{"id":29836,"date":"2024-10-04T03:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T02:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/a-meitheal-for-molly\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T03:05:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T02:05:16","slug":"a-meitheal-for-molly","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/a-meitheal-for-molly\/","title":{"rendered":"A Meitheal for Molly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Headford Lace Project will celebrate the ancient harp tune and song, <\/span><em><span>Mailigh San Seoirse<\/span><\/em><span> also known as Molly St George which has a historical and cultural significance for the town which now has been forgotten.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This project will comprise of a multi-layered inclusive intergenerational initiative through, song, music and dance culminating in a collective concert performance at \u2018Something in the Water Festival\u2019 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2018A Meitheal for Molly \u2019 will work with professional arts practitioners involving over 200 enthusiastic participants to reclaim the song\/tune for Headford.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The St George family took possession of an estate in Headford under the Cromwellian Act of Settlement,1652. The ancient tune Molly St George\u00a0is one of Ireland\u2019s oldest pieces of harp music, attributed to Sligo harpist, Thomas Connellan (1640-1694). Adjunct lyrics were added about Molly St George, the lady who inherited\u00a0the Headford estate in 1749 and was a patron of the lace industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The tune will be explored by a variety of dancers, musicians, choirs from Headford, each of whom will put their own spin on it, thus reclaiming a piece of local history. \u00a0The choral, dance and musical performances will be showcased at a concert during \u201c<\/span><em>Something in the Water Festival\u2019\u00a0 <\/em>at 3pm on<em> <\/em><span>October 5, 2024 affording engagement with the local community to celebrate the homecoming debut of Molly St George.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Admission is Free but Booking is required and can be done at this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/a-meitheal-for-molly-tickets-1030464656527\"><span>link<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":29837,"template":"","class_list":["post-29836","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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