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Limerick-based musician inspired by folklore for album about modern women
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A LIMERICK based musician delves into feminist themes on her second album which is set to wow ears on International Women’s Day.
An artist in residence at John’s Square here in Limerick, Edel Meade has been on the scene as a jazz musician for several years, but now she draws on Irish history and folklore to talk about women in her album Brigids and Patricias.
“I really wanted to explore what it means to be an Irish woman in 2021” she told the Leader.
This idea is very palpable in Edel’s new music. Her first song released from the album, A Song for Bridget Cleary, tells the story of a Clonmel woman who was killed by her husband in 1895 because he thought she was a changeling.
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International Women s Day, March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here IrishCentral looks at the inspiring lives of some of Ireland s fiercest females.
In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, Well-behaved women seldom make history⦠and this could not be truer for the cast of characters found in Irish history.
All these women threw away social norms, lead the life they wanted and achieved what they set out to, even when they were told no.
Maureen OâHara (1920 - 2015)
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Maureen O Hara, pictured here in 1960. (Getty Images)
Maureen O Hara was known in Hollywood for her drive and personality. Not your typical Hollywood actress, she didnât drink or smoke, have numerous affairs, or go to parties, but that does not mean she was a quiet goodie two shoes. Maureen OâHara had a fiery temper as bright as her hair, but she was never considered a diva and never lost her down-to-earth qualities. Even on th