THE CÚLRA EXPERIENCE IN PICTURES
1990 - 2008
We dedicate this page to Joan Burke, an indefatigable champion of Cúlra from its inception. She is quoted as saying: "I didn't really know my country until Cúlra."
The Cúlra Programme began in 1990, providing those who took part in it with a remarkable store of memory and experience such as to promote in them the discovery of an Ireland they hardly knew. The Cúlra experience exposed its participants to a rich cultural and historical background; the matrix from which has come the body of our traditional arts. Over these years through the Cúlra experience, Ireland showed us many of her wonders, weaving a magical tapestry reflected in story and poem, lecture and film, drama and song, prayer and common worship. More than anything else it forged among participants a cameraderie of shared knowledge, of experience, imagination, creative collaboration and deep friendships never to be forgotten but embedded in hearts and minds forever.
Go here for The History of Cúlra
CÚLRA GALLERY
On Stage at Brú Ború Laois/Offaly Border Ballacolla 2002
Cúlra Certificate Awards Famine Ship Memorial Hennigan's Heritage
A Station at Lough Derg Foyer of Abbey Theatre Cruit Island
Irish Post Award Award Recipients At Arus An Uachtaráin
The Bog Railway Stage of the Abbey Theatre Cosby Hall Summer School
Cúlra 2008
Later this year, the final Cúlra Week will be held in County Cork. This is one part of Ireland that we have not visited and remains a place of some mystery, filling us with anticipation. It is the site of some major historical events and its history contains the record of major personalities whose lives had great impact on their own and their country's fortunes. Cork is the location of a deep vein of nationalism ( it is known as the 'Rebel County'), a broad range of cultural activity and a dedication to sport, especially Gaelic games, equalling any other county in Ireland.
