Féile na Laoch (The Festival of Heroes) celebrates our cultural heroes, including storyteller, poets, actors, dancers, singers, and musicians.
The féile was inspired by the life and work of one of Ireland's true cultural giants, Seán Ó Riada, and this year we commemorate 80 years since his birth and 40 years since his death.

Laochra / Heroes 2011

Laochra an Aeríocht

Reacairí/Story-tellers: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Ré Ó Laighléis Seán Ó Morgha Charlie Bird Dónal Ó hÉalaithe Eddie Lennihan Michael O’Loughlin   Amhránaí/Singers: Seán Ó Sé Christy Moore Cara O’Sullivan Glen Hansard Flora MacNeil Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donncha Eoiní & Dainní Maidhcí Ó Súilleabháin   Ceoltóirí/Musicians: Martin Hayes Phil Coulter Louis Stewart Laoise Kelly (replacing Tony...
Dónal Ó hÉalaithe

Dónal Ó hÉalaithe

(http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/doh NULL.jpeg)Saolaíodh D. Ó É. ar na Millíní, baile fearann i bparóiste Bhaile Mhuirne sa bhlian 1933. Feirmeóirí a mhuintir agus bhí feirm bheag aca ann ar leacain an tsléibhe. Bhí ceathrar sa chlann, triúr iníon agus an t-aon mhac amháin –Dómhnall.  Chuaigh se ar Scoil Bharr D Ínse agu ba léir ón gcead lá...
Anthony Lynch

Anthony Lynch

  (http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/anthony-lynch NULL.jpg)Tá Anthony Lynch ag imirt  le Corcaigh ó 1999. San am san tá sé tar éis ainm a dheánamh do fhéinig mar cosantóir comhsheasmhach agus muiníneach go forleathan. Tá dhá ghradam All-Star bainte amach aige agus ní dhéanfar dearúd ar an méid atá deánta aige dá chontae le fada an lá.  ...
Michael O'Loughlin

Michael O’Loughlin

(http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/michaeloloughlin1 NULL.jpg)Michael O’Loughlin was born in Dublin in 1958. In the 1970s he founded Raven Arts Press with Dermot Bolger. He has published five collections of poetry, the most recent of which is In This Life, recently published by New Island. He has written screenplays for many feature films, and is also active as...
Judith Mok

Judith Mok

(http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/judith-mok NULL.jpg)Born in Bergen in the Netherlands. After Graduating at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague at a very young age, Judith Mok won French and Dutch State Grants to study in Vienna under Christa Ludwig and her mother Eugenia. In Paris she studied French repertoire with Pierre Bernac and Noemie Perugia. She participated...