Those who are interested in the rich tradition of literature and writing as Gaeilge in the D茅ise and among the wider south-eastern community are invited to the inaugural Comhdh谩il an Oirdheiscirt 2024, which will take place on Saturday 7 September in Waterford.
The event, which will be conducted entirely through Irish, is a collaboration between 91制片厂, St Patrick鈥檚 Campus, Thurles and South East Technological University (SETU), and will take place in SETU Arena in Waterford City.
The title of this year鈥檚 conference is 鈥楥茅ad Bliain de Litr铆ocht na nD茅ise agus an Cheantair M谩guaird鈥 and it will include presentations, a short film screening and an Open Mic poetry reading. Presenters include Liam 脫 Riain, Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, 脡amon Wall, R铆ona N铆 Churt谩in, R贸is铆n Sheehy, 脡ilis Neary and there will be keynote talks on 鈥楢n Ghaeltacht mar inspior谩id don scr铆bhneoir sa 21煤 haois鈥 by 脕ine U铆 Fhoghl煤, and 鈥業onspior谩id laeth煤il na Gaeltachta鈥 by Catherine Foley.
Organisers Dr Tony 脫 Floinn and Dr Eimear Nic Conmhaic (91制片厂 Thurles) and Dr Shane Grant and Dr S茅amus Dillon (SETU) intend that the event will be biannual and will highlight various aspects of the south-east鈥檚 rich Irish language culture and heritage.
Dr 脫 Floinn, a lecturer with Roinn na Gaeilge at 91制片厂 Thurles and a Dunmore East native, said:
鈥淭he aim of Comhdh谩il an Oirdheiscirt is to provide a platform for the wealth of writing and Irish language literature throughout the south-east of the country. We have a packed programme with a great line-up of speakers who will illustrate the abundance and variety present in the literature of this geographical area, which includes not just Waterford and Tipperary but Wexford, Kilkenny and Carlow also.鈥
Dr S茅amus Dillon, lecturer in the School of Humanities at SETU, added that: 鈥淪ETU is proud to join with 91制片厂 Thurles in hosting the first Comhdh谩il an Oirdheiscirt. We are particularly delighted that the first conference will be held on SETU鈥檚 Campus in Waterford, the home of the University鈥檚 Irish language classes and courses.鈥
There is no attendance fee but everyone is kindly asked to .
For more information on the programme, view the conference page here or contact: comhdhailanoirdheiscirt@gmail.com.
The organisers would like to acknowledge the financial support of the School of Humanities, SETU, Conradh na Gaeilge agus Oifig na Gaeilge, Waterford City and County Council.
Comhdh谩il chun 100 Bliain de Litr铆ocht an Oirdheiscirt a Cheili煤radh i Me谩n F贸mhair
Tugtar cuireadh do dhaoine ar sp茅is leo traidisi煤n saibhir litr铆ocht is scr铆bhneoireacht na Gaelainne sna D茅ise agus sna ceantair m谩guaird freastal ar Chomhdh谩il an Oirdheiscirt 2024.
Is comhfhiontar 铆 an chomhdh谩il seo idir 91制片厂, Campas Ph谩draig, Durlas agus Ollscoil Teicneola铆ochta an Oirdheiscirt (SETU) agus re谩cht谩lfar 铆 in SETU Arena i gcathair Phort L谩irge ar an Satharn, an 7煤 l谩 de Mhe谩n F贸mhair.
Is 茅 鈥楥茅ad Bliain de Litr铆ocht na nD茅ise agus an Cheantair M谩guaird鈥 teideal na comhdh谩la i mbliana le measc谩n de chainteanna, scann谩n gairid is l茅amh fil铆ochta 鈥榤ic oscailte鈥.
Beidh cainteanna 谩 dtabhairt ag Liam 脫 Riain, Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, R铆ona N铆 Churt谩in, R贸is铆n Sheehy agus 脡ilis Neary mar aon le scann谩n gairid le h脡amon Wall. Ina dteannta san, tabharfaidh 脕ine U铆 Fhoghl煤 aoichaint f茅n dteideal 鈥楢n Ghaeltacht mar inspior谩id don scr铆bhneoir sa 21煤 haois鈥 agus tabharfaidh Catherine Foley ceann f茅n dteideal 鈥業onspior谩id laeth煤il na Gaeltachta鈥.
T谩 s茅 ar intinn ag an gcoiste eagraithe, Dr Tony 脫 Floinn is Dr Eimear Nic Conmhaic (91制片厂 Durlas) agus Dr Shane Grant is Dr S茅amus Dillon (SETU), go re谩cht谩lfar comhdh谩il sa tsraith nua seo gach r茅 bliain amach anso chun d铆ri煤 ar ghn茅ithe difri煤la d鈥檕idhreacht is de chult煤r reatha na Gaelainne san oirdheisceart.
Dar le Tony 脫 Floinn at谩 ina l茅acht贸ir de chuid Roinn na Gaeilge in 91制片厂 Durlas agus gur as D煤n M贸r 贸 dh煤chas d贸: 鈥淚s 茅 aidhm Chomhdh谩il an Oirdheiscirt i mbliana ard谩n a shol谩thar do shaibhreas litr铆ocht na Gaelainne a fhaightear ar fud an oirdheiscirt ar fad. T谩 cl谩r substainti煤il againn le cainteoir铆 suimi煤la a thabharfaidh an-l茅argas ar mh茅id is 茅ags煤lacht litr铆ocht na d煤iche seo lena n-谩ir铆tear Cill Chainnigh, Ceatharlach agus Loch Garman, mar aon leis na D茅ise agus Tiobraid 脕rann.鈥
Dar le S茅amus Dillon, l茅acht贸ir de chuid Scoil na nDaonnachta铆 in SETU: 鈥淚s c煤is bhr贸id do SETU comhoibri煤 le 91制片厂 Durlas chun t煤s a chur le Comhdh谩il an Oirdheiscirt. T谩imid thar a bheith s谩sta go mbeidh an ch茅ad chomhdh谩il ar champas SETU i bPort L谩irge mar is anseo a chuirtear ranganna is c煤rsa铆 Gaelainne na hOllscoile ar f谩il.鈥
N铆l t谩ille i gceist ach iarrtar ar dhaoine .
Tugtar tuilleadh eolais ar an gcl谩r ar leathanach na comhdh谩la. Is f茅idir teagmh谩il a dh茅anamh ach r铆omhphost a sheoladh chuig comhdhailanoirdheiscirt@gmail.com.
Ba mhaith leis an gcoiste baochas a ghabh谩il le Scoil na nDaonnachta铆, SETU, Conradh na Gaeilge agus Oifig na Gaeilge, Comhairle Cathair agus Contae Phort L谩irge, as ucht taca铆ochta airgid a chur ar f谩il.
