Tinteán

Gaelic. m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). Fire-place, hearth.

A Celebration of Irish Culture

Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick Street, Galway City

A vintage ornate black and gold fireplace mantel with a decorative clock and sculptures on top, and a harp and upholstered chair with floral pattern nearby in a richly decorated room.

Gather around the fireplace, for an intimate afternoon programme of Music, Song, Stories, with insight into Ireland’s rich musical heritage, mythology and ancient lore, listen to our beautiful native tongue, from Ireland’s finest poets, musicians and songsmiths.

Situated in the elegant drawing rooms of townhouse to the Persse Family, Lady Augusta Gregory, writer, folklorist, patron of the Arts and promotor of the Irish Language.

Curated Irish cultural experiences for the discerning visitor.

Neart ár ngéag, gloine ár gcroí agus beart de réir briathar

Singing Our Way Home with Áine Tyrrell

TUES 21 JUL

1PM + 3PM

Áine Tyrell comes from a lineage of song and truth telling, daughter of revered Galway singer Seán Tyrrell, a man too traditional for some and not traditional enough for others. He never treated tradition as static, always discovering richer layers, interesting sounds, and rebel company. Áine not only inherited his songbook and his multi-instrumentalist hands. She also inherited his dreamer's vision, and permission to keep pushing past the boundaries. Growing up inside a tradition means learning its rules first, then spending years breaking free of them without ever losing the roots.

Áine is an award-winning fearless multi-instrumentalist, storyteller + community builder. She weaves culture, resistance and social change into a living sonic practice for her generation. This is a rare seat at the table to hear story, song and tradition as living Irish culture and language. She will bring you into it, exactly as it's meant to be carried forward, voice to voice, not preserved behind glass. Learn More

Island life by the Sea and the Irish language with Padraig Jack

WED 22 JULY

1PM + 3PM

Traditional and original Songs & Stories

Padraig Jack is gaining a reputation as a bilingual (Irish/English) Singer-Songwriter of substance with music and songs rooted deep in Irish history, culture, language and storytelling. 

Padraig  was born and raised in the Aran islands Gaeltacht, a place that has produced well known Irish writers Liam O’Flaithearta and Máirtín Ó’Direáin, and this place influences his Celtic, Folk, Contemporary music. 

Padraig is proudly bilingual both as a conversationalist and a songwriter and writes and sings meaningful songs on guitar and piano in Irish Gaelic and English. Learn More

Every Story deserves a Song with Teague & Joyce

THUR 23 JULY

1PM + 3PM

“Tell me a story and I’ll sing you a song.”

Niall Teague and Padraic Joyce are a multi-award-winning songwriting duo based in Galway.

Longlisted for the Grammy Award for Best Folk  Album in 2023 for their effort ‘What Will We Be’, they are currently touring their new record, the aptly titled, ‘Lost on the Wander”.

Renowned for their rich vocal harmonies, acoustic musicianship and evocative songwriting, their music draws inspiration from the people, places and stories of Ireland's West coast while blending influences from folk, country and traditional Irish music.

United by their shared love of story and song, the pair are excited to present a new show that focuses on that particularly Irish need to chronicle all things in song.

Expect tales of love, war, drink and the sea, as Teague and Joyce endeavour to give each story the song it deserves. Learn More

Bespoke Irish Performances + Seasonal Tastings

Contact us to arrange unique irish cultural experieneces, insight into the Irish language, Music, Story and local seasonal delicacies.