Ranafast brothers Hugh Anthony and Joseph Mac Suibhne claimed first place in all-Ireland storytelling in this years Oireachtas Festival in Kilarney.
Joseph also got second place in public speaking category for under 15s.
They are both students of Colaiste Ailigh in Letterkenny.
Donegal was well represented this year as Clíodhna Ní Ghallachóir, from Gortahork, a student at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, won the first prize in the 15-18 Public Speaking competition, and Conor Ó Gallachóir, from Gortahork, got 2nd place in the 15-18 Seán-Nós Singing competition and went on to take the 2nd prize in the 15-18 Public Speaking competition
The annual Oireachtas Festival is a mecca for lovers and performers of the traditional arts and this year’s competitions again received a huge number of entrants aged from 6 years to 68. The range of competitions included storytelling, sean-nós dancing and singing, and the famous Lúibíní competition in which two people perform a rhyming story through song.
The highlights of this years festival included the newly composed piece by Peadar Ó Riada, entitled I gCuimhne Laochra (Remembering Heroes), that was commissioned by An tOireachtas as part of their 1916 commemorations.
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