Fíoruisce - The Legend of the Lough is a three-act Gaelic folk opera composed by Irish artist John Spillane. This bilingual piece is an imagined re-Gaelicization of the Victorian Cork fairytale Fior-usga collected by Thomas Crofton Croker in the 1800’s and published in his book Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1828). You can read the original story collected by Crofton Croker on a placard here at The Lough, by the bird feeding station.

 

The story is a surreal tale culminating in a drowned kingdom, which as lore tells us, becomes The Lough in Cork city as we know it today. They say, you can see the tops of the underworld towers on a clear day and hear the music of their big party on Midsummer’s night.

 

John Spillane’s mission is to reclaim the story for the people of Cork, he believes there is an Irish language version lying tantalisingly close under the surface of the recorded tale.

 

Start here by scanning the QR Code on your phone to access Act 1 as you walk around this special place of healing. Keep an eye out for our other signs with more information and links to the other two acts.

 

Ceoldráma trí ghníomh is ea Fíoruisce - The Legend of the Lough cumtha ag an gceoltóir Éireannach John Spillane. Saothar dá-theangach is ea é. Ath-Ghaelú síofrúil ar an síscéal Victeoiriach Corcaíoch a bhailigh Thomas Crofton Croker agus a foilsíodh sa leabhar Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1828). Is féidir leat an bunscéal le Crofton Croker a léamh ar fhógra anseo ag An Loch, in aice leis an stáisiún beathaithe éan.

 

Finscéal osréalach agus loch-mhaidhm ollmhór tragóideach ag an deireadh a bheireann an Loch so atá anois againn i gCorcaigh an lae inniu. Deirtear fós gur féidir spléachadh a fháil ar díon an chaisleáin báite faoi uisce an Locha.

 

Tá John Spillane ag iarraidh an scéal a chaomhnú agus a athshlánú do phobal Chorcaí agus creideann sé go bhfuil scéal Gaeilge faoi dhromchla scéal Croker.

 

Tosaigh anseo agus an Cód QR a scanadh ar do ghuthán chun teacht ar an gcéad Gníomh agus tú ag siúl timpeall an tearmainn álainn nádúir seo. Coimead súil amach dár gcomharthaí eile le tuilleadh eolais agus naisc chuig an dá ghníomh eile a fháil.