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Lillis Ó Laoire

Sean-nós singer & lecturer in Irish at NUI Galway

Lillis Ó Laoire – Sean-nós singer & lecturer in Irish at NUI Galway

Lillis is a sean-nós singer and lecturer in Irish language, folklore and Celtic Civilisation in the School of Languages, NUI Galway, and is also a strong advocate for the use of the Irish language in the community.

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I'm a Donegal man originally.

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I went to school in Cashel na gCorr, which is about two and a half miles from Gort a' Choirce. All my primary education was through Irish. There was less of it in secondary school, much less by the time I got to the Leaving Cert. I spoke both Irish and English at home.

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My dad didn't speak Irish, but my mum did and she spoke to us. Then, it was the language of everybody so everybody did speak it to us and we just spoke it back - it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't hard; it was just part of every day. But w Lillis Ó Laoire - Portraits of Irish-Language Writers KID