Scéal Loch Finne

Tour 11.00am : Starting from Edeninfagh Church Carpark, Edeninfagh/Éadán Fhionn Fhraoich,  Glenties at 11.00am. FREE but Booking Essential at Eventbrite sceal-loch-finne-walk and www.facebook.com/events/1005897173412104

Concert 8.30pm: Edeninfagh Parish Hall, Edeninfagh /Éadán Fhionn Fhraoich, Glenties. 8.30pm €20 Booking at Eventbrite sceal-loch-finne-concert and www.facebook.com/events/1068024004076243

Edeninfagh Church and Parish Hall are located on the R253, 10km from Glenties, 27km from Ballybofey.

Scéal Loch Finne is a multi-faceted project and event, created by Glenties musician and folklorist Rónán Galvin and others, responding to the legend of An Fear Ghamhain Crom which has been popular in the area between Baile na Finne and Glenties for generations. The tale of the Fear Ghamhain and his attempts to outrun a ferocious Black Pig, is the source of many of the placenames in the area.

Tour:  Bus Tour and Walk (circa 5km) following the trail of An Fear Ghamhain Crom and The Black Pig, recalling the tale enroute through Storytelling, Music and Song.

Meet at Edeninfagh Chapel Car Park at 11.00am for Busses to Mullanmore Old National School. Walking from Mullanmore, via The Gen Tavern, to Graffy Bridge (Refreshments). Busses from Graffy Bridge to Loch Finne (An Muc Dubh Railway Station). Return to Edeninfagh Chapel Carpark 5.30pm.

Concert: at Edeninfagh Parish Hall, 8.30pm, introduced by Vincent Woods. With Ye Vagabonds, Eithne Nic Ghallchobhair, Peter Campbell, Tara Connaghan, Denise Boyle and Friends. Exhibition by Jesse Smith.

Rónán Galvin is a fiddle player and folklorist, who lives in Glenties. He has an MA in Irish Folklore and is involved in various projects at the Irish Folklore Collection including Captured by Song, on the song collector Tom Munnelly. Under the title of A Musical Landscape, Rónán has also created two digital maps for Cairdeas na bhFidléirí, based on the homesteads of noted traditional musicians, past and present, of  South West and of East Donegal.

Vincent Woods, broadcaster, poet and playwright is presenter of the RTÉ radio series, the County Measure. Apart from his poetry collections, Vincent has written several plays including At the Black Pig’s Dyke (1992), exploring the folklore of the border counties including his native Leitrim.

Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair, an award winning storyteller and author, is a native of Ardara. She is passionate about the oral tradition in South West Donegal and in particular the older stories concerning Fianna Éireann such as Scéal Loch FInne.

Annie Quinn is a visual artist and jewellery designer from Na Grianáin in the Glen of Glenties, who has a deep appreciation of the oral and music tradition of the Bluestack Mountains. Annie and Eithne worked together and encouraged schoolchildren from the area to create artwork based on Scéal Loch Finne. This work will feature both on the walk and as part of the exhibition at Halla Éadáin Fhinn Fhraoich.

Jesse Smith is not only an outstanding fiddle player but also a talented graphic and visual artist. He created thirteen pieces of art drawing on different phases of the legend, starting with the Fianna approaching the House of Léithín and ending with the Battle at Loch Muc. Jesse’s artwork will be exhibited at Halla Éadáin Fhinn Fhraoich, while a small number will also feature as part of the walk.

Ye Vagabonds, brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, are an acclaimed folk music duo who have a particular affinity with Donegal through their family connection with Oileán Aráinn Mhór and the singing of Róise (Rua) Mac Grianna. They perform both in Irish and English and for this project they were commissioned to compose a piece based on Scéal Loch FInne. Ye Vagabonds will perform both at the concert at Halla Éadáin Fhinn Fhraoich and at different stages of the walk, earlier in the day.