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Episode 82 is a conversation with An Feannadóir (Fender Jackson), his father Seán Ó hEaráin and Lillis Ó Laoire around a book written by the.

82. Lillis Ó Laoire & Seán Ó hEaráin: Aodh Ó Canainn & Saggart Heron

13 July 2024


About This Episode

Episode 82 is a conversation with An Feannadóir (Fender Jackson), his father Seán Ó hEaráin and Lillis Ó Laoire around a book written by the late Aodh Ó Canainn about Priest Heron which tracks the language shift from Gaelic to English in the south of County Derry just after the famine in the 19th Century.

Lillis Ó Laoire, An Feannadóir (Fender Jackson) and his
father Seán Ó hEaráin.

Aodh Ó Canainn is an Irish traditional musician, and Saggart Heron is a contemporary folk artist.

Together, they represent the meeting of traditional and modern approaches to Irish music.

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