{"id":42469,"date":"2026-08-11T03:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/lamh-bhanban-the-hand-of-banban\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T03:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:02:34","slug":"lamh-bhriain-na-banban","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/lamh-bhriain-na-banban\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e1mh Bhriain na Banban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>L\u00e1mh Bhriain na Banban<\/em> celebrates the cultural connection between Clare and Brian \u00d3 hUig\u00ednn (1882-1963), inspired by Rachel U\u00ed Fhaol\u00e1in\u2019s research into the songbooks of An tAthair P\u00e1druig Breathnach (1904-1926). Through <em>The Lost Art of Handwriting<\/em> workshops, Rachel engaged residents of St. Dominic Savio Nursing Home and pupils of Liscannor National School with a Christmas-themed verse by \u00d3 hUig\u00ednn from Breathnach\u2019s collections.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the centenary of An tAthair Breathnach\u2019s final publication in 1926, and encouraging handwritten communication between generations at key points in the Irish calendar, Rachel created <em>An Fuiseoig\u00edn<\/em>, a new collection of postcards published by her family press, f\u00f3\u0121\u1e41ar. The title is inspired by a series associated with Breathnach; a third publication of the same name was advertised but no copies have ever been found.<\/p>\n<p>The postcards include QR codes linking to Rachel\u2019s recording of <em>Christmas Eve<\/em>, sung to the traditional air of <em>An Buachaill Caol Dubh<\/em> as intended by Breathnach. The project also draws on Rachel\u2019s research into \u00d3 hUig\u00ednn\u2019s publications, including a collection of his cards held by the National Library of Ireland, and explores the significance of his ephemera for communities in Clare and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>A limited-edition collection of <em>An Fuiseoig\u00edn<\/em> Christmas postcards will be available free of charge through Clare Libraries from 1-22 December 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rachel-ui-fhaolain.sumupstore.com\/product\/lamh-bhriain-na-banban-an-fuiseoigin-limited-edition-christmas-postcards\">Click here for more information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":42470,"template":"","class_list":["post-42469","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>L\u00e1mh Bhriain na Banban - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"L\u00e1mh Bhriain na Banban celebrates the cultural connection between Clare and Brian \u00d3 hUig\u00ednn (1882-1963), inspired by Rachel U\u00ed Fhaol\u00e1in\u2019s research into the songbooks of An tAthair P\u00e1druig Breathnach (1904-1926).\" \/>\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\/lamh-bhriain-na-banban\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"L\u00e1mh Bhriain na Banban - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"L\u00e1mh Bhriain na Banban celebrates the cultural connection between Clare and Brian \u00d3 hUig\u00ednn (1882-1963), inspired by Rachel U\u00ed Fhaol\u00e1in\u2019s research into the songbooks of An tAthair P\u00e1druig Breathnach (1904-1926). 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