Radio show recalls Omeath Gaeltacht
THE story of the Gaeltacht area of Omeath, the last part of Co Louth where Irish was spoken by native speakers, will be broadcast on LMFM Radio, Monday October 30 at 12noon.
‘ The Forgotten Gaeltacht’, has been produced by Sarah McCann of Little Road Productions Ltd.The one-hour documentary, for LMFM Radio, funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee.
It captures the stories of the people, landscape, traditions, language and culture of the Omeath Gaeltacht over 50 years after the death of the last native Irish speaker and 90 years after the closure of Coláiste Bhríde, which was an Irish College set up in 1912 with important links to Irish revolutionaries such as Eoin MacNeill and Padraig Pearse.
Exploring Omeath’s importance to the Oirghilla/Oriel region, along with how a Gaeltacht survived for so many years in this area, the documentary acknowledges the recent developments in the area to promote the Irish language, including the setting up of Aras na nGael, a cultural and
Tholsel Street on that day.
It is a family fun event and you are also invited to enjoy the new twilight market, games and lots of surprises! All proceeds go to St. Oliver’s N.S., Carlingford. community centre.
Listeners can hear audio excerpts of native Irish speakers Aine Ui Annluain and Peter Sloane feature in the documentary courtesy of RTÉ Archives, and other former Irish native speakers, from The Doegen Records Web Project, and a reading of 1916 Proclamation, rumoured to have been agreed and signed in Omeath Park.
been organised over the coming months.
The next event is a Guest Tea on Friday November 24 in the Granvue Hotel, Omeath. Reservations highly recommended. Other events will be in O’Connell’s GAA Club, Castlebellingham, and the Four Seasons, Carlingford.
During their son Daniel’s recovery from a serious car accident they gave a serious commitment that they would do all in their power to commence a fundraising campaign. The special and specific equipment that is required for patients following a major head and brain injury is very restrictive in a number of hospitals. All the money that you donate will be fully credited to our hospitals to help and ease this burden.
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