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The Glens of Antrim formed one of the last Irish-speaking areas of Ulster
until the early 1900s. Until the opening of the Antrim coast road in the
1850s Irish was universally spoken in the Glens and on Rathlin.
The turn of the nineteenth century saw the Gaelic Revival which in the
north of Ireland involved both Unionists and Nationalists in an effort to
preserve Irish as a spoken language. It was against this background of
cultural renaissance that Feis na nGleann ('The Glens Feis') was founded in
1904 as the first Gaelic cultural festival in east Ulster. That inaugural
Feis harnessed the talents of the Glens folk and a group of leading 'Big
House' figures in the locality, among them Miss Rose Young of Galgorm
Castle - a member of a leading Ballymena Unionist dynasty - Miss Ada
McNeill of Cushendun and Miss Margaret Dobbs.
Others included Sir Roger Casement, then a recent convert to Irish
nationalism, Eoin MacNeill, Glensman and language revivalist, Francis
Joseph Bigger, lawyer and antiquarian, John 'Benmore' Clarke and Joseph
Campbell, the Belfast poet.
This book traces the origins of Feis na nGleann in that 'crease in time'
between Parnell and the 1916 Rising. In a series of scholarly chapters,
experts profile the historic founders of the Feis and record the history of
Irish in the district. There are special sections on the traditional arts
and crafts fostered by the Feis, the once famous Glens toy-making industry,
the role of hurling and the rich literary legacy of the Feiseanna.
The book is lavishly illustrated with unique contemporary photographs. The
result is attractive and readable volume which will appeal to all those
interested in the history and culture of the Glens and the fortunes of the
Irish language in the north of Ireland.
DUE TO DEMAND THIS BOOK HAS BEEN REPRINTED!
The Glens of Antrim formed one of the last Irish-speaking areas of Ulster
until the early 1900s. Until the opening of the Antrim coast road in the
1850s Irish was universally spoken in the Glens and on Rathlin.
The turn of the nineteenth century saw the Gaelic Revival which in the
north of Ireland involved both Unionists and Nationalists in an effort to
preserve Irish as a spoken language. It was against this background of
cultural renaissance that Feis na nGleann ('The Glens Feis') was founded in
1904 as the first Gaelic cultural festival in east Ulster. That inaugural
Feis harnessed the talents of the Glens folk and a group of leading 'Big
House' figures in the locality, among them Miss Rose Young of Galgorm
Castle - a member of a leading Ballymena Unionist dynasty - Miss Ada
McNeill of Cushendun and Miss Margaret Dobbs.
Others included Sir Roger Casement, then a recent convert to Irish
nationalism, Eoin MacNeill, Glensman and language revivalist, Francis
Joseph Bigger, lawyer and antiquarian, John 'Benmore' Clarke and Joseph
Campbell, the Belfast poet.
This book traces the origins of Feis na nGleann in that 'crease in time'
between Parnell and the 1916 Rising. In a series of scholarly chapters,
experts profile the historic founders of the Feis and record the history of
Irish in the district. There are special sections on the traditional arts
and crafts fostered by the Feis, the once famous Glens toy-making industry,
the role of hurling and the rich literary legacy of the Feiseanna.
The book is lavishly illustrated with unique contemporary photographs. The
result is attractive and readable volume which will appeal to all those
interested in the history and culture of the Glens and the fortunes of the
Irish language in the north of Ireland.
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