{"id":36030,"date":"2025-05-20T03:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/glor-naomh-bride-sa-phobal-the-voice-of-st-brigid-in-the-community\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T03:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:04:24","slug":"glor-naomh-bride-sa-phobal-the-voice-of-st-brigid-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/glor-naomh-bride-sa-phobal-the-voice-of-st-brigid-in-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Gl\u00f3r Naomh Br\u00edde\u2019 sa Phobal &#8211; The Voice of St. Brigid in the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Through Creative Ireland Clare Project Awards, traditional singer and folklore collector, Rachel U\u00ed Fhaol\u00e1in developed a traditional song, research and performance project in Co. Clare. Phase 1 of this project involved the re-energising of a traditional song from the older generation of singers and connecting it with place.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span>Rachel examined the song repertoire of the late Jamesie McCarthy (1898-1977), in The Carroll Mackenzie Collection. Rachel was particularly interested in the song \u2018St. Brigid&#8217;s Well\u2019.&nbsp; Jamesie McCarthy, as the source singer was central to the project. Thanks to the support of Jim Carroll and Pat Mckenzie, Rachel created a sympathetic narrative film piece which tells the story of St. Brigid\u2019s Well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Link to piece: &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/news\/st-brigids-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/news\/st-brigids-well\/<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Phase 2 of this project resulted in the new publication &#8216;Gl\u00f3r Naomh Br\u00edde&#8217; (The Voice of St. Brigid), with the first print supplied to National&nbsp;Schools and Libraries in Co. Clare.&nbsp;The&nbsp;1900s inspired songster contains Rachel&#8217;s interpretation of four songs pertaining to St. Brigid;&nbsp;the ballad of St. Brigid&#8217;s Well, a newly composed suantra\u00ed, and two songs re-energised from the songbooks of An tAthair P\u00e1druig Breathnach (1904-1926). 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