Seán (or is it Colm?); Mary; Batsheeba
Tony Birtil with unidentified lady; Simon and Luisa
Anna and Murt; Veronika and ?
Derry folk (Padraig and ?); Eilis and Eibhlin
I had dinner at home tonight. Hank made spaghetti bolognese for everybody. It was a really nice dinner with Hank and Helen, Seán from Belfast, and myself. Ruth, the English-speaker came in later. I made a “triffle” for dessert that was well received.
After dinner we went back to the college for a special evening of music. Gearoidín is travelling around Scotland and Ireland with a group of young musicians including her own son, Gearóid. The musicians are young people from Scotland who have competed in Feiseanna in Scotland. The idea is to strengthen the links between the Gaedhlig-speaking areas of Scotland and the Irish-speaking areas of Ireland – especially Donegal.
Gearoidín was wonderful, as usual. She told two stories and sang several songs. Afterwards she gave me a big hug. It was a little strange to see her here and know that she was not going to be around for the big sean-nós concert on Thursday but I think she has moved on as an artist and I am very happy for her.
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