Book by Head of Folklore Dr Stiof谩n 脫 Cadhla
Book by Head of Folklore Dr Stiof谩n 脫 Cadhla
A new book by Dr Stiof谩n 脫 Cadhla, Head of B茅aloideas: Department of Folklore and Ethnology, has just been published by leading Irish language publisher Cl贸 Iar-Chonnachta. The work was previously awarded first prize for a work in prose in the 2010 Literary Competition of the annual Irish language cultural event Oireachtas na Gaeilge. The publication in the Irish language is entitled (in translation) 鈥楾he Honeysuckle Branch: The Arts of the Indigenous鈥�. The book, the author鈥檚 fifth, suggests that it is time to re-examine some of the key canonical understandings of what folklore actually is, or isn鈥檛; what, and who, defined it and whether these definitions are useful either for communities or education. This is done through a number of diverse case studies ranging from past assessments of the provenance of Irish learning to the contemporary popular culture in the living Gaeltacht of the present. The author examines the background of the discipline but also looks at the popular culture round of fair and festival as well as issues such as gender, urban legend, technology and contemporary Country and Western style singing in the Irish language.
T谩 leabhar nua leis an Dr Stiof谩n 脫 Cadhla, Ceann Roinn an Bh茅aloidis, d铆reach foilsithe ag Cl贸-Iar-Chonnachta. T谩 an leabhar bunaithe ar an saothar a bhuaigh an ch茅ad duais do Shaothar Pr贸is i gCom贸rtas Liteartha an Oireachtais sa bhliain 2010. An tSlat F茅ithleoige: Eala铆ona an D煤chais 1800-2000 an teideal at谩 ar an leabhar nua. Don ch茅ad uair i l茅ann an bh茅aloidis ceist铆onn an saothar cuid de bhr铆onna 鈥榗an贸nda鈥� an bh茅aloidis agus pl茅ann sampla铆 茅ags煤la 贸 ch煤lra scol谩rtha an l茅inn go dt铆 timthriall na n-aonach agus na bhfeilt铆 i saol na ndaoine, r贸l na teicneola铆ochta, 铆omh谩 fhear煤il an tseanchais, finsc茅alta uirbeacha agus ceol t铆re John Beag U铆 Fhlaithearta. Fiafra铆onn an leabhar, an c煤igi煤 ceann 贸 Stiof谩n, an bhfuil aon mhaith inniu sna l茅irmh铆ni煤ch谩in thraidisi煤nta ar bh茅aloideas? Cad at谩 ann, n贸 n谩 fuil ann n贸 c茅 a chum agus a cheap an ch茅aduair 茅. An ar mhaithe leis an oideachas n贸 leis an bpobal iad a thuilleadh? Fiafra铆onn s茅 cad as a th谩inig cuid de na tuiscint铆 amhaireann i gc贸na铆 i l茅ann na Gaeilge agus an d煤chais