Global superstar and proud Donegal woman, Enya will be granted Freedom of the County, Donegal County Council has recently announced. The hugely successful singer and composer is known for her ethereal music has done few media appearances.
Enya or Eithne Ní Bhraonáin hails from Dobhar, in Gaoth Dobhair, in the Donegal Gaeltacht and grew up in a family steeped in music and culture. Here are some of Enya's most memorable moments from the RTÉ and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta archive.
Seo mar a tuairiscíodh an scéal seo ar Nuacht an Tuaiscirt ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta:
Tá sé beartaithe ag Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall Saoirse na Contae a bhronnadh ar an cheoltóir aitheanta as Gaoth Dobhair Enya, nó Eithne Ní Bhraonáin.
Dúirt Cathaoirleach na Contae, an Comhairleoir Niamh Kennedy, go bhfuil an t-aitheantas seo tuillte go maith ag Enya mar gheall ar an chlú domhanda atá ar a cuid ceoil. Dúirt an Comhairleoir Kennedy go dtuigeann sí go maith gur duine ciúin, príobháideach atá inti agus nach bhfuil cinnteacht ar bith go nglacfaidh sí leis an ghradam i gCeannáras na Contae, ach mar sin féin go raibh sé tábhachtach an t-aitheantas seo a bhronnadh uirthi.
Féach siar ar Enya sa chlár Iris agus a bainisteoir Roma Ryan, sa bhliain 1985 ag caint faoina cuid ceoil. Deir sí sa mhír seo gur fhág an ceol Gaelach rian 'iontach mór' uirthi ach go raibh tionchar níos mó fós ag an gceol clasaiceach a chuala sí agus í ag freastal ar chlochar. Labhrann sí sa mhír seo maidir lena cuid cumadóireachta don scannán 'The Frog Prince'. Tráchtann sí freisin ar an 'obair chrua' a theastaíonn agus na híobairtí a bhaineann le bheith ina ceoltóir proifisiúnta agus a bhfuil an-éileamh orthu.
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Seo Enya ar an gclár The Late Late Show sa bhliain 1988 where Gay Byrne presents her with a platinum record for sales of the album Watermark.
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Enya being interviewed by Shay Healy on the first episode of Nighthawks in 1988. Enya speaks about the success of Orinoco Flow and the duality of being a musician who loves performing on the stage but shuns the limelight off stage and enjoys 'sitting on my own, in silence'
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Labhair Enya faoin albam ar Watermark ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta agus an sult a bhaint as an saothar aonair. Deir sí go raibh sé go deas deis a fháil a guth féin a úsáid níos minice agus í ag trácht ar an obair a rinne sí roimhe sin, faoi stiúir dhaoine eile. 'Tá mé ag ceol níos mó liom féin ar an cheirnín seo'
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