WebMar 7, 2024 · Keening in Ireland and Scotland became more and more scarce during the 1930’s and 40’s, largely due to growing pressure from Catholic priests and ministers, who felt their funereal roles were being overshadowed and interfered with by the ban chaointe. For a time, families remained superstitious about abandoning the tradition (concerned … In the 12th century, Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) described vocal laments taking place in which the mourners were divided in two, each alternately singing their part and sometimes joining in full chorus. Written sources that describe the singing style appear from the sixteenth century on. In ancient times, a chief's own bard (assisted by the chief's household) would p…

Mourning the loss of the keening tradition in Ireland - Irish Examiner

WebMar 13, 2024 · banshee, Irish Bean Sidhe, Scots Gaelic Ban Sith, (“woman of the fairies”) supernatural being in Irish and other Celtic folklore whose mournful “keening,” or wailing screaming or lamentation, at night was believed to foretell the death of a member of the family of the person who heard the spirit. In Ireland banshees were believed to warn only … Web‘The Keening Woman,’ says he. ‘Who is she ?’ says I. ‘The Keening Woman,’ says my father. ‘Muirne of the Keens.’ ‘Why was that name given to her?’ says I. ‘For the keens she does be … tn river mountain getaways

Keening Tradition : The Keening Wake

Web“Having a curiosity,” he says, “to hear the keen more distinctly sung than over a corpse, when it is accompanied by a wild and inarticulate uproar as a chorus, I prevailed on an elderly woman who was renowned for her skill in keening, to recite for me some of these dirges. This woman, whose name was Harrington, led a wandering kind of life, travelling from … http://www.keeningwake.com/keening-tradition/ http://research.ucc.ie/celt/document/E950004-032 pennapha thaimassage