”A RÌ_ na Foidhne, glac iad ar lÌÁimh’: ÌÄår mBÌÁid DÌÄå¼chais agus an tIascach”

Thursday, 5 July, 6pm

‰Û÷‰ÛÏA RÌ_ na Foidhne, glac iad ar lÌÁimh‰۝: ́r mBÌÁid D̼chais agus an tIascach‰۝‰۪

Cainteoir (i nGaeilge): An Dr CrÌ_ostÌ_ir Mac CÌÁrthaigh, AircÌ_vÌ_ Sinsearach, Cnuasach Bh̩aloideas Ìäireann, UCD.

Cathaoirleach: An Dr PÌÁdraig ÌÒ H̩alaÌ_, ScolÌÁire Gaeilge agus B̩aloidis, NUIG.

CrÌ_ostÌ_ir Mac CÌÁrthaigh is editor of the magnificent and monumental Traditional Boats in Ireland: History, Folklore and Construction (Cork 2008). He has published extensively on aspects of Irish oral literature, vernacular architecture and the material culture of Atlantic island communities. His talk, which will be in Irish, will focus on boats, fishing, and some of the associated beliefs and oral traditions of the west of Ireland.