Haustkvöld – Fallnight

Jóhanna flytur sitt uppáhalds ljóð, Haustkvöld:

Vor er indælt, ég það veit þá ástar kveður raustin en ekkert fegra á fold ég leit en fagurt kvöld á haustin

(English)

Jóhanna performs her favourite poem, Fallnight:

Spring is nice I know, then love give it’s tone, but nothing in this world is more beautiful than a nighttime in the fall.

 

 

Skellefteå Church Town ‘Bonnstan’

(Quoted from the Bonnstan – böndernas stad i Skellefteå website)

Skellefteå Church Town “Bonnstan” is one of the most well preserved 19th Century Church Towns of its kind and remains pretty much unchanged since it was built between 1830 and 1840.

Families who lived miles away and therefore had to travel far to attend the Sunday masses at the city church built a Church Town only as a temporary home. Church towns were built near almost every church in Västerbotten, Norrbotten and the Finnish region of Österbotten.

The Church Town has existed since the 17th century and is a result of the Swedish conformist movement and the dawn of the Protestant Church in 1527. The Church was looking to achieve an effective education of Christianity among the Swedish population as described in Luther’s writings. This resulted in a demand of continuous visits to the church with rigorous tests performed by the local priests at people’s own homes.

So, as the people now had to come to church every Sunday and obviously also on all the religious holidays, those demands had greater impact on people who lived up here in the North compared to those in the South and their shorter distances. Unsurprisingly, those great distances caused more people in the north to fail in their education. This led in 1681 to an agreement between the priests and the village leaders called “the Church Ride”. This meant that the people who lived within 10 kilometres from a church had to attend every Sunday and that those that had between 10 and 20 kilometres should attend every other Sunday. If you had 20 to 30 km you should visit every third Sunday and so on.

A social meaning also came forward during these weekends when people gathered in the Church Town. Among the usual messages of a religious context read out by the priest, there was also information about upcoming markets. In the Church Town itself people exchanged gossip from all over the area. For many, this was the only way to meet others outside the family and here, many young people met and relationships as well as job opportunities were established. In fact, the tradition of socialising in the Church Towns grew so strong that it continued long after the Church Plight ended during the middle of the 19th Century.

You can read more about Bonnstan here: https://bonnstan.se/

 

The Spark

The ‘spark’ (or ‘kick’ in English) is still a popular way to scoot around on icy streets in northern Sweden.

 

All of our older citizens from the Place EE workshops in Skellefteå remember using a spark when they were children. But some of them think they are not as popular as they once were (possibly due to more grit on pavements and roads that can hinder the skates).

Skellefteå Place EE Project Documentary

Skellefteå Place EE Project Documentary

This film documents the Place EE Project workshops that took place in Skellefteå in 2019. Many thanks to the students from Kanal Skolan and the older citizens from Skellefteå who took part.

The film is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lg9ELLzoe0

Heroes Not Forgotten

Tim Roche and Tim Mason created a wonderful project entitled ‘Heroes Not Forgotten’. The project tells the story of 3 brothers who fought and died in World War 1.

Tim ‘Tiger’ Lenihan who survived the war and went on to live in Newcastle West.
Michael was killed in action in 1914.
Patrick was killed in action in 1915.

These three brothers were the grand uncles of Tim Roche. His grandfather was the younger brother of these three.

Please click this link to see the project in full:

Tim Roche and Cian Mason- First World War

Tim and Cian begin researching for their project using books and the internet.
The project starts to come together
Tim and Cian receive their certificates of achievement at the final event in Limerick
Tim and Cian present their project to the group at Limericks final workshop

 

 

A comparison of the lives of Jack Donovan and Micheal Hartnett

A comparison of the lives of Jack Donovan and Micheal Hartnett

Una Breen and Melissa Flaherty both have a love and appreciation for the arts and decided to create a project for this archive based on the artist Jack O Donovan and poet Michael Hartnett.

 

 

Click this link to view the project the ladies created:

A comparison of the lives of Michael hartnett and Jack Donavan

Una Breen is also an accomplished artist in her own right and agreed to take part in an interview at her latest art exhibition in Limerick:

Brief introduction to Jack O Donovan and Michael Hartnett:

Jack Donovan was one born in 1934, he began studying art in 1951 at the Limerick School of Art, an institution with which he was to have a lifelong association. He went on to become head of the school in 1962, a role he continued until 1972. He is one of Irelands most famous contemporary artists.

Jack O Donovan

Micheal Hartnett was born in 1941 in Listowel, he then later moved to Limerick and then on to Newcastle West which is where he spent the majority of his life. He is one of Irelands best known poets.

Michael Hartnett

Limerick’s Showcase Event

Limerick had a wonderful showcase event in the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, Limerick on the 17th October. The event which was officially opened by the Deputy Mayor Adam Teskey highlighted the work to date on Place EE from a Limerick perspective. Key note speakers included Catherine Mc Guigan CE of Age Friendly Ireland, Anne Rizzo, Regional Manager from Age Friendly Limerick and the lovely Fiona Mc Cann from Ulster University. Over 120 persons attended including key stakeholders from Limerick’s community coalition.

This following image library highlights the event in images;

Limericks Place EE Showcase Event

 

The Life of Archbishop Duhig

Sir James Duhig KCMG (2 September 1873 – 10 April 1965) was an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic religious leader. He was the Archbishop of Brisbane for 48 years from 1917 until his death in 1965. At the time of his death he was the longest-serving bishop in the Catholic Church (1905–1965).  He was a very important man in Broadford and Thomas and Dan decided to create the following project based on his life.

Please click the following link to view the presentation by Thomas Riedy and Dan O Sullivan :

Archbishop Duhig

This short video shows Thomas and Dan presenting their presentation at Limerick’s Place EE workshop:

Thomas and Dan begin to use the internet to search for information about Archbishop Duhig
The project begins to take shape as the workshops progress
Thomas and Dan receive their certificates of appreciation at Limericks final intergenerational workshop

 

Irish Music

John Quinn and Connor Fox created this wonderful project centred on Irish Music. The project touches on Irish instruments and songs and looks at Irish music from an International perspective.

Click this link to view the powerpoint created:

John Quinn and Conor Fox- Irish Music

John and Conor use the internet to search for information related to their topic
The project begins to take shape – Conor shows John  how to access You Tube to listen to Irish music
John and Conor receive their Certificates of Achievement at the final Place EE workshop.