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TG Lurgan is a musical project launched by Coláiste Lurgan, an independent summer school based in Connemara, a Gaeltacht, where the Irish language is the predominant spoken language. TG Lurgan releases interpretations as covers of many popular tunes with new lyrics in the Irish language .
A cover of the song in Irish was uploaded onto YouTube on 9 August 2013, by TG Lurgan, a music project by Irish-language summer college Coláiste Lurgan. The video received heavy publicity and popularity within Ireland from many news websites and the public.
The band rose to prominence after meeting in Coláiste Lurgan in the Conamara Gaeltacht of County Galway, where they worked for years on establishing the TG Lurgan YouTube channel. Since the release of their 2013 cover video of Avicii 's 'Wake Me Up' both the TG Lurgan channel and the newly formed Seo Linn started to make waves.
Coláiste Lurgan is an independent summer school that runs three-week Irish-language immersion courses in the Connemara Gaeltacht village of Inverin in County Galway. [1]As part of their student-directed focus in language teaching, the school runs TG Lurgan, an initiative for helping students to acquire vocabulary by producing covers of popular music. [2]
He began his musical career working in Coláiste Lurgan as a musical director where he met current band members Daithí Ó Ruaidh, Keith Ó Briain and Kevin Shortall. After a series of successful summers translating and recording popular songs with TG Lurgan , Ó Fearail, Ó Ruaidh, Ó Briain and Shortall, along with previous members Cathal Ó ...
Óró, sé do bheatha abhaile or Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile ([ˈoːɾˠoː ʃeː d̪ˠə ˈvʲahə ˈwalʲə]) is a traditional Irish song that came to be known as a rebel song in the early twentieth century. Óró is a cheer, whilst sé do bheatha 'bhaile means "you are welcome home".
Trasna na dTonnta" (Irish pronunciation: [ˈt̪ˠɾˠasˠn̪ˠə n̪ˠə ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠt̪ˠə]; "Across the Waves") is a traditional Irish song often taught to primary school children. It has the same tune as the 20th century Scottish song " Westering Home ".
For example, Coláiste Lurgan is commonly known for its promotion of the Irish language through music, Coláiste Aodáin for water sports and team games, and others for GAA sports. As with the conventional schools, the Department of Education sets out requirements for class sizes and qualifications required by teachers.