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No McGlinchey Summer School this
year
22.04.08
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THE popular McGlinchey
Summer School in Clonmany will not take place this
year.
The committee who worked hard on the cultural summer
school for more than ten years said they would use
the break to review the event and find new ways of
communicating the festival's ethos.
The McGlinchey Summer School began in 1998 to
showcase many aspects of life in Inishowen including
the hospitality of the people, its spectacular
scenery and its cultural and artistic life. |
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The very first school
celebrated the folklore collected by the
schoolchildren of Clonmany. A fresh theme was chosen
each year and among them were 'Life and Landscape';
'Emigration' and 'Our Maritime Heritage'.
But according to chairman, Marius Ó hEarcain the
event's main purpose was "to create a greater
awareness of our rich heritage". |
Mr. Ó hEarcain
yesterday said the committee would use the break to
take stock and to consider all the options going
forward.
"The committee has decided that rather than continue
with the Summer School in 2008, we will try to find
imaginative ways of communicating our knowledge of
the past to a younger generation, to take possession
of our inheritance and to initiate local projects,
such as the preservation of the O’Doherty Castle at
Carraig a’Brachaí," he said.
This 10th issue of the McGlinchey Summer School
magazine, 'It’s Us They’re Talking About', is
currently on sale in a number of local shops around
the peninsula. |
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