{"id":67,"date":"2008-11-19T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T17:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2009-01-06T19:53:16","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T18:53:16","slug":"feile-bheag-filiochta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/feile-bheag-filiochta\/","title":{"rendered":"Féile Bheag Filíochta"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ballyferriter’s Little Poetry Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-9 November 2008<\/center><\/p>\n

In the Gaeltacht poetry seems to be a part of everything. It’s in the language, the scenery and especially the hospitality. What a weekend! 9 poets from Cork and about the same from Limerick converged on the West Dingle peninsula only to be met by two score more of local filí and storytellers. After a first-rate appraisal workshop with Gabriel FitzMaurice on Saturday afternoon, everyone settled in for a meal and an evening of Mighty Craic, including a fiery three hour open-mic session, emceed by Domhnall MacSíthigh and Máirín Feirtéar, herself a direct descendant of the original Ferriters who ruled the North Dingle peninsula from the 13th to the 17th Centuries. The poetry flowed non-stop as did various other liquid substances, and was followed by a late late oiche fada.<\/p>\n

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The next morning (don’t ask) there were readings from local poets, from Ó Bhéal and Limerick’s Whitehouse chaired by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin over in Dingle, after a tour of Harry Clarke’s church windows by Monseigneur Pádraig Ó Fiannachta (now retired). Well I for one didn’t want to leave, and I heard a few others say the same. Ballyferriter must be the perfect place for a new poetry retreat. Any takers out there?<\/p>\n

This elegant, heartening event, organised and hosted annually by poet and potter Louis Mulcahy, has etched its way firmly into my 2009 diary. Thanks Louis. May there be many more!<\/p>\n

The videos from the Sunday morning are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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