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Preasráiteasó Líonra Leitir Ceanainn faoin fhéile An Focal Beo 20 – 30 Aibreán
Press release from Líonra Leitir Ceanainn about the festivalAn Focal Beo 20 – 30 April
Tá féile An Focal Beo 2024 á seoladh ag Líonra Leitir Ceanainn inandéanfar ceiliúradh ar an Ghaeilge mar theanga shaibhir a nascann go smior lebéaloideas, filíocht, fealsúnacht, amhráin, oidhreacht, stair, miotaseolaíocht,cruthaitheacht agus féin-ionannas na ndaoine. Mar a dúirt Bairbre Uí Chathail,Comhordaitheoir Pleanála Teanga le Líonra Leitir Ceanainn, “Tá muid ag iarraidhan fuinneamh agus an borradh atá faoin Ghaeilge a cheiliúradh le daoine aguscuireadh a thabhairt dóibh dul i ngleic le hamhránaíocht, scéalaíocht, cruthaitheachtagus filíocht. Dar leis an seanfhocal, “Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam”. Támuidne chun léiriú cé chomh beo beathach is spleodrach atá an Ghaeilge aguspobal na Gaeilge!”
Cuirfear tús leis an fhéile le trathnónafilíochta agus ceoil i Kinnegar Taproom Dé Sathairn 20 Aibreán 17:00 – 19:00ina mbeidh na fili Dubhán Ó Longáin agus Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha chun muida thabhairt leo ar aistear na samhlaíochta. Beidh ceol á sheinm ag ClanBhreathnach agus seans fiú go gcuirfidh siad ag damhsa muid!
Beidh Pop-Up Gaeltacht tigh Blakes tráthnónaDé Mairt ar 20:00 i gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhaltas Leitir Ceanainn. Is féidirlibh a bheith cinnte go mbeidh ceol, comhrá, craic agus comhluadar den scoth arfáil ar an oíche.
Tráthnóna Dé Céadaoin 24 Aibreán beidh mórimeacht na féile ar siúl agus painéal plé ar “Éire Nua” ann in óstán Dillons aran phríomhshráid ar 7:30. Cad é a bheadh i gceist le “Éire Nua”? An féidirlinn, trí chomhrá agus plé teacht ar fhís a bheadh inghlactha do na pobailéagsúla a bhfuil cónaí orthu ar an oileán seo? Beidh Micheál Ó hÉanaigh inachathaoirleach ar an phainéal ar a mbeidh Jake MacSiacais ón eagraíochtForbairt Feirste agus cé gur chaith sé seal i ngéibhinn le linn na trioblóidítá saol Jake ó shin caite aige i mbun obair forbartha agus obair trasphobal. BeidhMary Durkan, abhcóide ó Dhoire a bhíonn ag obair go mór le cúrsaí teaghlach aran phainéal. Tá Mary eolach ar an reachtaíocht nua atá i bhfeidhm anois sna séchontae maidir leis an Ghaeilge agus leis an Ultais. Beidh Caolán ÓCoisneacháin ó Turas Skainos ann, is é sin eagraíocht lonnaithe in oirthearBhéal Feirste, i gceantar na n-Aontachtachaithe agus na ndílseoirí ina mbíonnan Ghaeilge á theagasc don phobal agus idir naíonra agus Gaelscoil bunaitheacu. Agus beidh Catherine Pollock ann, bean ón phobal Protastúnach ó DhoireTrasna, a bhíonn i mbun obair forbartha leis an phobal sin ar son Cultúrlann UíChanáin i nDoire. Beidh deis ann na mórcheisteanna a fhiosrú agus mar gheall gombeidh seirbhís ateangaireachta ar fáil beidh idir Ghaeilgeoirí agus Béarlóiríin ann páirt a ghlacadh sa chomhrá – agus fáilte roimh chách.
Tá Béile na Féile eagraithe fá choinne an Aoine26 i The Yellow Pepper agus is féidir clárú fána choinne le pobal@lionralc.ie nó ar 086 0136579. Beidhdearbhán €10 i dtreo chostas an bhéile ann don chead 15 a bheas cláraithe linn.
Beidh ceardlann chruthaitheach le Myra Zepf arsiúl sa leabharlann Dé Sathairn 27 Aibreán 11:00 – 13:00 bunaithe ar a leabharRita agus an Dineasár – scéalaíocht, ealaín, ceol agus samhlaíocht san aireamh.Is féidir le teaghlaigh clárú fána choinne le pobal@lionralc.ienó 086 0136579. Ar a mhullach air sin beidh Myra istigh sa Ghaelscoil ar anAoine chun ceardlanna a dhéanamh, Gráinne Holland istigh ar an Déardaoin agusgrúpa ar fáil chun scéalaíocht a dhéanamh i mbunscoileanna eile sa bhaile lelinn na féile. Tá ceardlann amhránaíochta eagraithe don Satharn 27 14:00 –15:30, Diane Cannon mar theagascóir ann – agus arís is féidir clárú ar pobal@lionralc.ie nó 086 0136579.
Beidh an t-údar Celine De Freine chun cuairt athabhairt ar Club Leabhar an Iarthuaiscirt Dé Máirt 30 Aibreán ar 7:30 chun aleabhar “Cur i gcéill” a phlé. Is féidir cóip den leabhar a fháil ar iasacht óoifig Líonra. Beidh an Club Leabhar ar siúl in oifig Líonra Leitir Ceanainn, 7Sráid an Chaisleáin agus cupán tae ar fáil roimh ré.
Is féidir tuilleadh sonraí faoin fhéile seo,An Focal Beo, a aimsiú ar https://www.lionralc.ieTá an fhéile seo maoinithe go príomha ag Scéim na bhFéilte de chuid Fhoras naGaeilge.
The festival will begin with an evening of poetry and traditional music in the Kinnegar Taproom on Saturday 20th April 5-7pm with Dubhán Ó Longáin and Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha. There will be a pop-up Gaeltacht in Blake’s Bar onTuesday 23rd at 8pm in partnership with Comhaltas Letterkenny. There will be plenty of music, craic and chat – whether you are just learning Irish or a fluent speaker, all are welcome.
Themain event of this year’s festival will be a Discussion Panel on “A NewIreland” on Wednesday 24th April at 7:30pm in Dillons Hotel. Chaired by MicheálÓ hÉanaigh, former chief executive of Údarás na Gaeltachta, there will be anumber of speakers on the panel, Jake Mac Siacais who is involved in community development and cross-community work in Belfast, Caolan Ó Coisneacháin who worksin the Turas Project in loyalist East Belfast where Irish is being taught tomembers of the community and an Irish language playschool and primary school have been set up, but not without some serious challenges. Also on the panelare Catherine Pollock, from the Waterside area of Derry who is involved in community development work with Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin and Mary Durkan, a formerSDLP councillor and barrister who is well informed on the new legislation in the North which gives official recognition and protection to the Irish language while offically recognising Ulster Scots as a minority language. The aim of the evening is to explore what sort of Ireland do we envisage for the future, whatwould be required to make all sectors of the community feel it could be a country for them to thrive in? What could we compromise on – and should we be willing to do that?
Thefestival dinner, Béile na Féile takes place on Friday evening 26th April in TheYellow Pepper and is suitable for anyone with a good level of fluency in Irish.Anyone interested can register at pobal@lionralc.ie 086 0136579.
Familiesare invited to register for the creative workshop on Saturday morning, 27thApril 11:00 - 13:00 with Myra Zepf. This workshop, based on her book Rita agus an Dineasár will be full of storytelling, imagination, creativity and music.You can register with pobal@lionralc.ie or by phoning 086 0136579.Registration is also needed for Diane Cannon’s singing workshop on Saturdayafternoon, 14:00 – 15:30. Come along and learn some of the fabulous songs fromthe Donegal Gaeltacht which Diane sings.
In addition, both Myra Zepf and Gráinne Holland will be involved in workshops in Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin during thefestival and there will be a group of young storytellers from Coláiste Ailighavailable to run bilingual story sessions in primary schools around the town.
Todraw the festival to a close, the author Celia De Frein will be joining the bookclub “Club Leabhar an Iarthuaiscirt” on Tuesday 30th April 7:30 in the Líonra office at 7 Castle Street, to discuss her book “Cur i gCéill”. Copies of the book can be borrowed in advance from the Líonra office, thanks to the localDonegal Library.
Further details can be found on our website https://www.lionralc.ie This festival is funded by Foras na Gaeilge /Scéim na bhFéilte 2024
Duine teagmhála / Contact person Bairbre UíChathail eolas@lionralc.ie 086 0751663
Come to the brewery and enjoy a local Irish pint with some Irish poetry and traditional music. It's a simple recipe for a unique cultural experience.
We're thrilled that Líonra Leitir Ceanainn’s festival, An Focal Beo, begins this year with an evening of poetry and traditional music in the K2 Taproom on Saturday 20 April, 5-7pm. The event features Dubhán Ó Longáin and Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha.
"The richness of the Irish language, which is utterly entwined with the folklore, poetry, philosophy, song, heritage, history, mythology, creativity and self-understanding of her people, will be celebrated."
Líonra Leitir Ceanainn’s Language Planning Coordinator, Bairbre Uí Chathail, says, “We want to showcase the energy of the Irish language and to invite people to engage through song, story, creativity and poetry. There is a saying, that a country without a language is a country without a soul. We want to show how vibrant and energising the Irish soul is.”
