CONRADH NA GAEILGE IS FULL OF CULTURE!

www.lookaroundireland.com has learned that Conradh na Gaeilge is taking part in the Culture Night 2009 celebrations again this year, with an assortment of great events organised in association with Seachtain na Gaeilge, Ógras and Club Chonradh na Gaeilge in Number 6 Harcourt Street in Dublin and in Áras Íde, 18 Thomas Street in Limerick on 25 September 2009.
Conradh na Gaeilge’s headoffice in Number 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 is steeped in history and there will guided tours of the building open to everyone from 6.00pm to midnight on 25 September 2009. The Sinn Féin bank was based here during the War of Independence, and it is from this very building that the results of the 1918 elections were announced. The tunnel through which the likes of Michael Collins and other senior members of the IRB escaped from the British forces is still intact under the building, and it was in the floors above it that the first Department of Finance was founded under the Free State.
Síne Nic an Ailí, Development Executive with Conradh na Gaeilge said: “The Conradh owns one of the most historical buildings in the capital and we are delighted to have the opportunity to open the doors of Number 6 Harcourt Street to the public as part of this fantastic occasion again this year. There will be refreshments for all the early birds and the whole family will enjoy a cuppa and some cúpla focal in the Conradh on Culture Night 2009. Be there or be square!”
In addition to all the historical interest of Number 6, there will be plenty to keep the children amused too as Conradh na Gaeilge’s youth organisation, Ógras, have organised a special Culture Night workshop too. There will be fun and games through Irish from 6.00 – 8.00pm giving the whole family a chance to enjoy the language in the Conradh.
Conradh na Gaeilge has a great reputation when it comes to providing Irish classes across the country, and any lucky Dubliners with an interest in learning Irish will have the chance to try a free taster-class between 8.00 – 9.00pm on 25 September 2009. With over a hundred years of experience teaching Irish to adults at every level and our new term of classes just starting, there has never been a better time to sample the lively and enjoyable approach to language learning we use in class in the Conradh.
Of course no night in Conradh na Gaeilge would be complete without a bit of music in the Club downstairs and that is exactly what Seachtain na Gaeilge will be providing on the night! The renowned Irish musician Enda Reilly and the sexy Irish-speaking, sean-nós-singing Darach Mac Mathúna will perform with special guests in the basement bar of Club Chonradh na Gaeilge from 9.00pm. Enda’s song, Mol an Aimsir, won Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí’s Raidió na Gaeltachta competition and he represented Ireland in Nós Úr, a minority languages’ music competition in June of this year, so he is certain to get the crowd jiving to Irish rhythms on Culture Night!
MORE INFORMATION:
Síne Nic an Ailí
Development Executive,
Conradh na Gaeilge (Dublin)
01 4757401 / 087 6546673
Templebar Cultural Trust
www.culturenight.ie
01 6772255 / 01 8883610
Breandán Ó hÉamhaigh
Development Officer,
Conradh na Gaeilge (Limerick)
061 417895 / 085 1020374
www.lookaroundireland wished the organization the best of luck with event. And so say all of us!