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Posted By: keberoxu
11-Jul-16 - 07:21 PM
Thread Name: Maire Ni Scolai (1909 - 1985) traditional singer
Subject: RE: Maire Ni Scolai (1909 - 1985) traditional singer
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It was in order to participate in the Feis that she relocated to Galway in 1927. George Connolly / Seoirse Ó Conghaile urged her to make the relocation permanent, and to set herself up on Galway as a teacher of singing and dance. Her sister Mona joined her there, and with Bríd Ní Chúláin / Bridie Folan, they formed "The Galway Trio" as a singing group, performing to enthusiastic audiences both in Galway and Dublin.

Very shortly after her relocation to Galway, she made her debut at the Gaelic-language Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, taking the role of the female lead in their production of Diarmuid agus Gráinne. Earlier posts in this thread offer translated particulars about this engagement, in either 1927 or 1928.

She settled on Nun's Island initially; then she met the man she would marry, Liam Ó Buachalla. Their marriage took place on 9 September 1931 in University Church on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin.