This Year's Bard Summer School: 30 June - 4th July 2010

CLARE ISLAND CO. MAYO IRELAND

This Year’s Summer School Takes Place: 30 June – 4 July 2010
Fionn Mac Cumhaill and The Pursuit of Kingship explored through the myth of Diarmuid and Gráinne.

For those attending the Summer School who wish to visit Clare Island with their families, we are delighted to announce that we will once again run the Children’s Bard. This is conducted parallel to the adult summer school and includes weaving, sport, music, dancing and storytelling.

Bard Summer School explores the contemporary relevance of the ancient Irish myths on Clare Island Co. Mayo ancestral home of Granuaile.

Bard Summer School explores the Irish myths and goes on a unique journey of discovery for their contemporary relevance. All of these myths have lasted thousands of years and have been handed down through Ireland’s oral tradition. There is a place for everyone on the school and Bard has welcomed participants from all over the world. Clare Island is the ancestral home of the legendary Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley (Granuaile). It provides a backdrop of megalithic tombs, holy wells and a 12th century Cistercian Abbey. The Festival includes nightly entertainment of music, poetry, song and dance. The festival hosts Island Tours and the annual Islander’s Night, where we experience local traditions kept alive by the people of Clare Island. The Festival finishes with a poetry reading and a Celtic feast.