Word: gaelics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sheehan's Irish past is obvious; from a large selection of old Irish texts to traditional heartshped claddaug rings in the showcases, the store is steeped in Gaelic tradition. But the store's owners broadened their base in the 1960s and now sell to all Christian denominations, not just Catholics...
...play opens in 1833, at a schoolhouse in the rural Irish township of Ballybeg. British soldiers settle in to map and rename Ireland, forcibly replacing Gaelic place names with English and suppressing the Irish language...
...three singers strive to connect themselves to old, grand traditions. They use Celtic imagery, and Keineg sings one song, the stately O Iesu Mawr, in Gaelic; O'Connor quotes William Butler Yeats on the liner notes of her CD, and O'Riordan pays him tribute in the song Yeats' Grave. This awareness of a particular past helps distinguish their songs from the typical rootless algae of pop music. In his poem A Coat, Yeats wrote, "I made my song a coat/ Covered with embroideries/ Out of old mythologies/ From heel to throat." As modern women conscious of an Irish heritage...
Celtic 130. Introduction to Scottish Gaelic...
...seem to delight in weaving songs that are slightly consciousness-altering. Call it folk-rock, call it New Age, in the end it'll get to you all the same. Whether it relies on the contorted world-view of Twin Peaks' David Lynch, as with Julee Cruise, or Gaelic-inspired words and melodies, as with Enya, this music shares a certain soulfulness that sets it apart. Showing up in soundtracks, advertisements and as background music to certain popular women's winter sporting events, these artists' combination of cryptic lyrics, cool synth sound and sighing vocals have made a market...