Eithne Ní Uallacháin
| Eithne Ní Uallacháin | |
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Eithne, taken by her husband Gerry O'Connor
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eithne Carmel Ní Uallacháin |
| Born |
10 January 1957 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 19 May 1999 (aged 42) Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland |
| Genres |
Irish traditional Folk Celtic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Musician Composer Teacher |
| Years active | 1983–1999 |
| Labels |
Gael Linn Sony Music Lughnasa Music |
| Associated acts |
Gerry O'Connor Dónal O'Connor Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Voice, Irish flute | |
Eithne Ní Uallacháin (Irish pronunciation: [ɛ:hʲnʲɛ nʲi: ʊəlaxɑ:nʲ]) (1 January 1957 - 19 May 1999) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and former teacher from County Louth, Ireland.
Eithne was born in an Irish-speaking household to Pádraig Ó hUallacháin (1912-1974) and Eithne Bean Uí Uallacháin (née Ní Dhoibhlín). Her father, a teacher, writer and song collector published older songs from the Oriel area in local publications, and encouraged Eithne and her siblings to sing.
I was born into a passionate, intelligent family, whose passion for the Irish language, for literature and for learning, was the foundation stone on which all my music was based. My father’s love of song steered the course and purpose of my life.
While at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Eithne met fellow song enthusiasts such as Brian Mullen and Gary Hastings, with whom she would perform. Ní Uallacháin would visit home at weekends and in search of sessions would make contact with Gerry O'Connor, who she would later marry in 1978.
Eithne became a teacher in the 1980s at Gaelscoil Dhún Dealgan, an Irish-medium primary school in Dundalk, County Louth. In 1986, she collaborated with husband Gerry and Belfast flute player Desi Wilkinson in a recording for release on the Gael Linn label. 'Cosa Gan Bhróga' was engineered by Nicky Ryan and released in 1987. The album was subsequently remastered and reissued in 2013 by Gael Linn. While performing in La Chapelle-Neuve, Côtes-d'Armor, France, Eithne met and approached him to record on her next album with Gerry.
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