UCD Research: National Folklore Collection

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Professor Ríonach Uí Ógáin BA, MA, H Dip Ed, PhD.

Biography:

Ríonach uí Ógáin, MA, PhD (National University of Ireland), is Director of the National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. She has published numerous articles on traditional song and music and has lectured widely on the subject. Among her audio publications are the compact discs with texts Beauty Deas an Oileáin: Music and Song of the Blasket Islands (Ceirníní Cladaigh) and AmhráinShorcha Ní Ghuairim (Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann / Gael Linn). Her book Immortal Dan: Daniel O'Connell in Irish Folk Tradition (1995) draws on her PhD study. Her more recent publications include Faoi Rothaí naGréine: Amhráin as Conamara a bhailigh Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1999). In 2003 she was awarded a Government of Ireland Research Fellowship by the Irish Reseacrch Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences for her study Mise an Fear Ceoil - The Diaries of Séamus Ennis, the celebrated musician who worked as a folk music collector with the Irish Folklore Commission 1942-1947. This was published in March 2007. Going to the Well for Water was published in 2009. She is current editor of Béaloideas The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society

Research Interests

Irish Folklore: Traditional music, song, dance. History of collecting. Historical lore.

Books

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2002) Amhráin Shorcha Ní Ghuairim: Traditional Songs from Conamara. : *. [Details]

R. UíÓgáin, Ulrika Wolf-Knuts, Anders Salomonsson, Ann Helene Bolstad Skjelbred (eds.); (2001) Input and Output: the process of fieldwork, archiving and research in Folklore. : *. [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1999) Faoi Rothaí na Gréine: Amhráin as Conamara a bhailigh Máirtín Ó Cadhain.(duais thaighde de chuid Bhord na Gaeilge, An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, 2000). : *. [Details]

Book Chapters

uí Ógáin; (2005) 'Tomás Rua i Seanchas Béil Uíbh Ráthaigh' In: Seán Mac an tSíthigh (eds). Amhráin Uíbh Ráthaigh. [Details]

*; (2005) 'Máire Nic Néill (1904-1987): Scoláire Béaloidis' In: An Sagart (eds). Léachtaí Cholm Cille XXXV . [Details]

*; (2004) 'Cúrsaí Áidh: Mám as Mála an Bhailitheora' In: Séamas Ó Catháin (eds). Béaloideas. [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2003) 'John Dunton and Irish Folklore' In: Andrew Carpenter(ed.)(Four Courts Press) (eds). Introduction to Teague land or A Merry Ramble to the Wild Irish (1698) by John Dunton. [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2002) 'Bailiú na nAmhrán i gConnachta' In: (Cló IarChonnachta) (eds). Aistí in omós don Ollamh Breandán Ó Madagáin. [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2001) ''Téacsanna ó Oirthear Mhaigh Eo '. Bealoideas, 69 :174-179. [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2000) 'Seán Mac Mathúna (1876-1949): Bailitheoir Béaloidis'. Bealoideas, :139-158. [Details]

Ríonach Uí Ógáin1499; (2000) 'Some Comments on Context, Text and Subtext in Irish Folklore'. Studia Fennica Folkloristica, 7 :159-179. [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2000) 'A Tune off the River The lore of musical instruments in the Irish Tradition'. Bealoideas, 70 :127-152. [Details]

Ríonacg uí Ógáin; (2000) 'Aspects of Change in the Irish-language Singing Tradition'. Studia Fennica Folkloristica, 7 :537-555. [Details]

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Other Journals

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2002) 'Is í an fhilíocht anam an cheoil: Sorcha Ní Ghuairim, Amhránaí Roisín na Mainiach' Bliainiris (Carbad 2002) :84-107. [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2002) 'Is Fearr Píobaire ná Sagart' An Píobaire 4 (No. 15) . [Details]

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1998) 'Ceol na Réabhlóide: 1798' Comhar :23-24. [Details]

Conference Contributions

*; Oidhreacht Sheáin Uí Eochaidh. [Invited Lecture], Togra Béaloidis Dháil Uladh, Gort an Choirce, Tir Chonaill .

*; (2004) Dialann Taistil Shéamuis Mhic Aonghusa 1942-1946. [N/A], Comhdháil Litriocht agus Cultúr na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hEireann Gaillimh , 08-OCT-04 - 09-OCT-04.

*; (2004) Lore in Gigabytes: Working Towards Digitisation at the department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin. [N/A], Folklore Archives and Cultural Dynamics: Problems of Digitising anad Management of Intangible cultural heritage, Helsinki , 19-NOV-04 - 20-NOV-04.

Teaching Interests

Teaching interests include traditional music and song, interpreting of oral texts, the history of collecting folklore and the storytelling tradition.

Recent Postgraduates

Postgraduate teaching interests include interpreting oral texts and the National Folklore Collection.

Current Postgraduate Students

Ronan Galvin, Master of Literature (MLitt) - Thesis Supervisor

Modules Taught

200800 IRFL30080 Irish Folklore: Textual Analysis of the Irish Oral Tradition

200800 IRFL40090 Irish Folklore: Collectors of Music and Song

200800 IRFL40100 Irish Folklore: Interpreting the Oral Text

200800 IRFL20070 Irish Folklore: Music and Words: Identity in the Irish Context

200800 IRFL30090 Irish Folklore: Collectors of Song and Music

Ríonach UíÓgáin; (2001) 'Scéala Aduaidh' In: Séamas Ó Catháin (ed.)(UCD Press: Dublin) (eds). Northern Lights: Following Folklore in North Western Europe. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1999) 'In Aghaidh Farraige agus Feothain: Amhráin Mholta Bád ó Chonamara' In: * (eds). Léachtaí Cholm Cille XXIX. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1999) 'Songs of Boats and Boatmen' In: Patricia Lysaght, Séamas Ó Catháin, Dáithí Ó hÓgáin eds. (DBA Publications: Dublin) (eds). Islanders and Waterdwellers. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1998) 'Béaloideas 1798 Thiar' In: (Cló Iar-Chonnacht) (eds). Éirí Amach 1798 in Éirinn. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1996) 'Fear Ceoil Ghlinsce: Colm Ó Caodháin' In: Gerard Moran ed. (Geography Publications: Dublin) (eds). Galway: History and Society. [Details]
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Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1999) 'Mám as Mála na mBailitheoirí: na Baoilligh, na Páistí agus Conall'. Bealoideas, :183-185. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin and Thérèse Smith; (1998) 'Cumhdachaí''. Bealoideas, 66 :199-216. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1997) 'Colm Ó Caodháin and Séamus Ennis: A Conamara Singer and his Collector'. Bealoideas, 64-65 :279-338. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin and Thérèse Smith.; (1997) 'Mám as Mála na mBailitheoirí: Raca Breá mo Chinn'. Bealoideas, 64-65 :347-349. [Details]
Ríonach UíÓgáin; (1997) 'Proinsias de Búrca - In Memoriam'. Bealoideas, 64-65 :353-355. [Details]
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