The National Folklore Collection, UCD and An Góilín in association with the NLI present a seminar to remember the life and work of Tom Munnelly, song collector with the Department of Folklore in UCD, chairman of the Willie Clancy Summer School, member of the Arts Council/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon from 1985 to 1988 and founding chairman of the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

See full programme below

Come All Ye Loyal Heroes – The Life and Legacy of Tom Munnelly
14th October 2017 National Library of Ireland

10.30: Registration: (€10) (€5 students/OAP or half-day))

11.00 Welcome Address – Ríonach uí Ógáin

Panel1: (11.15 – 13.00) (Chair: Grace Toland )
Paper 1: ’Tom Munnelly: His life and Times’ - Nicholas Carolan
Paper 2: ‘Collecting Daisies with a Digger’ Tom Munnelly’s work with UCD: Ríonach uí Ógáin 
Paper 3: Singing the Self: Song, Memory and Identity” - Therese Smith

Questions/Discussion

12.45 – 13.30 Lunch
Panel 2: (13.30– 15.00) (Chair: Anne Clune)
Paper 1 Child ballads, the Big songs – John Moulden
Paper 2. ‘Green grows the lily-o’: Tom Munnelly and the Irish Traveller singing tradition - Bairbre Ní Fhloinn
Paper 3 – “Paddy”s Resource” and “The Harp of Erin” - The Songsters of The United Irishmen’ – Terry Moylan

Questions/Discussion

15.00
Keynote - The place of Folk and Traditional song in contemporary Irish life - Cathal Goan. (Chair: Nicholas Carolan)

Wrap up and discussion to be out by 16.00

20:00 Teachers’ Club Concert followed by session €10 (€5 students/OAP)

Book tickets at the link below.