{"id":133,"date":"2013-07-01T09:44:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T09:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2024-01-09T22:37:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:37:32","slug":"droichead-na-ngael","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/?page_id=133","title":{"rendered":"Droichead na nGael"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Droichead na nGael<\/a><\/h1>\n

Iona \u2013 An Mh\u00e1thair Chloch\/ The Keystone.<\/h2>\n

Le fada an l\u00e1 t\u00e1im den dtuairim gur cirte an gaol idir sinn f\u00e9in \u2013 \u00c9irinigh agus Albanaigh, a neart\u00fa seachas \u00e1r gchomhceadhal le Sasana. N\u00ed stair agus gaol fola amh\u00e1in at\u00e1 eadarainn ach cuimhneas ar ghn\u00e9ithe ar n\u00f3s \u00fas\u00e1id talamhan is farraig\u00edbh, teanga is cult\u00fair agus scaipe \u00e1r muintreach ar fuaid na cruinne agus mar sin de. Mar sin t\u00e1 l\u00e1 eagartha againn ar Oile\u00e1n \u00cddhe (Iona) chun gur f\u00e9idir an tuairim seo a nead\u00fa in aigne daoinibh, tr\u00ed mheannta cumars\u00e1ide an lae inniu. Beidh an l\u00e1 gearaid, gonnta agus gach m\u00edr meaite le h-\u00e9afacht iomh\u00e1 do chur chun cinn \u2013ag cuir snas ar \u2018Eochair Chloch\u201d Droichead nan Gael m\u00e1 maith leat.<\/p>\n

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I and some friends are organizing a day event on the Island of Iona, to commemorate the arrival of Saint ColmCille some 1450 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

ColmCille and the Island of Iona are images of a time when Ireland and Scotland were of the same \u2018nation\u2019 of people.\u00a0 We think that it is an opportune time to remind people and their diaspora of this common heritage and relationship.\u00a0 In such a relationship Northern Ireland is in the middle of the family rather then separated out and off to the north.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have in mind a day for the renewal of kinship and the provision of some images and imaginative phrases would encapsulate this idea for our relations around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 To this end we have assembled a day long program.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (P. \u00d3 R.)<\/p>\n

Cl\u00e1r an lae:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

11:45 Arrival of Irish President Michael D. Higgins and by Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs \u2013 short parade to The Village Hall \u2013 piper \u2013 Alain Domhanalach<\/h3>\n

12:00 Peadar O Riada will introduce the day and thank publicly Rev. Peter MaDonald, the Head of the Iona Community. 2:00 minutes<\/h3>\n

Brief response from Rev Peter MacDonald. (3:00 minutes)<\/h3>\n

12:05\u00a0 Fiona Hylsop 10:00 minutes<\/h3>\n

12:15\u00a0 The Irish Historian D\u00f3nal \u00d3 h\u00c9alaithe \u2013 \u201cThe history of the two wings of the gaelic nation\u201d \u00a015 Minutes<\/h3>\n

12:30\u00a0 The Scottish historian\u00a0Aonghas P\u00e1draig Caimbeul \u00a0\u201dThe life and meaning of Colmcille\u201d \u00a015 Minutes.<\/h3>\n

12:45\u00a0 President Higgins \u201cOf migrations, migrants and nations\u201d 35 minutes<\/h3>\n

1:20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Break for lunch\u00a0 (In Monastery)<\/h3>\n

2:10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brief outside walk to nearby graveyard and short intro. to Iona\u2019s landmarks. \u00a0(Ionian historian Mairi Mac Arthur)<\/h3>\n

2:20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Very brief symbolic spilling of holy water from seven holy wells in Ireland on the ground by the \u201cCrionaigh\u201d (Elders of Muscra\u00ed) (5:00 minutes)<\/h3>\n

2:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPresenting Gaelic Culture\u201d \u2013 2 poets and 2 \u2018reacair\u00ed\u2019 (singers) 1 poem or song each 20 \u2013 30 minutes in total. (Flora Mac N\u00e9il, Josie She\u00e1in Jack Mac Donnchadha, Aonghus Mac Niocail, Ciar\u00e1n Carson)<\/h3>\n

3:00 \u00a0\u00a0 Ecumenical service (45 minute service \u2013 readings, psalms, hymns of ColumCille etc \u00a0(C\u00f3r C\u00fail Aodha, Archdeacon Gary Hastings (Church of Ireland), Prior Chrostopher Clarke (Carmelite Order, Clarendon Street Dublin) Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick, Long Psalm Singers from the Island of Lewis, two representatives from the Scottish churches.)<\/h3>\n

Ceilidhe in local hall 8:00 for all who stay that night.<\/h3>\n

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Droichead na nGael Iona \u2013 An Mh\u00e1thair Chloch\/ The Keystone. Le fada an l\u00e1 t\u00e1im den dtuairim gur cirte an gaol idir sinn f\u00e9in \u2013 \u00c9irinigh agus Albanaigh, a neart\u00fa seachas \u00e1r gchomhceadhal le Sasana. N\u00ed stair agus gaol fola amh\u00e1in at\u00e1 eadarainn ach cuimhneas ar ghn\u00e9ithe ar n\u00f3s \u00fas\u00e1id talamhan is farraig\u00edbh, teanga is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237,"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/iontaoibheasfodhla.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}