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    Bríd Ní Mhaoilchiaráin

    Is iníon í Bríd Ní Mhaoilchiaráin le Bairbre Éinniú agus Peadar Ó Maoilchiaráin as An Aird Thoir, Carna. Is óna máthair a d’fhoghlaim sí formhór a cuid amhrán. Ba seanuncail di é Joe Éinniú, a raibh tionchar mór aige ar a cuid fonnadóireachta. Deir Bríd go raibh an t-ádh uirthi, agus í ag éirí aníos, gur chuir sí aithne ar laochra móra sean-nóis na háite agus spreag siad sin i gcónaí an ghlúin a bhí ag teacht ina ndiaidh chun na hamhráin a choinneáil beo.

    Agus í ina cailín óg, bhíodh sí páirteach i bhFéile Joe Éinniú agus i bhFeis Charna. Thosaigh sí ag glacadh páirte i gcomórtais Oireachtais in 2000 agus 2002. D’éirigh léi Corn Uí Riada a bhaint amach in 2002 agus arís in 2015. Bhí sí ar an gcéad duine a ceapadh mar Amhránaí Cónaitheach Sean-nóis in OÉ Gaillimh in 2002.

    Is múinteoir bunscoile í agus tá sí ag múineadh i Scoil na hAirde ó 1998. Tá bród uirthi a bheith ag múineadh san áit a bhfuair sí féin a cuid oideachais bunscolaíochta idir 1982 agus 1990. Tá sí pósta le Tommie Breathnach agus tá cúigear clainne acu. Tá siad ag cur fúthu i Roisín na Mainiach, Conamara.

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