Book Launch: Éistidh a Dhaoine

9 May 2024

Éistidh a dhaoine: Amhráin agus dánta Gaeilge ó bhileoga bailéad was launched by Dr Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Department of Folklore, in the Seomra Caidrimh on Thursday 9 May

Éistidh a dhaoine is a study of Irish-language songs that were issued as broadside ballads and sold at fairs and markets during the 19th century. In this book, the text of over fifty songs is presented, edited from the ballad sheets which preserve them by Dr Pádraig de Brún. These texts are furnished with the music which accompanied them, arranged by Dr Ríona Ní Churtáin.

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