Scoil Acla Summer School 2014 Achill Island Co.Mayo

Scoil Acla, Achill Island, Co. Mayo. July 26th - Aug 2nd.

The annual Scoil Acla summer school takes place on Achill Island, Co. Mayo. Scoil Acla is Irelands oldest summer school, originally founded in 1910 and relaunched in 1985.

Scoil Acla follows the usual format of daily music classes which run from Monday to Saturday on the following instruments, accordion, banjo, flute, concertina, fiddle, harp, tin whistle, uileann pipes and bodhrán with beginners, intermediate and advanced students being catered for on all instruments. Other workshops available are creative writing, basket weaving, dancing and a course on Gaeilg’ Acla, the Achill dialect of Irish. Through out the week we have recitals, poetry readings, creative writing readings, indoor and outdoor concerts, sessions, walks, talks, art classes and much more.

Scoil Acla invites a musician in residence each year to attend the summer school previous musicians in residence include John E Lavelle, Joe Burke and Ann Conroy Burke, Liam O’Connor, John Carty, Mary Bergin, Laoise Kelly, Catherine McEvoy, Michael O’Raghallaigh, Mick O’Brien,Treasa Ní Cheannabhain, Brenndán Ó Beaglaoich and Eileen O'Brien many of whom have joined us as tutors. This year is year of the Banjo - watch this space for updates.


Why not join us on Irelands largest island for a summer school of music, culture, history agus gaeilge.

‘Ó nach breá a bheith ag siúl na trá, is ag fánaíocht faoin spéir,
Faoi dhraíocht ag cur na mara ann, is a cheol i ndeireadh lae,
In Acaill aoibhinn álainn glas is binne glór na n-éan,
Ó gabh i leith, tabhair cuairt gan teip, ar a muintir Ghaelach shéimh’
(Brian Ó Baoill 2010)

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