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Maoin Cheoil an Chláir was opened by President Mary
Robinson in 1994. It was the first music school in Ireland to include
both classical and traditional music on an equal basis in its
constitution.
Founded by Fr Harry Bohan, a visionary social activist, and Prof.
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin,
internationally recognised for the integration of traditional music
into formal education systems, Maoin Cheoil an Chláir was
designed as a model for similar schools in other local authority
areas in Ireland and further afield.
Oibríonn Maoin Cheoil an Chláir i ndlúthpháirtíocht
leis an gCoiste Gairm-Oideachais i gCo. an Chláir i dtreo
ceoloideachas inacmhainn a sholáthar do phobal an Chláir
ar bhonn foghlama saoil.
Déanann a cumas chun an ceol
clasaiceach agus an ceol traidisiúnta a chothú aclú
ar an scoil le freagairt do pholasaí fáilteach maidir
le léirithe cultúir ag cuimsiú na
nua-ilchultúrthachta in Éirinn.
Maoin Cheoil an Chláir has close links with the Sionna
Academy of Music and Dance (Irish World Music Centre) at the
University of Limerick and frequently draws on the wide international
music education expertise at the University.
Maoin Cheoil an
Chláir offers you the Gift of Music and invites you to
participate in a visionary educational initiative dedicated to
helping you find your own unique cultural voice.
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