Loch na Naomh

Siar agus Aniar 11 I went walking to Loch na Naomh – the Lake of the Saint. It is always windy there. The lake is on top of a granite hill between An Cheathrú Rua and Galway Bay in Conamara. Few trees, many bogs, low heather and gorse, wonderful wildflowers and orchids. The bedrock isContinue reading “Loch na Naomh”

Joe Éinniú Festival of Traditional Singing

Siar agus Aniar 6 The Féile Joe Éinniú (Joe Heaney) Festival of Traditional Singing is a celebration of the life and work of Joe Éinniú. He was a sean-nós singer and a great exponent of the preservation of this traditional Irish form of singing. The drive to Carna, home of the festival, takes one throughContinue reading “Joe Éinniú Festival of Traditional Singing”