Archive for February, 2007
Irish Alphabet
The first written form of the Irish language was Ogham, pronounced “AWGH (gutteral g) – um”, which consisted of lines carved in wood or stone. Notice that most of the letters are named after a tree/plant. When Christianity arrived in Ireland, the monks, brothers, priests, etc. brought to Ireland the Latin alphabet, which was adapted […]
Posted: February 14th, 2007 under History, Literature.
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Eugene Irish Cultural Festival Workshops
The workshops this year at the Eugene Irish Cultural Festival. March 3rd at Sheldon High School, will be led by world class musicians who are masters of Irish tradition music. Here are the descriptions: Irish Flute and Tin Whistle Workshop (3:00 – 4:30 pm) Catherine McEvoy, from Co. Meath, has been a senior flute teacher […]
Posted: February 9th, 2007 under Music.
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Tonn Nua
Tonn Nua “Tonn Nua,” pronounced toon NOO-uh, means “new wave” in Irish (actually, to be grammatically correct it should be An Tonn Nua). This name was chosen for this group of teenage musicians because they’re part of the next generation (wave) of traditional Irish musicians. All five live in the foothills of the Southern Willamette […]
Posted: February 2nd, 2007 under Music.
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Eugene Irish Cultural Festival
Eugene Irish Cultural Festival, March 3rd, 2007 Daytime: Sheldon High School 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM Evening Concert: UO Beall Concert Hall Doors open at 7PM, Concert starts at 8PM This will be one of our finest Eugene Irish Cultural Festivals yet – you won’t want to miss it. We have world class masters of […]
Posted: February 1st, 2007 under Music.
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