Deirdre’s Diary
Mother Tongue: Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai & Son
Following on from live events and an extended exhibition “Mother Tongue” at Kilkee’s Cultúrlann Sweeney (info and pix below), bringing my discoveries back to the community where it came from, my related Documentary “Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai and Son” premiered on...
“Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai and Son” on Newstalk December 16
Following on from great live events and an extended exhibition "Mother Tongue" at Kilkee's Culturlann Sweeney (info and pix below), bringing my discoveries back to the community where it came from my related Documentary “Coosheen’s...
Recording ‘Caoineadh Chuaisin’ with Rossa O Snodaigh for ‘Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai & Son’
I was absolutely delighted to get an original score by the extraordinary Rossa O Snodaigh in the can last week for my upcoming radio doco on Newstalk "Coosheen's Forgotten Seanchai and Son" - with sound supervisor supremo Neil Kavanagh. As you can see there was lots...
Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai & Son
Forget Google Maps. Today we are off the grid in West Clare. On the Doonbeg road 2km North of well known ‘Victorian seaside resort’ Kilkee. The road-sign on a bare, ascending left turn announces “L2024”. L2024? You’d never guess that just over the brow of this...
Work-in-Progress: Mother Tongue
Listen back to the RTE Sunday Miscellany Live podcast, featuring my story "True North" in a great line-up of contributors also featuring some of Ireland's most outstandng musicians (including a new composition by Martin Tourish called "True North"!) here:...
Sat Nam/ True North at Collins Barracks; Mother Tongue at Cathal Brugha Barracks
September is already upon us! I've been busy getting the ball rolling on my new BAI-funded radio documentary, "Clare's Forgotten Seanchai and Son" for Newstalk. I began by recording the mighty Pat Laffan as the Seanchai, Padraig (Croaker) O Briain, telling one of...
Lucia Joyce – Dancer, Ah Sweet Dancer at NLI on Lucia’s 111th Birthday
It was great to get the opportunity to speak on "Lucia Joyce - Dancer, Ah Sweet Dancer" on what would have been her 111th birthday at the National Library of Ireland. Thanks to all who turned out to mark this occasion. Though I didn't count the number of people...
The Fantastic Phenomenon of Live Tweet Responses to Lucia Joyce at Trieste Joyce School 2018
Gathering my thoughts, and processing the experience that was the Trieste Joyce School 2018, which I participated in over the final week of June in the beautiful, kaleidescopic city of James Joyce's exile, and Lucia Joyce's birth, the first thing I want to do is to...
Speaking about Lucia Joyce, Dancer, on BBC Front Row
In anticipation of Bloomsday and the Trieste Joyce School, where I am presenting a lecture entitled "Lucia Joyce, Dancer: Method in her 'Madness'?", I was delighted to speak about this extraordinary and important, but alas overlooked Irish Modern Dancer on BBC Front...
My Visiting Researcher Report, UL’s Centre for Irish-German Studies
To sum up my residency at UL's Centre for Irish-German Studies as Visiting Researcher this term, I contributed the following report to the Centre's May 2018 newsletter, thanks to all who made this possible, especially to UL's Dr. Gisela Holfter: Packed room at...