Lecture and Harp Performance

Édith DeFaoite (a Fulbright Scholar from Ireland) will be giving a lecture about the forgotten women of the Irish Language Revival.  This will be followed by a performance by award winning (and club member) Celtic harpist, Rhiannon Ramsey-Brimberg.

Édith is a Fulbright FLTA Irish Scholar at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts. A native of County Kerry, she completed both her undergraduate degree and her Masters degree at University College Cork. Her MA thesis examined the work of Máire Ní Shíthe, a playwright and journalist active during the Irish Literary Revival. 

 Title: Women of the Irish Language Revival

Description: This lecture will focus on the often forgotten women of the Irish Language Revival, including Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh, Máire Ní Shíthe and Máire de Buitléir.

Celtic harpist, Rhiannon Ramsey-Brimberg

Rhiannon Ramsey-Brimberg earned a Master of Irish Music Studies from the University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland. She has performed in the United States, Scotland, Ireland,…