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New weekend Irish cultural festival in Sallins.

Béarla (English)

Community group, Sult na Sollán, are delighted to bring a brand new weekend cultural festival to Sallins in North County Kildare this coming October. 

Féile na Sollán or Sallins TradFest, will see a weekend packed with activities for all ages, as part of a celebration all aspects of Irish traditional culture – language, music, dance & song.Among the highlights of the festival are Irish trad sessions, a choice of bilingual workshops in sean nós dancing, singing, bodhrán playing & Irish music and a Saturday evening gig with the renowned group, The Jeremiahs. 

Irish language events include arts & crafts for children, bricfeasta as Gaeilge, a magic show for all of the family and storytelling for young children. 

We will also host a brand new school talent competition, where local kids will represent their school in singing & music competitions as they strive to win first place & take home the Gradam na Sollán award.

The festival will take place from Friday 18th October to Sunday 20th October.Check out www.feilenasollan.com for full details on what promises to be a great weekend.

GAEILGE
Tá an-áthas ar ghrúpa pobail, Sult na Sollán, féile deireadh seachtaine úrnua a thabhairt go dtí Na Solláin, i dTuaisceart Co. Chill Dara, Mí Dheireadh Fómhair seo chugainn. Beidh an fhéile, darb ainm Féile na Sollán nó Sallins TradFest, lán go béal le himeachtaí do gach aois ghrúpa, le ceiliúradh de teanga, ceol, rince agus amhráin traidisiúnta na hÉireann.

I measc buaicphointí na féile, beidh seisiúin ceoil, rogha ceardlanna dátheangacha le rince ar an sean nós, amhránaíocht, bodhrán agus ceol traidisiúnta chomh maith le ceolchoirm tráthnóna Dé Sathairn leis an ngrúpa aitheanta, The Jeremiahs. I measc na n-imeachtaí i nGaeilge beidh ealaíon & ceardaíocht do pháistí, bricfeasta as Gaeilge, seó draíochta don chlann ar fad, agus scéalaíocht do pháistí óga. 

Cuirfimid tús le comórtas tallainne úrnua do scoileanna, a thabharfaidh deis do pháistí áitiúla cur i láthair a dhéanamh ar son a scoil féin i gcomórtas amhránaíochta agus i gcomórtas ceoil traidisiúnta, chun an príomháit a bhaint amach agus Gradam na Sollán a thabhairt abhaile leo.

Beidh an fhéile ar siúl ón Aoine 18 Deireadh Fómhair go dtí an Domhnach 20 Deireadh Fómhair.

Caith súil ar www.feilenasollan.com le sonraí iomlán a fháil faoin deireadh seachtaine iontach seo.

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