Feile na Deise: Street Pageant

Posted on May 8, 2007
Filed Under Outside Dublin, Summer, 2007, Dungarvan, Politics, Shout Out, culture, feile na deise, feile na ndeise, history, military, society, waterford |

Apparently, it should be Feile na nDeise…with an ‘n’. Search google for ‘feile na deise’ (no n) and I’m higher than the official website!! Go figure?

Anyway, this is ‘Dev’ making his pitch around the time the treaty was negotiated. Goto my flickr site site to see some more photos of the other participants.

Street Pageant - De Valera speech

Street Pageant: “Michael Collins”. Nine days after the visit of De Valera to Dungarvan, Michael Collins “The Big Fellow” came to Town on the 26th March 1922 looking for support for the Treaty amid a volatile atmosphere in the Country at the height of the Civil War. Violent scenes culminating in a gunfight precipitating a hasty retreat. His speech was heckled throughout, leading to ugly and violent scenes in a deeply divided town ending in an affray. A feeling of foreboding and anxiety swept through the gathered throngs. This historic day is being re-enacted in full Military Costume together with the sound of Gunfire once again being re echoed around Grattan Square Later that year on August 22nd Michael Collins made his fateful visit to Béal na mBláth. Grant assisted by Waterford County Council’s Arts Grants Scheme 2007 (Le cabhair ó Scéim Deontais Ealaíon Chomhairle Chontae Phort Láirge 2007).

The actors didn’t use real bullets but the blanks (?) were really, really loud. It was a brilliant performance and I applaude all the actors involved.

Street Pageant: The actors

Here’s the official 2007 programme. I hope to post some photo’s from the

Traditional Open Air Concert “Cúl Cheoil agus Cáirde” le Ceol, Rinnce agus Amhránaíocht

and

Shinty Hurling - Waterford v Fort William (Scottish Club Champions). See history in the making as Waterford Senior Hurling team take on the Shinty champions of Scotland “Fort William” in an exhibition match at Fraher Field kindly sponsored by “Saltan Properties”.

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2 Responses to “Feile na Deise: Street Pageant”

  1. Cybez on May 8th, 2007 9:14 pm

    Is that not normal down Sout, them IRA guys running around wif guns and that man on stage the one wif de hat it’s de same hat as Mr Paisleys.

  2. isadub on May 9th, 2007 7:03 pm

    that man on stage the one wif de hat it’s de same hat as Mr Paisleys.

    Well… De Valera and Paisley were/are both very religious? Maybe it concentrates religious thoughts? Maybe they hid(e) their bibles under it?

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