Síle Denvir and Marina Carr

Celebrated playwright, Marina Carr reads Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Given Note’, accompanied by Dr Síle Denvir on harp performing the Irish slow air, ‘Port Na bPúcaí’. Filmed in the stunning surroundings of All Hallows Chapel in Dublin City University (DCU). A member of Aosdána and a Lecturer in English at DCU, Marina Carr is a celebrated playwright whose plays include The Cordelia Dream, Marble, 16 Possible Glimpses, Phaedra Backwards, On Raftery's Hill, Portia Coughlan, By the Bog of Cats, The Mai, Low In The Dark, Ullaloo, and Ariel. Dr Síle Denvir is an Assistant Professor in DCU’s Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge. An accomplished performer, Síle is a sean-nós singer and harpist and is a member of the music group Líadan. Seamus Heaney was inspired to write ‘The Given Note’ after hearing Seán Ó Riada tell the story of the air, which originated in The Blasket Islands, County Kerry. Anam is DCU’s Arts and Culture platform, encompassing a wide range of creative and cultural activities on DCU’s campuses and in our communities. Anam is the Irish for soul, and gives an indication of the importance of arts and culture in the University’s identity.