Kilconnell Franciscan Friary

Monasteries of Ireland - County Galway

Tribute video to the monasteries in County Galway, Ireland.
Music - Roving Galway Boy, My Wild Irish Rose, and Genetle Maiden performed by Countdown Orchestra.

NOTE: This video does not contain all monasteries in County Galway, Ireland but a selection of those that caught my eye or tickled my fancy.

Monastery Listing -
Annaghdown Nunnery (Celtic nuns fd. in the 6th century by St. Brendan)
Annaghdown Abbey of St. Mary (Arroasian Canons and Canonesses Regular fd. c. 1140)
Annaghdown Abbey of St. John the Baptist (Premonstratensian Canons fd. c. 1223)
Athenry Priory (Dominican monks fd. 1241)
Caltra Friary (Carmelite friars fd. not later than 1336)
Claregalway Friary (Franciscan Friars sic 1290-1765)
Clonkeenkerrill Friary (Franciscan Friars fd. c. 1435)
Clontuskert Priory (Augustinian Canons Regular 12th century - 1633)
Creevaghbaun Friary (Carmelite Friars fd. in 1332 diss. 1574)
Dunmore Priory (Augustinian Friars fd. c. 1423 friars left in 1645)
Eglish Friary (Carmelite Friars fd. 1393-1398)
Kilbennan Monastery (Celtic Monks fd. by St. Benignus, a discipe of St. Patrick)
Kilconnell Friary (Franciscan Friars fd. 1353 dis. 1541)
Kilcreevanty Abbey (Benedictine nuns fd. c. 1200)
Kinalehin Friary (Carthusian Monks fd. c. 1252)
Kilmacduagh Monastery (fd. 7th century by St. Colman son of Duagh)
Knockmoy Abbey (Cistercian monks fd. 1190)
Kylemore Abbey (Benedictine monks)
Loughrea Priory (Carmelite Monks fd. c. 1300)
Meelick Friary (Franciscan Friars fd. 1414)
Portumna Priory (Cistercian Monks 1254)
Ros Errilly Friary (Franciscan Friars fd. c. 1351)

Audio Listing:
Countdown Orchestra - Roving Galway Boy
Countdown Orchestra - My Wild Irish Rose
Countdown Orchestra - Gentle Maiden

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Claregalway Franciscan friary by drone

The Claregalway Friary is a medieval Franciscan abbey located in the town of Claregalway, County Galway, Ireland. The monastery was commissioned in about 1252 by John de Cogan, a Norman knight who took possession of the area following the Norman conquest of Connacht.

074 on Galway Connolly RPSI special near Kilconnell 160514

074 hauls a rake of Craven coaches on a Galway-Dublin Connolly RPSI special near Kilconnell, Co. Galway on 16-May-2014.

Drone View, Ross Errilly Friary Headford Co Galway Dec 2014

kilconnell crossbar challenge 2011

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The Man From Kilconnell Set.mp4

The Man from Kilconnell (Randal Bays)
Mrs. Carolan
The Maids of Mitchelstown

1916 kilconnell

Hot Air Balloon Ride over Kilconnell

Hot air balloon ride over Kilconnell, Co. Galway October 09

Kilconnell Bay - March 2014

Easter Saturday April 4th. - De Olde Abbey Tavern - Kilconnell

Easter Saturday Night at De Olde Abbey Tavern - Kilconnell - Co.Galway.
Easter Shots/Cocktails & Drink offers available all weekend
DJ JOHNNY F - With the Biggest Tunes !

The Abbey: 2 Vers. - A Film Music Study in Point of View

The majestic Kilconnell Abbey is perhaps the best preserved Franciscan Friary in the world, the oldest portions dating back to the 6th century. Located in Kilconnell, East Galway, Ireland, to this day it serves as a living monument to the community and is a direct link to its history.

For me, it was also the perfect backdrop of a bit of fun.

As part of my UCLA film composition classes, I always discussed Point of View (POV) as a major compositional choice when approaching an image. I even wrote a blog posting a while ago discussing this:



To illustrate the point, In this film, I took the same video and scored it two ways; both ways are comedic, but each is vastly different from the other.

In the first instance, I chose music that takes the POV of the uninitiated observer. The audience hasn't a clue as to what is really happening in the video so they look to the music to tell us how to react to what we are seeing . In this case, the music is saying there is danger everywhere.

The sweetness of the toddler's face and the title (Terrible Twos) lets us know there's no real danger in the Abbey to the child, and actually, to many this music might make us fear that the danger is reversed. The suspense in the music says, What is the kid going to do to the Abbey!

The humor is drawn from how over the top the music is and how uncomfortable it makes us feel.

In the second version, the music is much lighter and fun. The POV of this music is of the omniscient observer; it's a direct interpretation of what we are seeing with full knowledge of its context.

With this music, we all see the video for what it is: a cute kid riding his tricycle up to the Abbey to go exploring - perhaps with a bit of mischievousness in his heart but certainly no danger. The humor isn't ha ha funny, it's just a light-hearted chuckle.

Which musical interpretation is better? Which is more valid?

We as film composers constantly struggle with this concept. How much do we telegraph the film's context in the music? When is writing funny music against a funny image killing the funny? Where is the line between writing scary music that inspires fear versus scary music that inspires laughter? It's in answering these questions that the art and craft of film scoring separates itself from the art of simply writing great music.

Veriety Concert 2010

The Hickey's of Kilconnell do their thing - brilliantly!

The Original Rudeboys - G2 Club, Kilconnell

August 10th The Original Rudeboys are playing in The G 2 Club, Kilconnell!!
Get your tickets on Ticketmaster! :)

Brush Dance Kilconnell 2013

Leah Gilchreest, Killconnell, Co.Galway

Bord Gáis Energy -

BealtaineInBallinasloeLibrary.avi

Three events took place at Europe Direct Ballinasloe and Ballinasloe Library to celebrate both Europe Day and Bealtaine.
An Intergenerational Art Exhibition by Kilconnell Senior and Junior Art Groups was opened by the Mayor of Ballinasloe,Councillor Mike Kelly and was followed by an evening of music and dance ,including a brush dance .....under the watchful eye of a beautifully decorated May bush, brought in by Nell Coughlan and then lent to Kiltormer National School, whose 6th class pupils were studying the customs and traditions of the month of May....which, of course, are dying out slowly.

Brush dance in Broderick's Bar

Just another quiet night in Brodericks's Bar (Kilconnell), when customers and staff decide the brush dance is the perfect way to liven things up!

Ballinasloe Horse Fair & Festival 2014

The Ballinasloe Horse Fair by VisionAir.
visionairireland@yahoo.com

Music by Sláinte