A musical setting of an Old Irish eulogy for St Colmcille, sung by Hanna Marti to her own lyre accompaniment.

Recorded by Brian Masterson at Meadow Studios, Delgany, Co. Wicklow, on 11 December 2021.

Musical setting by Hanna Marti. 

For a brief introduction, please see the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgjFvWo2Ac

The text was edited from the original manuscripts by Dr Jacopo Bisagni (Galway University)

Advice on pronunciation of Old Irish by Prof. Damian McManus (Trinity College Dublin)

The recording has been generously funded by Foras na Gaeilge as part of the Colmcille 1500 celebration. A CD is in preparation, with accompanying booklet containing the Old Irish text, and translations in Modern Irish, Scots Gaelic, and English.

It is part of the larger Amra project on medieval music for the celebration of Irish saints, under the academic direction of Dr Ann Buckley (Trinity College Dublin)

The image of the musician features a detail from the opening page of St John's Gospel in the Book of Kells, TCD MS 58, f. 292r. Reproduced by permission of the Board of Trinity College Dublin. 

NB: This image may not be further reproduced from software, under any circumstances.

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Leagan ceoil d’Amhra Cholm Cille á cheol ag Hanna Marti agus í á tionlacan féin ar an lir.

Taifeadadh le Brian Masterson ar an 11 Nollaig 2021 ag Meadow Studios, Deilgne, Co. Chill Mhantáin.

Ceol le Hanna Marti. 

Le haghaidh intreoir dá cuid oibre, féach: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgjFvWo2Ac

Ba é an Dr Jacopo Bisagni (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) a dheasaigh an t-eagrán seo ó  lámhscríbhinní bunaidh.

Comhairle ar fhuaimniú na sean-Ghaeilge: an tOll Damian McManus (Coláiste na Tríonóide).

Rinneadh an taifeadadh seo le maoiniú fial ó Fhoras na Gaeilge mar pháirt den cheiliúradh Colmcille 1500. Tá dlúthdhiosca á réiteach mar aon le leabhrán ina mbeidh an téacs sean-Ghaeilge mar aon le leaganacha i nua-Ghaeilge na hÉireann agus na hAlban, agus i mBéarla. 

Is cuid é seo de Amra, tionscadal níos mó faoi stiúir acadúil an Dr Ann Buckley (Coláiste na Tríonóide) ar cheol meánaoiseach le haghaidh ceiliúradh na naomh Éireannach.

Tagann íomhá an cheoltóra ó mhír ar an oscailt tosaigh de Shoiscéal Naomh Eoin i Leabhar Cheanannais, TCD MS 58, f. 292r. Tá sé atáirgthe anseo le cead ó Bhord Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Cliath. 

TABHAIR DO D’AIRE. Ní ceadmhach an íomhá a atáirgeadh tuilleadh ó bhogearra ar chúinsí ar bith.

Aistriúchán / Translation: Maolcholaim Scott, Foras na Gaeilge

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See more about the series here - https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/whats-on/details/beyond-kells.php

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