Éabha Breathnach awarded Consairtín Concertina Festival Student Research Scholarship

8 Feb 2024

UCC Music is delighted to congratulate second year music student Éabha Breathnach, who has recently been awarded a student research bursary by the Consairtín concertina festival, in association with the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

Éabha will prepare and present a lecture on the renowned Clare concertina player, Kitty Hayes at this year’s Consairtín festival on April 4th. Applications for the prestigious bursary are invited from all undergraduate and postgraduate students on the island of Ireland. Last year, the inaugural recipient of the bursary was Gobnait Kiely, a current fourth year music student at the Department of Music.