Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire: Cork choir's performance marks anniversary of infamous murder
Cór Ban Chúil Aodha will perform Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire.
The 15 years Peadar Ó Riada spent composing the music for Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire represents a marathon undertaking, yet the mere blink of an eye compared to the longevity of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill’s lament for her dead husband.
The caoineadh, whose performance in May marks the 250th anniversary of Art Ó Laoghaire’s murder, has never ceased to stir emotions since his widow Eibhlín Dubh began composing its verses on the night of his death in 1773.
