráithreachas Phoblacht na hÉireann
agus ceapadh ar gComhairle Mhíleata é ina dhiaidh sin. Bhí sé ar dhuine de na daoine a bhunaigh Óglaigh
na hÉireann ar an 10 Samhain 1913. Bhí baint ag Ceannt leis an eachtra inar tugadh airm i dtír i mBinn
Éadair i mí Iúil na bliana sin. I 1915 ceapadh é mar Stiúrthóir Cumarsáide agus Ceannfort an 4ú Cathlán
d’Óglaigh na hÉireann. Bhí sé ina measc siúd a ghlac seilbh ar Theach na mBocht, Aontas Bhaile Átha
Cliath Theas, le linn Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916. Nuair a ghéill na hÓglaigh cuireadh Ceannt go dtí Dún
Richmond, áit ar triaileadh os comhair armchúirte é. Go gairid roimh éirí an lae, ar an 8 Bealtaine 1916,
chuir scuad lámhaigh chun báis Éamonn Ceannt i bPríosún Chill Mhaighneann.
É
amonn Ceannt was born on 21 September 1881 in Ballymoe, County Galway. His father was a constable
in the Royal Irish Constabulary. He was transferred to Ardee a short time later and from there to
Dublin in 1892. Éamonn began attending the North Richmond Street Christian Brothers School.
In 1898, along with other school friends, Ceannt took part in the Centenary Celebrations of the
1798 Rebellion. It was a time of tremendous revival in the national spirit and Ceannt became
intensely inflamed with the idea of nationalism. In 1899, he joined the Central Branch of the
Gaelic League, where he first met Patrick Pearse and Eóin MacNeill. He studied Irish and
by 1905, he was a teacher for the Gaelic League. Ceannt also secured a post on the clerical
staff of Dublin Corporation. During this period he was also influencing the revival of Irish
music and in particular the Irish War and Uilleann Pipes. So strong was his love of Irish
music that he embraced the music and chose the pipes as his main instrument.
In February 1900, he became a founder of Cumann na bPíobairí (The Pipers Club).
He married Frances Mary ‘Áine’ O’Brennan on 7 June 1905 and their only child,
Rónán, was born just over a year later. In 1907, Ceannt joined the Dublin
Central Branch of Sinn Féin. On 12 December 1912, Ceannt was sworn
into the Irish Republican Brotherhood and was later appointed to its
military council. He became a founder member of the Irish Volunteers
on 10 November 1913 at the Rotunda Rink in Dublin. Ceannt was
involved in the Howth gun-running episode in July of that year.
In 1915, he was appointed Director of Communications and
Commandant of the 4th Battalion of Volunteers. He occupied
the South Dublin Union complex during the rebellion of
Easter Week 1916. Following the surrender a week later
Ceannt was taken to Richmond Barracks where he faced
a military court martial. Just before dawn in 8 May 1916,
Éamonn Ceannt was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail.
William Henry
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LECTURES LUNCHTIME AT THE CITY MUSEUM
Éamonn Ceannt: Supreme Sacrifice By William Henry
Galway City Museum / Wednesday 15 June at 1pm / Admission FREE
Presented by local historian William Henry, author of the first biography of Éamonn Ceannt, this talk will
elucidate the life and work of Ceannt from a personal and military perspective. William Henry’s most recent
publication Pathway to Rebellion is a must read for those interested in 1916 Rising in Galway.
Éamonn Ceannt: A Piper Rising by Dr. Verena Commins
Galway City Museum / Thursday 16 June at 1pm / Admission FREE
Dr. Verena Commins will explore the role of Éamonn Ceannt in the Gaelic Revival of the early 20th century.
As a player of both uilleann and war pipes Ceannt was central to the foundation of the Dublin Pipers Club
and its attempts to recuperate the status of these instruments. Examining music making contexts in the
period leading up to the rising, this talk will investigate the legacy of musical and political convergence from a
Ceannt based perspective.
Katie Fahey’s Rebellion:
A Galway Romance Of 1916 by Dr. John Cunningham
Galway City Museum / Friday 17 June at 1pm / Admission FREE
From a family of agrarian activists, Katie Fahy was secretary of the Craughwell branch of Cumann na mBan.
John Nelly, master of Gort Workhouse, was a cultural revivalist and an Irish Volunteer. This lecture will
discuss their involvement in the Galway Rising, their courtship and marriage, and their subsequent travails.
Dr John Cunningham is a lecturer at NUI Galway. He is the author of a number of books on Irish local
history and labour history.
Try the Pipes with Tommy & Pádraic Keane
Galway City Museum / Saturday 18 June at 10.30am / Admission FREE
After a brief introduction to a history of the pipes, you can try your hand, or fingers or elbow at the
uilleann pipes. Pipes will be supplied! This is the perfect opportunity to try one of Ireland’s most celebrated
instruments. All ages welcome. Our thanks to Na Píobairí Uilleann for supplying the pipes.
Martin Reilly’s Music:
Éamonn Ceannt’s Cultural Legacy by Pat Mitchell
Galway City Museum / Saturday 18 June at 12noon / Admission FREE
Galway Session highly recommend a visit to the
magnificant exhibition Revolution in Galway /
Réabhlóid i nGaillimh 1913-1923
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Photo courtesy of NPU
Martin Reilly (1820-1904) from Eyre St. in Galway was regarded as the greatest
piper of his era. This presentation will focus on the elements that contribute
to the wonderful musicality in the one surviving example of Martin Reilly’s
music. It will also look briefly at his life and at the national and international
circumstances that led to and enabled the recording of his music, with a
particular focus on the organisations and people, principally Éamonn Ceannt,
involved in bequeathing this precious legacy to us all. Pat Mitchell is a highly
respected researcher of uilleann pipe music and has published a series of the
most important and significant books and articles on the subject.
EXHIBITION
RECITALS TUNES IN THE CHURCH
Cormac Cannon,
Breda Keville
& Claire Keville
St. Nicholas’ Church /
Monday 13 June at 8pm /
Admission €15
Cormac Cannon is one of Galway’s most respected
young pipers. He has a keen interest in the music of
older pipers and fiddle players, particular the music of
Clare and Kerry. His is joined for this recital by his wife,
fiddler Breda Keville and her sister Claire on concertina.
Páidí Breathnach & Liz Coleman
St. Nicholas’ Church / Tuesday 14 June at 8pm / Admission €15
A native of the Ring Gaeltacht, Co. Waterford, Páidí has been playing pipes from a young age. He learned
his trade from the great Waterford piper Tommy Kearney. Having won Fleadh Cheoil Na hÉireann on three
occasions he has toured extensively at home and abroad. He is joined for this evenings recital by his wife Liz
Coleman a versatile fiddle player from Dublin. Liz currently leads the fiddle section in the acclaimed Clare
Memory Orchestra the brainchild of renowned composer Dave Flynn.
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RECITALS AFTERNOONS AT THE KINGS HEAD
Tommy Keane & Jacqueline McCarthy
The Kings Head / Monday 13 June at 3pm / Admission FREE
Tommy Keane, a native of Waterford city, was encouraged to play pipes by local piper, the great Tommy
Kearney. At the Willie Clancy Summer School he learned further piping skill from pipers including Pat
Mitchell and Liam O’Flynn and was influenced by recordings of Willie Clancy, Seamus Ennis and Tommy
Reck. Tommy spent seven years in London where he played with many of the giants of Irish music including
Tommy McCarthy, Bobby Casey and Roger Sherlock as well as working with Elvis Costello, The Pogues,
Clannad and Ralph McTell. It was there also he met his wife Jacqueline McCarthy, daughter of renowned
piper and concertina player Tommy McCarthy from Kilmihill in Co. Clare. Jacqueline joins Tommy
on concertina for this recital.
Pádraic & Siobhán Keane
The Kings Head / Tuesday 14 June at 3pm / Admission FREE
Son and daughter of Tommy Keane and Jacqueline McCarthy, Pádraic and Siobhán combine
to form an exciting pipe and fiddle duet for this recital. In 2011 Pádraic was awarded a
TG4 Young Musician of the Year Award…What a truly amazing dynasty!
Josephine Marsh, Mick Kinsella
& Jack Kinsella
The Kings Head / Wednesday 15 June at 3pm / Admission FREE
Josephine Marsh, from Co. Clare, is regarded as a truly great traditional accordion player
of individual style that exudes grace and spirit. Her husband Mick Kinsella, from Tullow in
Co. Carlow, plays harmonica and English concertina. He is a highly respected musician both in
the trad music world and also in other genres including jazz, blues, rock and bluegrass. They are
joined by their son Jack, who, at 13 years of age, is the youngest piper performing at the Festival.
Meataí Joe Sheamuis, Johnny Connolly
& Seosamh Ó Neachtáin
The Kings Head / Thursday 16 June at 3pm / Admission FREE
Meataí Joe Sheamuis Ó Fatharta from Indreabháin in Connemara, formerly a well known
presenter on Radio na Gaeltachta, is the featured piper in this recital. Also an award winning
sean nós singer be is joined by his old sparring partners, medodeon player Johnny Connolly
and sean nós dancer and accordion player Seosamh Ó Neachtáin. A great afternoon of
Connemara culture in store.
Charlie Piggott & Eugene Lambe
The Kings Head / Friday 17 June at 3pm / Admission FREE
Eugene Lambe, longtime resident of Kinvara, is originally from Malahide in Dublin.
He was attracted to the pipes by the playing of the great Leo Rowsome and he was
also a member of the Lawrence O’Toole Pipe Band as a young man.
Eugene is also a highly respected uilleann pipe and flute maker
and has penned many a comic song! He is joined or this gig
by accordion player Charlie Piggott, best known for his
work with De Danann.
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Tommy Keane & Jacqueline McCarthy
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RECITALS AT THE CRANE BAR
Concertina Featuring Noel Hill, Cormac Begley & Jack Talty
The Crane Bar / Sunday 12 June at 9pm / Admission €15
Concertina is an exciting new trio featuring Noel Hill, Cormac Begley and Jack Talty bringing together three
of Ireland’s most influential players. Concertina draws on an eclectic range of musical insights to create a
unique soundscape that combines brass, baritone, treble and piccolo concertinas. It is a musical experience
not to be missed. This is the only gig of the Festival not featuring pipes … but arguably Noel Hill is the
greatest piper never to have played the pipes!
Jimmy O’Brien Moran & Jessie Smith
The Crane Bar / Monday 13 June at 9pm / Admission €10
Jimmy O’Brien Moran from Tramore in Co. Waterford, a piper of note, will be remembered by many as a
member of the ground breaking band Scullion. Jimmy will perform music from his CD Take Me Tender,
a tribute to the music of Paddy Conneely, a blind piper who lived in Galway in the mid-1800s. Having
survived the Great Famine, Conneely died on September 11 1851. However over 180 pieces of his music had
been transcribed by at least five collectors, leaving a fascinating record of piping style and repertoire of
pre-Famine Ireland. Jimmy will be joined by Irish American fiddler Jessie Smith.
Padraig McGovern & Peter Carberry
The Crane Bar / Wednesday 15 June at 9pm / Admission €10
This gig brings together two of Ireland’s foremost proponents on their respective instruments, Peter Carberry
on accordion from Co. Longford and Padraig McGovern from Leitrim on uilleann pipes. Peter Carberry is
a member of one of the most important piping families of the 20th century and has adapted pipe music to
accordion like no other. The duo play uncommon settings of tunes learned from recordings of past masters
and old manuscripts. Peter and Padraig play on lower pitched instruments in the key of B and Peter has his
bass retuned to emulate the chords of pipes’ regulators resulting in an innovative combination producing a
hive of harmonies. This is music played with great feeling and passion.
John & Maggie Carty
& Mick & Aoife Carr
The Crane Bar / Thursday 16 June at 9pm /
Admission €15
Mick Carr, piper and well known session player on the Galway trad scene is
joined by his daughter Aoife on fiddle and his first cousin, acclaimed fiddler
and banjo player John Carty from At the Racket and his daughter Maggie
on banjo and vocals. A great family affair!
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Concertina
Jessie Smith, Sean Gavin & John Blake
with Johnny ‘Ringo’ McDonagh (CD Launch)
The Crane Bar /
Friday 17 June at 9pm /
Admission FREE
A night featuring the cream of the Irish traditional music diaspora
as Irish Americans Jessie Smith from Baltimore on fiddle and Sean
Gavin from Detroit on pipes, flute, whistle and London born multi
instrumentalist John Blake come together to launch their new CD
Music from the Lost Continent. Special guest is Johnny ‘Ringo’
McDonagh formerly of De Danann.
Singing In The Crane
The Crane Bar / Saturday 18 June at 6pm / Admission FREE
This Singer’s Club, hosted by Dave Larkin and Lorraine Fitzpatrick will feature songs from a collection
by C. Desmond Greaves entitled Easter Rising in Song and Ballad first published by the Workers Music
Association in London in 1980 and penned by James Connolly, Padraig H. Pearse and Thomas McDonagh
and other significant figures of the 1916 Rising.
Saturday Night Session
The Crane Bar / Saturday 18 June at 9.30pm / Admission FREE
The Saturday Night Session at the Crane Bar is always a great affair with a mighty gathering of musicians.
Tonight’s special guest is uilleann piper Emmanuel Houdayer from Britanny in France.
Sunday Afternoon Session
The Crane Bar / Sunday 19 June at 1.30pm / Admission FREE
The Sunday Afternoon Session in the Crane Bar hosted by the great whistle player Sean Ryan for over 37 years is
always a special occasion. Sean will be joined by singer and guitarist Greg Cotter and by special guest uilleann
piper Siobhan Hogan from Co. Clare. Siobhan has also won All-Irelands in flute in 2005 and whistle in 2008.
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SESSION TRAIL GUIDE GALWAY SESSIONS 201
Venue
Time
Mon 13
Monroe’s
Tavern
9.00pm
DAN TRAYERS
&
COMPANY
SET DANCING
WITH JOHN BYRNE
& PETER PARSONS
SALSA
DANCING
The Quays Bar
9.30pm
PADDY KERR,
DANNY CAMERON
& SHANE FAHY
PORTERHEAD
NIALL TEAGUE,
PADDY KERR
& MAIDHC Ó hEANAGH
Tigh Neachtain
9.00pm
GEORGE GROSSO
&
KEVIN WHELAN
The Front Door
6.00pm
Tigh Chóilí
Taaffes Bar
Tigh Fox
Wed 15
JOHN O’HALLORAN,
ANDERS TRABJERG
& PAUL MORAN
OPEN AIR
SESSION
6.00pm
(Except *)
BRIAN McGRATH
&
AIDAN FLANAGAN
JOHN O’HALLORAN
&
LIZ HANRAHAN
GER CLANCY
&
DECLAN COREY
9.00pm
(Except *)
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
NIALL McQUAID
LIZ HANRAHAN,
KEVIN WHELAN
& SIMON DELANEY
GER CLANCY,
DECLAN COREY
& FIACHRA McGOWAN
5.30pm
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
GEORGE GROSSO
&
SIMON DELANEY
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
9.30pm
MIKE CASEY,
JOHN O’HALLORAN
& LIZ HANRAHAN
MARTIN O’CONNOR
&
JAMES SHERIDAN
THE FAHY FAMILY
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
MICHAEL CHANG
&
FRIENDS
SHANE FAHY
&
FRIENDS
GEORGE GROSSO
&
SIMON DELANEY
5.30pm
9.30pm
(Except *)
An Púcán
6.00pm
Western Hotel
9.30pm
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Tue 14
RONAN FLAHERTY
&
FRIENDS
BURREN BROTHERS
www.galwaysessions.com
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Thur 16
Fri 17
Sat 18
Sun 19
FERGAL McDONAGH
&
PA SHEILDS
STEVE MONAGHAN
&
COMPANY
OLLIE CROWE
&
FRIENDS
MOUSE McHUGH
MARY SHANNON
&
FRIENDS
RINGO McDONAGH,
RONAN FLAHERTY
& CONOR McCAGUE
RINGO McDONAGH,
RONAN FLAHERTY
& FRIENDS
JOHN O’HALLORAN,
GERRY WHELAN
& NICK POWER (*2.00pm)
JOHN O’HALLORAN,
LIZ HANRAHAN
& KEVIN WHELAN
CONOR McCARTY,
ANNETTE ROLAND
& JOHN FAULKNER
CONNOR CONNOLLY
&
FRIENDS
RINGO McDONAGH,
MICK CONNEELY
& BRIAN McGRATH (*8.00pm)
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
GERRY WHELAN
&
MICK CARR
GERRY WHELAN
&
MICHAEL CHANG
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
FLAT OUT
MIKE CASEY,
JOHN O’HALLORAN
& LIZ HANRAHAN
SHOP STREET
CÉILÍ BAND
MARTIN O’CONNOR
&
JAMES SHERIDAN
CONNOR CONNOLLY
&
FRIENDS
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
ANDERS TRABJERG
&
FRIENDS
GEORGE GROSSO
&
SIMON DELANEY
GEORGE GROSSO
&
SIMON DELANEY
FLAT OUT
JOHN O’HALLORAN
& GERRY WHELAN
(*10.00pm)
SHANE FAHY
& BRENDAN BROWNE
(*9.00pm)
PAUL
&
FRANCIS
OLD TOWN RAMBLERS
OPEN TRAD SESSION
Subject to change
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CONCERT
LYNCHED
Róisín Dubh /
Tuesday 14 June at 8pm /
Admission €17.50
Lynched, Ireland’s latest folk sensation
is a group from Dublin who combine
distinctive four-part vocal harmonies with
arrangements of uilleann pipes, concertinas,
Russian accordion, fiddle and guitars. Their
repertoire spans humorous Dublin music
hall ditties and street songs, classic ballads
from the Traveller tradition, traditional
Irish and American dance tunes and their
own original material.
Tickets available from: www.roisindubh.net
Éamonn Ceannt with Irish Volunteers
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ÉAMONN CEANNT MEMORIAL CONCERT
Featuring Liam O’Flynn,
Sean Keane & Paddy Glackin
Town Hall Theatre / Wednesday 15 June at 8pm / Admission €20*
This special tribute concert to Éamonn Ceannt features Ireland’s most venerable pipers
commencing with a solo performance by Ronan Browne. The sublime piper Liam O’Flynn
will also perform accompanied by two fiddling greats Seán Keane of the Chieftains and
Paddy Glackin. There will also be a performance of a newly composed piece by Dave Flynn
Calmly Awaiting the End, specially commissioned for the occasion by the Galway City Arts
Office and Galway Music Residency, performed by piper Mick O’Brien and the ConTempo
String Quartet.
Tickets available from: THT Box Office 091 569777 or book online www.tht.ie
*Tickets Subject to THT Venue Development/Online Booking Charge
Liam O’Flynn
ÉAMONN CEANNT COMMEMORATION
Trip to Ballymoe
Ballymoe, Co. Galway / Thursday 16 June at 6pm / Admission FREE
Éamonn Ceannt was born on 21st of September 1881 in the village of Ballymoe on the banks of the River Suck,
Co. Galway. Ironically he was born in an RIC Barracks, his father James being the local constable. He left
Galway at a young age, his father being stationed in Ardee, Co. Louth in 1883 and later in Dublin. Although
he left Galway at a young age Ceannt always took great pride in letting people know he was a Galwegian
and spent all of his holidays in the county. This event will feature a short commemoration followed by a
performance by the Ullapool Pipe Band from Scotland and a recital by the Éamonn Ceannt Quartet on
Uilleann pipes at the Fr. Flanagan Memorial Centre in Ballymoe, Co. Galway.
Kindly sponsored by Tripart Ltd. and funded by the Highland Council, Scotland and Galway County Council.
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HISTORY REVISITED
Re-Enactment of the Famous 1913 Oireachtas
Photo at the Pillars of the Town Hall Theatre
Saturday 18 June at 1pm / Procession departs Spanish Arch at 1pm,
followed by photo re-enactment at the Town Hall Theatre at 1.30pm
CONCERT ON THE STREET
JULIE FOWLIS
Mainguard Street /
Friday 17 June at 8pm /
Admission FREE
Julie Fowlis from North Uist in the Outer Hebrides
in Scotland is a Scottish folk singer and multiinstrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish
Gaelic. Among the many instruments she plays
are the great Highland bagpipes and the Scottish
small pipes. Fowlis won the Horizon Award at the
2006 BBC2 Folk Awards and won Folk Singer of
the Year at the 2008 Awards. Many will know Julie
as co-presenter along with Kerry singer Muireann
NicAmhlaoibh, of the magnificent TG4 series Port,
tracing a journey of shared musical roots through
Scotland and Ireland. Expect a spirited and sublime
performance from Julie and her band, the cream of
musicians from Scotland and Ireland.
Sponsored by
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A living tableau/recreation of the
famous photo of the attendees of the
Conradh na Gaeilge Oireachtas of 1913
will be re-enacted at the pillars of the
Town Hall Theatre. The original photo
includes 1916 Rebellion leaders Padraig
H. Pearse, Seán Mac Diarmada, Tomas
McDonagh and Éamonn Ceannt as well
as three future presidents of Ireland,
Douglas Hyde, Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh and
Eamon DeValera.
The event will include a parade
from the Galway City Museum to the
Town Hall Theatre of the 160 people
dressed in character led by the Ullapool
Pipe Band (Scotland) and St. Patrick’s
Brass Band. The latter led the Oireachtas
parade in 1913 and are also celebrating
their 120th Anniversary this year.
This will be followed by the
unveiling of a plaque to the great piper
Martin Reilly in Woodquay.
CONCERT
Lúnasa
Róisín Dubh / Saturday 18 June at 8pm / Admission €17.50
A truly great group that needs no introduction to Galway. Their innovative arrangements and unique
approach to trad music create a singular and distinctive sound that has propelled Irish acoustic music from
familiar ground into surprising and exciting new territory. Lúnasa continue to captivate audiences world
wide. The group’s piper Cillian Vallely is a member of a renowned family who established the Armagh Pipers
Club which has played a key role in the promotion of piping in Northern Ireland for over 50 years.
Tickets available from: www.roisindubh.net
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ÉAMONN CEANNT TRIBUTE CONCERT
Photo courtesy of NPU
Eyre Square /
Sunday 19 June at 3pm /
Admission FREE
This is the feature event of the Festival
and will provide a truly great climax to
the week-long celebration of the life and
music of Éamonn Ceannt. This exciting
outdoor show in Eyre Square will feature a
stage performance by the specially formed
Éamonn Ceannt Quartet comprising
pipers Tommy Keane, Marion McCarthy,
Peadar Giles and Cormac Cannon
playing music evoking the famous Leo
Rowsome Quartet. Songs of rebellion will
be performed by singers Don Stiffe, Greg
Cotter and Éamonn Ó Broithe. The event
will culminate with the arrival of pipe
bands to join the musicians and singers.
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OTHER EVENTS
Celtic Tales: Pipers,
Pookas & Protestations
The Crane Bar / Thursday 16 June at 8pm /
Admission €10
As part of the Galway Sessions commemoration of Éamonn
Ceant, storyteller Rab Fulton will be telling tales of Pipers,
Pookas and Protestations at his world famous Celtic Tales
storytelling show. Rab is also one of the Galway voices
reading out the 1916 Proclamation in Galway City Museum’s
interactive exhibition Revolution in Galway 1913-1923.
For more about the Celtic Tales see
www.rabfultonstories.weebly.com/celtic-tales.html
ÉAMONN CEANNT
MEMORIAL PLAQUE
A new plaque, commissioned by the Royal Irish Academy
in partnership with Iarnród Éireann will be unveiled by the
Mayor of Galway at Ceannt Station to commemorate the
100th Anniversary of the 1916 Rebellion and Éamonn Ceannt.
Photo courtesy of Ceannt Barracks
Ceannt Station /
Friday 17 June at 11am
Show Up & Show Off:
Open Mic & Trad Session
Foróige Galway Youth Café, The Fairgreen /
Saturday 18 June at 7pm /
Admission €5
This gig is hosted by the Galway Youth Arts Alliance
and will feature a one hour open mic session at 7pm
followed by a one hour performance by guest musicians
from the Galway Sessions Festival.
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SPONSORS
#IBackGalway
Proudly Supporting Galway’s 2020 Bid
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TICKETS
Tickets are available on the door or in advance from participating venues.
Programme & Poster Design: www.designassociates.ie
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