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Gaoth Dobhair in County Donegal is the largest Gaeltacht parish in Ireland, which is home to regional studios of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and world-class musicians, such as Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Altan, Moya Brennan ( Máire Ní Bhraonáin ), Enya ( Eithne ), and Clannad, who were all raised with Irish as their first language.
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Enya was born and brought up in Gweedore ( known in Irish as Gaoth Dobhair ), County Donegal, in the northwest corner of Ireland.
She has given live performances on various television shows, events and ceremonies ( her most recent appearance was in Gaoth Dobhair in the summer of 2005, which coincided with a tribute event to the Brennan family that took place in Letterkenny ), but she has yet to do a concert.
Donegal musical artists such as the bands Clannad and Altan and solo artist Enya, all from Gaoth Dobhair, have had international success with traditional or traditional flavoured music.
The three parishes of Na Rosa, Gaoth Dobhair and Cloch Cheannfhaola constitute the main centre of population of the Donegal Gaeltacht.
Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin () was born and grew up as the eldest child of a very musical family in the remote parish of Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair ), in Ireland's northernmost county, Donegal, a Gaeltacht area in which the Irish language and tradition continue to flourish.
A number of private companies provide daily bus services to Belfast several times per day, especially Patrick Gallagher Coaches, who are based at Brinalack in Gaoth Dobhair.
It also has studios at: Gaoth Dobhair ( Gweedore ), Co. Donegal ; Baile na nGall in Ard na Caithne, Co. Kerry ; Castlebar, Co. Mayo ; and the RTÉ Radio Centre in Dublin.
Frankie Kennedy, as a young musician from Belfast, used to travel to Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal on his summer holidays, learning Irish and playing traditional Irish music.
There he met native Irish-speaker and musician Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, the daughter of famed musician Proinsias Ó Maonaigh from Gaoth Dobhair ( Gweedore ).
After attending the Irish Festival of Oulu in Finland & visiting Paris, France in fall 2010, Altan gave their annual New Year Irish concert in early January 2011 at the Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy in Gaoth Dobhair, followed by a special 25th Anniversary Concert in late January 2011 at the Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Gweedore is the commonly used Anglicisation of Gaoth Dobhair, the official name of an Irish-speaking parish located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore ( known in Irish as Gaoth Dobhair ), County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland.
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* With Moya Brennan and Iarla Ó Lionaird " Is Mise ' N Gaoth " ( 2010 ) from the CD " Music of Ireland: Welcome home "
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Her grandparents were in a band that played throughout Ireland, her father was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band before opening Leo's Tavern, and her mother played in a dance band and later taught music at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair.
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In 1997, Altan released their next album, Runaway Sunday, which featured their popular version of " Gleanntáin Ghlas ' Ghaoth Dobhair ", a song written by Mairéad's father and a favourite at all their live shows.
The area's name coming from the Gaelic " Comh Dobhair Alt ", which means the joint river place ( the river Luggie meets the Moss Water in the area ).
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She also took part in many pantomimes in Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, the local theatre, usually dancing and singing.
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After the death of Sir Robert Montgomery, Henry inherited the Montgomery ancestral estate of New Park at Moville in northern County Donegal.
There are three Beltanys in County Donegal – one near Raphoe – another near Killybegs Bridge and the third in the parish of Tulloghobegly.
Fermanagh borders County Tyrone to the north-east, County Monaghan to the south-east, County Cavan to the south-west, County Leitrim to the west and County Donegal to the north-west.
Columba was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Cenel Conaill in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, in modern County Donegal in the north of Ireland.
He was baptised in Temple-Douglas, in the County Donegal parish of Conwal ( mid-way between Gartan and Letterkenny ), by his teacher and foster-uncle Saint Crunathan.
The Donegal fiddle tradition is the way of playing the fiddle fiddle that is traditional in County Donegal, Ireland.
She attended Loreto Community School in Milford, County Donegal and then moved away to attend college wanting to become a classical pianist, continuing her studies in music and also studying watercolour painting.
In 1996, a man who had been seen in Dublin wearing her photograph around his neck, stabbed himself after being ejected from her parents ' pub in Gweedore, County Donegal.
In addition to performing for the Pope, the singer participated in a live broadcast on British television for Christmas Eve in 1997, before she flew home to County Donegal to join her family at midnight Mass.
Mountbatten usually holidayed at his summer home in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, a small seaside village between Bundoran, County Donegal, and Sligo town on the northwest coast of Ireland.
There are also stories of medieval knights and saints who went on pilgrimages to a cave located in Station Island, County Donegal in Ireland, where they made journeys inside the earth into a place of purgatory.
Further, as a reward for his leadership in North Africa and Italy, Alexander, along with a number of other prominent British Second World War military leaders, was elevated to the peerage on 1 March 1946 by King George VI ; he was created Viscount Alexander of Tunis and Errigal in the County of Donegal.
The Bridge of Tears ( Droichead na nDeor in Irish language | Irish ) in County Donegal | West Donegal, Ireland.
Prime Ministers Callaghan and Blair have been amongst the many in Britain of part-Irish ancestry, with Blair's mother coming from County Donegal.
Some private rural operators exist, such as Halpenny's in Blackrock, County Louth, which was the first private bus operator to run a public service in Ireland, Bus Feda ( Feda O ' Donnell Coaches ), which operates twice daily routes from Ranafast, County Donegal to Galway and back, and Lough Swilly Bus Company.
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