After seven runner-up finishes, Máire Ní Chéileachair’s epic cup quest ends in glory

After finishing as runner-up on a record seven occasions, persistence paid off for Cork singer Máire Ní Chéileachair as she lifted the Corn Uí Riada, the premier prize of sean-nós singing, at Oireachtas na Samhna in Killarney on Saturday.

Mon, 05 Nov, 2018 - 06:00

By Pet O’Connell

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Courts Place: Killarney Place: Cork Place: Blackrock Place: Baile Mhuirne Place: Múscraí Person: Máire Ní Chéileachair Person: Pet O’Connell Person: Maire Person: Sean Ó Riada Person: Nell Ní Chróinín Event: Oireachtas na Samhna Event: All-Ireland Organisation: UCC Organisation: Ashton School Organisation: Cúil Aodha

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