Gaeilge
Bhí an-áthas ar Ghaelcholáiste Reachrann fáilte a chur roimh Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, file clúiteach na hArdteistiméireachta, a labhair le daltaí 4ú agus 5ú bliana le déanaí. Léigh sí cuid dá cuid dánta atá ar an gcúrsa, lena n-áirítear Street, The Bend in the Road, agus To Niall Woods and Xenya Ostrovskaia, Married in Dublin on 9 September 2009.
Roinn sí smaointe faoin bpróiseas scríbhneoireachta, faoin eagarthóireacht liteartha, agus d’fhreagair sí ceisteanna spéisiúla ó na daltaí. Pléadh dánta eile ar nós The Second Voyage, Fireman’s Lift, agus Translation freisin.
Buíochas mór le Eiléan as an inspioráid agus an léargas a thug sí do phobal na scoile.
Béarla
Gaelcholáiste Reachrann was delighted to welcome renowned Leaving Certificate poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin to speak with our 4th and 5th year students. Eiléan read a selection of her poems featured on the syllabus, including Street, The Bend in the Road, and To Niall Woods and Xenya Ostrovskaia, Married in Dublin on 9 September 2009.
She shared thoughtful insights into her writing process, the craft of literary editing, and engaged in a lively Q&A with our students. Other poems discussed included The Second Voyage, Fireman’s Lift, and Translation.
Many thanks to Eiléan for her time, wisdom, and inspiration.