DÁN NA CAILLÍ: SONG OF THE HAGWITCH

IMRAM Féile Litríochta Gaeilge

Taispeántas ilmheánach le filíocht nua, amhráin agus ealaín faoin gcailleach.

Royal Irish Academy

Taispeántas ilmheánach le filíocht nua faoin gcailleach ó Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, Dairena Ní Chinnéide agus Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair, dánta ón bhfile Albanach Caitrìona Lexy Campbell, amhráin le RÓIS agus ealaín le Margaret Lonergan.Is seanbhean í an Chailleach i miotaseolaíocht na nGael, bandia a shamhlaítear leis an talamh, leis an ngeimhreadh agus leis an saol eile, an saol iarbháis. Is minic caille uirthi, í ar leathshúil, mílítheach. Is bean feasa leis í. In Albain, tugtar Beira uirthi agus luaitear í le Leithinis Bhéara i gCo. Chorcaí. Luaitear go minic i litríocht na Gaeilge í: Mise Éire, sine mé ná an Chailleach Bhéara (an Piarsach); luaitear sa bhéaloideas í, i bhfilíocht na mbard, i saothar an Chadhnaigh agus Angela Bourke.In Gaelic mythology, the Cailleach is an old woman, and a goddess associated with the land, winter, and with the otherworld of the dead. She is often depicted as a veiled hag, with one eye and deathly pale skin. She appears throughout Irish literature, from early Munster folklore, to the age of the bards, to modern poetry.Dán na Caillí is a multi-media performance featuring newly commissioned poetry about the Caillleach by Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, Dairena Ní Chinnéide and Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair; and poetry from Scottish poet Caitrìona Lexy Campbell. It will also feature songs from Fermanagh composer, vocalist and instrumentalist Róis, acclaimed by The Guardian as ‘an arresting new talent’; and on-screen visuals from artist Margaret Lonergan.