Nóirín Ní Riain (singer, author, teacher) joined us for Hedge School during our Bealtaine series in 2021.
Nóirín is a legendary Irish singer, theologian, author, teacher and spiritual counsellor. She has performed worldwide and has known and worked with David Whyte since the late eighties. Awarded the first ever doctorate in Theology from MIC, University of Limerick, she is also an Inter-Faith minister. Currently she offers workshops online with her two sons, Owen and Mícheál and is completing a book on prayer. Find out more at: www.noirin.love/
About Hedge School
“Back in the 1700s Irish education was outlawed under Penal Laws and the process of learning took to the land. Hedge schools gathered wherever people could find shelter. Situated along hedgerows, in fields, by rivers and under the stars, the non-conformists of the day gathered to gain knowledge. At these edges, the culture was kept alive, the language was preserved and indigenous stories, traditions, customs and wisdom passed from generation to generation. We feel called to evolve the Hedge school tradition to help us find shelter and navigate our shared future in these extraordinary times.”