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This great iconic peak has also been over half a century the focal point of much of Gort a\u2019Choirce writer Cathal \u00d3 Searcaigh\u2019s acclaimed poetry in the Irish language. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span>Celebrating the publication of his latest anthology &#8211; Errigal, A Sacred Mountain \u2013 Cathal is joined by renowned musician and composer Neil Martin, internationally acclaimed actor Stephen Rea and noted traditional singer Diane Cannon, for a special evening of spoken word and newly commissioned music and song.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span>The new publication by Irish Pages is a mix of memoir, observation, wry humour and wisdom. It includes translations of \u00d3 Searcaigh\u2019s poems by some of Ireland\u2019s most outstanding poets, including Seamus Heaney, Paddy Bushe, Thomas McCarthy and Gabriel Rosenstock. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span>The evening will include the premiering of a new work by Neil Martin also inspired by the mountain, the performance of two new songs written by Cathal <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span>\u00d3<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span> Searcaigh for Diane Cannon and readings by Stephen Rea of a selection poetry and prose writings featured in Errigal, A Sacred Mountain.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><em><span><span><span>This <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>special public<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span> performance, Neil Martin\u2019s music commission and the Errigal -A Sacred Mountain publication, have received assistance from <strong>Creative Ireland<\/strong>, <strong>Donegal County Council<\/strong> and <strong>Eala\u00edn na Gaeltachta<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":24180,"template":"","class_list":["post-24179","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Errigal, A Sacred Mountain - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For a long time the lofty grandeur and imposing presence of Mount Errigal has charmed painters, photographers and film-makers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/errigal-a-sacred-mountain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Errigal, A Sacred Mountain - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For a long time the lofty grandeur and imposing presence of Mount Errigal has charmed painters, photographers and film-makers. 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