This bilingual course is recommended for those with some experience singing (as a pastime or otherwise). Instruction is by an expert sean-nós singer. Participants will refine their singing skills and gain an understanding of the background to the songs and those who sang them. There will be plenty of opportunities to practice your singing in a relaxed and encouraging environment. There will also be some opportunities for online social gatherings outside of the classes themselves.

Timetable

Participants will attend one class per week from 7.00–8.30pm (Irish time/GMT) on Thursday evenings. The course includes eight live online classes starting February 12th, 2026. There will be no mid-term break during this term.

Clocks will move one hour forward in Ireland on March 29th, 2026. Please note that Daylight Savings Time (DST) does not take effect on the same date in all countries around the world.

Teacher

Gearóidín Breathnach is a renowned sean-nós singer and storyteller from Rann na Feirste in the Donegal Gaeltacht. She has won several Oireachtas na Gaeilge competitions and is three-time winner of Corn Uí Riada, the most prestigious competition in sean-nós singing, in 1996, 2004 and 2024. She recorded two full-length albums, Ar Fhoscadh na gCnoc (1997) and Grá mo Chroí an Óige (2013), released by Cló Iar-Chonnacht. In recent years Gearóidín has directed the sean-nós singing workshops at Oideas Gael's annual Language and Culture Summer School.