Those who are interested in the rich tradition of literature and writing as Gaeilge in the Déise and among the wider south-eastern community are invited to the inaugural Comhdháil an Oirdheiscirt 2024, which will take place on Saturday 7 September in Waterford.
The event, which will be conducted entirely through Irish, is a collaboration between MIC, St Patrick’s Campus, Thurles and South East Technological University (SETU), and will take place in SETU Arena in Waterford City.
The title of this year’s conference is ‘Céad Bliain de Litríocht na nDéise agus an Cheantair Máguaird’ and it will include presentations, a short film screening and an Open Mic poetry reading. Presenters include Liam Ó Riain, Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, Éamon Wall, Ríona Ní Churtáin, Róisín Sheehy, Éilis Neary and there will be keynote talks on ‘An Ghaeltacht mar inspioráid don scríbhneoir sa 21ú haois’ by Áine Uí Fhoghlú, and ‘Ionspioráid laethúil na Gaeltachta’ by Catherine Foley.
Organisers Dr Tony Ó Floinn and Dr Eimear Nic Conmhaic (MIC Thurles) and Dr Shane Grant and Dr Séamus Dillon (SETU) intend that the event will be biannual and will highlight various aspects of the south-east’s rich Irish language culture and heritage.
Dr Ó Floinn, a lecturer with Roinn na Gaeilge at MIC Thurles and a Dunmore East native, said:
“The aim of Comhdháil an Oirdheiscirt is to provide a platform for the wealth of writing and Irish language literature throughout the south-east of the country. We have a packed programme with a great line-up of speakers who will illustrate the abundance and variety present in the literature of this geographical area, which includes not just Waterford and Tipperary but Wexford, Kilkenny and Carlow also.”
Dr Séamus Dillon, lecturer in the School of Humanities at SETU, added that: “SETU is proud to join with MIC Thurles in hosting the first Comhdháil an Oirdheiscirt. We are particularly delighted that the first conference will be held on SETU’s Campus in Waterford, the home of the University’s Irish language classes and courses.”
There is no attendance fee but everyone is kindly asked to register in advance by filling in this online form.
For more information on the programme, view the conference page here or contact: comhdhailanoirdheiscirt@gmail.com.
The organisers would like to acknowledge the financial support of the School of Humanities, SETU, Conradh na Gaeilge agus Oifig na Gaeilge, Waterford City and County Council.
Comhdháil chun 100 Bliain de Litríocht an Oirdheiscirt a Cheiliúradh i Meán Fómhair
Tugtar cuireadh do dhaoine ar spéis leo traidisiún saibhir litríocht is scríbhneoireacht na Gaelainne sna Déise agus sna ceantair máguaird freastal ar Chomhdháil an Oirdheiscirt 2024.
Is comhfhiontar í an chomhdháil seo idir MIC, Campas Phádraig, Durlas agus Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Oirdheiscirt (SETU) agus reáchtálfar í in SETU Arena i gcathair Phort Láirge ar an Satharn, an 7ú lá de Mheán Fómhair.
Is é ‘Céad Bliain de Litríocht na nDéise agus an Cheantair Máguaird’ teideal na comhdhála i mbliana le meascán de chainteanna, scannán gairid is léamh filíochta ‘mic oscailte’.
Beidh cainteanna á dtabhairt ag Liam Ó Riain, Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, Ríona Ní Churtáin, Róisín Sheehy agus Éilis Neary mar aon le scannán gairid le hÉamon Wall. Ina dteannta san, tabharfaidh Áine Uí Fhoghlú aoichaint fén dteideal ‘An Ghaeltacht mar inspioráid don scríbhneoir sa 21ú haois’ agus tabharfaidh Catherine Foley ceann fén dteideal ‘Ionspioráid laethúil na Gaeltachta’.
Tá sé ar intinn ag an gcoiste eagraithe, Dr Tony Ó Floinn is Dr Eimear Nic Conmhaic (MIC Durlas) agus Dr Shane Grant is Dr Séamus Dillon (SETU), go reáchtálfar comhdháil sa tsraith nua seo gach ré bliain amach anso chun díriú ar ghnéithe difriúla d’oidhreacht is de chultúr reatha na Gaelainne san oirdheisceart.
Dar le Tony Ó Floinn atá ina léachtóir de chuid Roinn na Gaeilge in MIC Durlas agus gur as Dún Mór ó dhúchas dó: “Is é aidhm Chomhdháil an Oirdheiscirt i mbliana ardán a sholáthar do shaibhreas litríocht na Gaelainne a fhaightear ar fud an oirdheiscirt ar fad. Tá clár substaintiúil againn le cainteoirí suimiúla a thabharfaidh an-léargas ar mhéid is éagsúlacht litríocht na dúiche seo lena n-áirítear Cill Chainnigh, Ceatharlach agus Loch Garman, mar aon leis na Déise agus Tiobraid Árann.”
Dar le Séamus Dillon, léachtóir de chuid Scoil na nDaonnachtaí in SETU: “Is cúis bhróid do SETU comhoibriú le MIC Durlas chun tús a chur le Comhdháil an Oirdheiscirt. Táimid thar a bheith sásta go mbeidh an chéad chomhdháil ar champas SETU i bPort Láirge mar is anseo a chuirtear ranganna is cúrsaí Gaelainne na hOllscoile ar fáil.”
Níl táille i gceist ach iarrtar ar dhaoine clárú roimh ré tríd an bhfoirm seo ar líne.
Tugtar tuilleadh eolais ar an gclár ar leathanach na comhdhála. Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh ach ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig comhdhailanoirdheiscirt@gmail.com.
Ba mhaith leis an gcoiste baochas a ghabháil le Scoil na nDaonnachtaí, SETU, Conradh na Gaeilge agus Oifig na Gaeilge, Comhairle Cathair agus Contae Phort Láirge, as ucht tacaíochta airgid a chur ar fáil.
