Biography of sean o riada family

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Sean O�Riada(1931-1971) Softness, harpsichord, bodhran, composer, musician, academic.

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Face the music – A new, deeply personal documentary on the life of Seán Ó Riada

The justification for a new documentary about Seán Ó Riada was the 50th anniversary of his death in October.

But it's apt that "Seán Ó Riada – Mo Sheanathair" should get its TV premiere at Christmas (TG4 St Stephen's Day, 9.20pm) because, as the title suggests, the film is an unusually personal one, in which the composer's granddaughter, Doreann Ní Ghlacáin, recalls his life with the help of other family members.

In the best seasonal tradition, this also involves confronting mixed emotions about the departed, including what Ní Ghlacáin admits is a certain anger about how her grandfather died.

That in turn brings up another subject inextricably connected with Christmas.

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Thus the documentary’s climactic question is whether Ó Riada, a 40-year-old man with seven young children as well as a stellar career, knowingly drank himself into an early grave.

It falls to his son and musical heir Peadar to defend him against the charge. In a moving and honest conversation with Ní Ghlacáin, he recalls that her grandfather had a “very weak” liver, “banjaxed” by the end, although it was a heart attack that officially killed him.

His problems weren’t all about about drink, Peadar adds. Ó Riada was

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Beatha / Life : Seán Ó Riada

Seán Ó Riada was the greatest Irish Composer of the 20th Century. His work encompassed both Classical and native Irish music.

His influence was and is profound. His pioneering work included:

The formation of the groundbreaking traditional Irish group, Ceoltóirí Chualainn.
The composition of Irish Musical Film Scores.
The weaving of Irish and classical European idioms for the Concert Theatre.
The development of Irish Liturgical Music.
Work for Irish Literature.
Unstinting support and promotion of the Irish Language.
Contributions to film, writing and community development.

Rugadh Seán Ó Riada sa bhliain 1931. Is i gCorcaigh a saolaíodh é ach chaith sé a óige in Ath Dara Luimnighe. Sairsint Gárdaí ab ea a athair agus banaltra a mháthair. Bhí driofúr amháin aige Louise agus cé go raibh sé leicthe ag fás aníos bhí saoghal maith ceolmhar aige. B’é an t-Uasal Metcalf a chéad mhuinteoir ceoil. Is minic a bhíodh an ceoltóir traidisiúnta Patrick Kelly ag seinnt sa tigh i dteannta a athar chomh maith. Is gairid go raibh sé ag seinnt le ceolfhoireann Luimnighe. Bhíodh turas blaintiúil go Feis Mhaitiú mar a mbailíodh sé a chion féin de dhuaiseanna.

Tar éis céim a bhaint amach in Ollscoil Chorcaighe faoi údarás an Ollamh Fleischmann, do phós sé Ruth Cough