St Brigid's Day / Lá Fhéile Bríde 2022: Síle Denvir performs newly composed traditional Irish melody

To celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde/St Brigid's Day 2022, the Irish Traditional Music Archive, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, commissioned three traditional artists to compose new works inspired by lore relating to Brigid: Síle Denvir, harp/sean-nós singing; Louise Mulcahy, uilleann pipes/flute, and Caitlin Nic Gabhann, concertina/dancer. These new works are featured on TO BE IRISH ON ST BRIGID’S DAY an online celebration of St Brigid and the lives and legacies of women at home and abroad.

Síle Denvir was inspired by the traditions and customs associated with the Eve of Brighid’s day in west Galway and Connemara to compose "Seo í isteach mo Bhrídeog’, a new melody and adaptation of a traditional rhyme or prayer.

Seo í isteach mo Bhrídeog,
Mo Bhrídeog chun a’ tí,
Mo Bhrídeog álainn gléasta,
In éadach agus tuí,
Tabhair pingin don Bhrídeog
‘S beidh sí buíoch díobh.

Here comes my Brídeog,
My Brídeog into the house,
My brídeog dressed beautifully,
In cloth and straw,
Give the Brídeog a penney,
And she will be grateful to you.

For more information and background on the newly composed tunes, song, and dance visit: https://www.itma.ie/blog/st-brigids-d...

For more events and projects celebrating St Brigid's Day: Celebrating the Creativity of Women / Lá Fhéile Bríde: Ag Ceiliúradh Cruthaitheachta na mBan, visit https://tobeirish.ie