The Parents Association of the Gaelscoil de hÍde Roscommon were delighted to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge with large crowds attending their ‘Ceol, Ceilí and Ceardaíocht’ event on Sunday last, March 3rd, in Hannon’s Hotel.
Guests were treated to traditional Irish music, song and drama from the wonderful students of the local Gaelscoil de hÍde Roscommon. Dance and Ceilí was performed by the talented dancers of Mary Dolan’s Roscommon Academy of Dance, and the children in the audience also joined in for group ceilí sessions. Fierce Fun Faces provided fantastic entertainment for the children with balloon art, which went down a treat! Maith Thú!
This event was funded by Ciste Spreagtha Funding in association with Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, and Conragh na Gaeilge and Roscommon County Council.
Seachtain na Gaeilge (#SNAG) le Energia is an international Irish language festival that runs from March 1st to 17th every year, and is one of the biggest annual celebrations of our native language and culture. The event was first established by the Irish Language revival organisation Conradh na Gaeilge and dates back to 1902!
Conradh na Gaeilge and the Irish language revival has strong connections to County Roscommon, with one of the founding members being a Roscommon native and the first Irish President (1893-1915), Dubhghlas de Híde (Douglas Hyde). In addition, with Eoin Mac Néill and their colleagues, Dubhghlas de Híde established Conradh na Gaeilge on the 31st of July 1893 with the primary aim of promoting the use of Irish as the standard language in Ireland.
Irish is for everyone, and Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia is for everyone. Bain triail aisti (try it out) and you might surprise yourself!
Bí bródúil as do chuid Gaeilge (be proud of your Gaeilge)!
