User:Scoil Acla - Achill Island

Scoil Acla is a summer school which takes place each July on Achill Island Co. Mayo that offers tuition in traditional Irish music, arts,culture and the Irish language. The original Scoil Acla was established in 1910, and the event has been held every year since being revived in 1985.

Scoil Acla provides expert tuition in a range of disciplines for people of all ages and abilities. Musical tuition includes the harp, tin whistle, fiddle, concert flute, uileann pipes, banjo and accordion. A writers workshop is provided, as are courses in the visual arts. For full details of the current Scoil Acla schedule, please see the Scoil Acla website - www.scoilacla.com

For non-participants, including parents of children taking part in Scoil Acla, there are regular public concerts and performances, including a gala performance on the final day of the summer school. Scoil Acla is a highly regarded traditional Irish summer school, and for visitors it provides an authentic view of traditional Irish arts and culture. Apart from our summer school we organise and are involved with various other events throughout the year. We also organise classes etc during the Autumn,Winter and Spring months. We must thank the following organisations for their support down through the years The Arts Council, Mayo County Council, Ealaín Na Gaeltachta, Údarás Na Gaeltachta, MFG, Comhaltas, CFÁA, Foras Na Gaeilge and Achill Tourism.

Scoil samhraidh is ea Scoil Acla a chuireann teagasc ar fáil sa cheol, sna healaíona agus sa chultúr traidisiúnta Gaelach. Sa bhliain 1910 a bunaíodh an chéad Scoil Acla, agus tá an t-imeacht á reáchtáil gach bliain ó cuireadh tús leis in athuair i 1985. Cuireann Scoil Acla teagasc den scoth ar fáil i réimse disciplíní do dhaoine óga agus aosta agus daoine le cumas éagsúla. i measc na n-uirlísí a bhíonn á dteagasc tá an chláirseach, an fheadóg stáin, an fhidil, an fhliúit cheolchoirme, na píb uilleann, an bainseó agus an bosca ceoil. Bíonn ceardlann do scríbhneoirí ar siúl, chomh maith le cúrsaí sna healaíona súl. Chun sonraí iomlána a fháil faoi sceideal reatha Scoil Acla, féach ar láithreán gréasáin Scoil Acla.

Dóibh siúd nach bhfuil ag glacadh páirte, mar shampla tuismitheoirí páistí atá ag glacadh páirte i Scoil Acla san áireamh, bíonn ceolchoirmeacha agus léiriúcháin phoiblí rialta ar siúl, mórléiriúchán ar an lá deireanach den scoil freisin. Tá ardmheas ar Scoil Acla, mar scoil samhradh traidisiúnta Gaelach, agus tugann sé léargas ar leith ar na healaíona agus cultúr traidisiúnta Gaelach do chuairteoirí.