Preserving the past, looking to future

The Dáimh Scoil in Co Cork has been keeping the bardic tradition alive for nearly 100 years. That doesn’t mean it’s afraid of rap and other modern forms, writes Pet O’Connell

For an Irish bardic poetry school to survive in the 21st century, it must be “living, breathing, and growing”, a flourishing source of creativity, not a dusty remnant of the past.