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A Cry From Heaven
''A Cry from Heaven'' is a 2005 play by Irish playwright Vincent Woods. It retells the story of the beautiful Deirdre and the Sons of Usna which is one of the great tragedies of Irish myth. The birth of a girl heralded by omens of a vulture-shrouded sky begins the drama of King Conchobar mac Nessa and his obsession with Deirdre which led to a land divided. When Deirdre unites with her lover Naoise and goes into exile with the Sons of Usna, the stage is set for betrayal and bloodthirsty revenge that will plunge all Ulster into darkness. The play is drawn from material in the Ulster Cycle. Woods's poetic retelling of the myth of Deirdre transforms this timeless story into a compelling contemporary drama. The play had its world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2005. It was directed by Olivier Py, and designed by Pierre-André Weitz. The cast featured Kelly Campbell as Deirdre, Alan Turkington as Naoise, Olwen Fouéré as Ness, Denis Conway as Fergus, Bosco Hogan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Woods
Vincent Woods (born 1960) is an Irish poet and playwright. His life Woods was born in County Leitrim. He studied Journalism at the College of Commerce, Rathmines. Woods lived in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia and worked as a journalist with RTÉ, hosting ''The Arts Show'' on RTÉ Radio 1 until 1989, and then ''Arts Tonight''. Woods' radio play, ''The Leitrim Hotel'', won the P. J. O'Connor Award for radio drama, and he also won the Stewart Parker Award for Drama in 1993. His works His poetry collections include ''Lives and Miracles'' and ''The Colour of Language''. Woods is a member of Aosdána. His playwriting credits include '' A Cry from Heaven'', ''At the Black Pig's Dyke'', ''John Hughdy and Tom John'', and ''Song of the Yellow Bittern''. He wrote songs for Irish singer Mary McPartlan Mary McPartlan (8 January 1955 – 6 April 2020) was a traditional Irish singer and musician as well as a music director and producer. Biography Mary McPartlan was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedlimid Mac Daill
Feidhlimidh Mac Daill (sometimes Felim mac Dall) was the father of Deirdre in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He was the bard of King Conchobar mac Nessa, whom he was entertaining when the news arrived of Deirdre's birth; the king's chief druid, Cathbad, was then asked to cast her horoscope A horoscope (or other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include natal chart, astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel or simply chart) is an ast ... and made his tragic prophecy about the daughter of Feidhlimidh. References Ulster Cycle Fictional musicians Fictional storytellers Fictional singers {{Celt-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Plays
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Red Branch
The Red Branch (; alternatively, ) is the name of two of the three royal houses of the king of Ulster, Conchobar mac Nessa, at his capital Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh), in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. In modern retellings it is sometimes used as the name of an order of warriors, the Red Branch Knights. The names of two of Conchobar's houses can be translated as "Red Branch", as Old Irish had two words for "red": ''derg'', bright red, the colour of fresh blood, flame or gold; and ''ruad'', russet, used for the colour of red hair. The ''Cróeb Ruad'' (modern Irish ''Craobh Rua'', "russet branch") was where the king sat;Whitley Stokes (ed. & trans.), "Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa", ''Ériu'' 4, 1910, pp. 18-38 its name has survived as the townland of Creeveroe in County Armagh. The ''Cróeb Derg'' (modern Irish ''Craobh Dhearg'', "blood red branch") was where severed heads and other trophies of battle were kept. His third house was called the ''Téite Brec'' or "sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donn Cuailnge
In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology Donn Cúailnge, the Brown Bull of Cooley, was an extremely fertile stud bull over whom the Táin Bó Cúailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley) was fought. Prologue A ninth century ''rémscéla'' or foretale recounts how the tale came to be. In the 6th century, the poet Senchán Torpéist gathered the poets of Ireland together to see if any of them knew the story of the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'', but they all only knew parts of it. His son Muirgen came to the grave of Fergus mac Róich and spoke a poem, and Fergus' ghost appeared to him and related the events of the ''Táin'' as they happened. Legend He was originally a man named Friuch, a pig-keeper, who worked for Bodb Dearg, king of the Munster ''sidh''. He fell out with Rucht, who was a pig-keeper for Ochall Ochne, king of the Connaught ''sidh''. The two fought, transforming into various animal and human forms, ultimately becoming two worms which were swallowed by two cows and reborn as tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnbhennach
The Ulster Cycle (), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the Ulaid. It is set far in the past, in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties Armagh, Down and Louth. It focuses on the mythical Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa and his court at Emain Macha, the hero Cú Chulainn, and their conflict with the Connachta and queen Medb. The longest and most important tale is the epic ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'' (Cattle Raid of Cooley). The Ulster Cycle is one of the four 'cycles' of Irish mythology and legend, along with the Mythological Cycle, the Fianna Cycle and the Kings' Cycle. Ulster Cycle stories The Ulster Cycle stories are set in and around the reign of King Conchobar mac Nessa, who rules the Ulaid from Emain Macha (now Navan Fort near Armagh). The most prominent hero of the cycle is Conchobar's nephew, Cú Chulainn. The Ulaid are most often in conflict with the Connachta, led by their queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardán
''Ardán'' is a weekly Irish language chat show produced by RTÉ for TG4. It is presented by Páidí Ó Lionáird and is broadcast on Sundays at 20:30. Overview ''Ardán'' (pronounced ''/'ɔrdɔ:n/'', and meaning "platform") has been on the TG4 (Irish Language Public Sector Broadcaster) schedule since 2000. Formerly a live studio show, the show is now pre-recorded; thus allowing for English subtitling and possibly extending the broadcaster's target audience. Hosts The show was first presented by entrepreneur Páraic Ó Céide (of Aer Arann, Foinse and Clódóirí Lurgan). The second presenter, after 13 episodes in 2000, was Páidí Ó Lionáird. Originally from County Cork (but now residing in Galway) Ó Lionáird began with the fledgling TG4 in 1997 on a similar studio-based chat show: ''Seó Bóthair''. He is educated to master's degree level having studied Media At Mary I & UL. He also holds an Honours Degree in Education, holds Diplomas in both Religious Studies and Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama '' The Clinic'' (2008–2009) and the BBC series ''Desperate Romantics'' (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main leads in the popular BBC Three series '' Being Human'' (2009–2011), and for playing the dwarf Kíli in Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), before starring as the eponymous character in the BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's '' Poldark'' (2015–2019). Early life and education Aidan Turner was born at home in Clondalkin, a suburban town of Dublin, on 19 June 1983. The family moved later to Walkinstown. Turner attended secondary school at St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue before leaving to join his older brother at Firhouse Community College, where, he said, he "probably wasn't a great student". Before becoming an actor, Turner was a successful ballroom dancer, once obtaining third place in the adult s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathbad
Cathbad () or Cathbhadh (modern spelling) is the chief druid in the court of King Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology. He features in both accounts of Conchobar's birth, in one of which he is the king's father. In the first, Nessa, daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, the then king of Ulster, asks the druid what it is an auspicious time for (as he had the ability to foretell the future). Cathbad replies, "for begetting a king on a queen". There were no other men around, so Ness takes Cathbad to bed and conceives a son. In the second version, Cathbad, who is a leader of a band of ''fianna'' (landless warriors) as well as a druid, attacks Ness's foster-fathers' house, killing all 12 of them. Because the culprit cannot be identified, Eochaid is powerless to do anything about it, so Ness forms her own band of 27 ''fianna'' to track him down. However, one day, when she goes off on her own to bathe, Cathbad comes upon her alone and unarmed, and demands her as his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry McGovern
Barry McGovern (born 1948) is an Irish stage, film and television actor. Background He was educated at Castleknock College, Dublin. McGovern is a former member of the RTÉ Players and the Abbey Theatre Company. He has worked in theatre, film, radio and television, as well as written music for many shows, and co-written two musicals and directed plays and operas. He is known internationally for his award-winning one-man Beckett shows ''I'll Go On'' and ''Watt'' which the Gate Theatre presented at the 1985 and 2010 Dublin Theatre Festival respectively. McGovern revived "I'll Go On" for a run at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City for L.A.'s Center Theatre Group in 2014. Filmography Reviews *(on his one man show "I'll Go On") **"McGovern illuminates the accessibility of the novels, their Irishness and their brilliant, bitter humour...brilliant" - ''The New York Times'' **"Barry McGovern's dazzling one-man performance…makes for wicked, compulsive fun" - ''The Irish Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leabharcham
Leabharcham was charged by the Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa with nursing Deirdre in seclusion until the girl was old enough to be his bride, after it was prophesied at Deirdre's birth: "The infant shall be fairest among the women of Ireland and shall wed a king but because of her shall death and ruin come upon the province of Ulster." When the time came for Deirdre to wed the king, Leabharcham, having raised and educated the beautiful maiden, dutifully returned her surrogate daughter to Conchobar's court at Emain Macha (now Navan Fort, county Armagh). There the old poet unwittingly helped fulfill the druid Cathbad's prophecy by providing Deirdre with information about Naoise, being asked by the prospective queen to identify a handsome young warrior, "his hair like the raven's wing, his cheek the hue of blood and skin as white as snow". With Naoise, a hunter and singer at Conchobar's court, and his two brothers, Deirdre escaped to Alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
