Scoil Scairte Spiral 5 | Baile Átha Cliath

The Trailblazery presents

Scoil Scairte

A 9-week immersive journey into the heart and soul of the Irish language
in collaboration with Manchán Magan and supported by Foras na Gaeilge and part-funded by Dublin City Council through the Arts Office and Corporate Services.

Thursdays, Oct 05 - Nov 30
 

A chairde / Dear friends,

We are overjoyed to be opening the doors for the upcoming Autumn semester. Táimid ar bís - we are so excited to shine a spotlight on the inspirational people, places, songs and stories of Dublin ~ Baile Átha Cliath for this Scoil Scarte journey, running from October 05 - November 30, 2023 - places are limited so we suggest you book now for a guaranteed spot.

Scoil Scairte is a 9-week voyage of discovery that invites people to gather together online to explore, experience and learn about Irish culture in a global learning community. This Autumn series spotlights Baile Átha Cliath on the east coast of Ireland. We will meet a host of guides from, in and of Dublin who will explore ideas about cultural heritage including place, language, identity and wellbeing. Live sessions take place every Thursday (Oct 05 - Nov 30), with an optional bonus hour of comhrá agus craic in our private community space Meitheal every Tuesday (Oct 10 - Nov 28).

The upcoming edition welcomes Kathy Scott (Founder, Host, Creative Director of The Trailblazery), Manchán Magan (Writer, Presenter, Bee Keeper, Documentary-Maker), Mairéad Ní Chonghaile (Presenter, Actor, Múinteoir), Siobhán O’Kelly (Actor, Gaeilgeoir, Mama), Colm Mac Con Iomaire (Composer, Musician, Turner of Tunes), Irish with Mollie (Teacher, Influencer, Gaeilgeoir), Niall Morahan (Social Entrepreneur, Designer, Musician), Roxanna Nic Liam (Actor, Writer, Singer), Colm Bairéad (Film Director of OSCAR & BAFTA-nominated An Cailín Ciúin, Screenwriter), Cleona Ní Chrualaoí (Producer of OSCAR & BAFTA-nominated An Cailín Ciúin, Reporter, Presenter), Prof. Michael Cronin (Researcher, Lecturer, Author Eco-Translation: Translation and Ecology in the Age of the Anthropocene), Jenny Ní Ruiséil (Musician, Teacher, Writer), Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, Speaker, Founder First Voices Radio), Mary Kennedy (Irish TV Presenter, Writer, Former Eurovision Host), Deirdre Ní Chinnéide (Psychotherapist, Composer, Singer), Fay’d (Rapper, Musician, Gaeilgeoir), Rising Appalachia (Sisters, Songwriters, Musicians), Mícheál Ó Nualláin (Director of BÁC le Gaeilge, Footballer, GAA Manager), Liam O’Connor  (Fiddler, Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive) with further announcements coming soon.

Thank you all for your love, support and encouragement as we venture into our fourth live series with our trusted tuatha. 
 
Beannachtaí,
 
Kathy, Manchán and all at The Trailblazery xo