Áilleacht | ||||
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Studio album by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin | ||||
Released | 2003-5 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre |
Traditional Irish Folk Celtic |
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Length | 52:20 | |||
Label | Gael Linn | |||
Producer | Steve Cooney | |||
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Journal of Music | favourable |
The Irish Times | |
Irish Music Magazine | favourable |
Áilleacht (or Áilleacht: Beauty) is the sixth studio album from Irish singer Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, the fifth to be released on the Gael Linn label. The album's central theme is love, with songs mainly written by Ní Uallacháin. Áilleacht was recorded in Teelin, County Donegal.
Fantasy novelist O. R. Melling used verses from both 'Gleann na nDeor' (Valley of Tears) and 'An Phóg' (The Kiss), in this novel "The Light-Bearer's Daughter".