Sorcha Ní Ghuairim
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Sorcha Ní Ghuairim was a teacher
, author
, and Sean-nós
singer.
There was nothing out of the ordinary about the Ó Guairim family. There were 11 children in the family. Sorcha was the youngest. Sorcha was particularly well-known as a singer. She joined her sister Máire Ní Ghuairim
, in Dublin in 1928 and obtained a teaching post with Conradh na Gaeilge
. She studied at UCG with Tomas O Maile. An active promoter of Irish, she wrote a column for the Irish Press which she later edited.
She recorded her first album, Sorcha Ní Ghuairim Sings Traditional Irish Songs, issued as Folkways Records FW06861, while visiting her brother in the USA in 1945.
She moved to England
in 1955, apparently disillusioned with the future of the Irish language. She was found dead in her apartment in London, and buried in Carna on 24 December 1976.
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
, author
Author
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, and Sean-nós
Sean-nós song
Sean-nós is a highly ornamented style of unaccompanied traditional Irish singing. It is a sean-nós activity, which also includes sean-nós dancing...
singer.
There was nothing out of the ordinary about the Ó Guairim family. There were 11 children in the family. Sorcha was the youngest. Sorcha was particularly well-known as a singer. She joined her sister Máire Ní Ghuairim
Máire Ní Ghuairim
Máire Ní Ghuairim was an Irish teacher, author and Sean-nós singer.Born in Roisin na Manach, Carna, County Galway, the eldest daughter of Mairtin Gorham and Catherine Burke. Her younger sister was Sorcha Ní Ghuairim. She was educated locally, at Clifden and Tuam, moving to Dublin to teach Irish at...
, in Dublin in 1928 and obtained a teaching post with Conradh na Gaeilge
Conradh na Gaeilge
Conradh na Gaeilge is a non-governmental organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. The motto of the League is Sinn Féin, Sinn Féin amháin .-Origins:...
. She studied at UCG with Tomas O Maile. An active promoter of Irish, she wrote a column for the Irish Press which she later edited.
She recorded her first album, Sorcha Ní Ghuairim Sings Traditional Irish Songs, issued as Folkways Records FW06861, while visiting her brother in the USA in 1945.
She moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1955, apparently disillusioned with the future of the Irish language. She was found dead in her apartment in London, and buried in Carna on 24 December 1976.