Co Cork enthusiasts dig deep to revive old sean-nós songs
Members of Acadamh Fódhla who gathered in Reilig Ghobnatan, Baile Mhúirne: Peadar Ó Riada, Maíre Ní Chéileachair, Seosamh Ó Críodáin, Eilís Ní Shúilleabháin, Síle Uí Luasa and Gobnait Ní Chrualaoí. Picture: Dan Linehan
Conditions faced by some Irish tenants today may give rise to sharp exchanges of words, but those seeking clemency in the face of eviction rarely resort to writing poetry in praise of their landlord.
Indeed it was not an entirely successful technique for 19th-century poet Donacha Bán Ó Loingsigh, whose Irish language verses lauding baronet George Colthurst failed to secure leniency for their composer.
