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    Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

    Is ar An Luinnigh, Gaoth Dobhair, Tír Chonaill a rugadh agus a tógadh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Ba mhúinteoir bunscoile a hathair, Proinsias Ó Maonaigh agus is de bhunadh an cheantair, Cití, a máthair. Is cainteoir dúchais Gaeilge í Mairéad, agus fuair sí a cuid amhrán agus a cuid ceoil óna muintir agus óna cuid comharsanaigh. Ghlac Mairéad an-suim in amhráin agus i gceol a ceantair féin. Tá aithne forleathan uirthi anois mar dhuine de na príomh fhidléirí a sheinneann i stíl aitheanta Dhún na nGall. Seinneann Mairéad le Altan, banna ceoil traidisiúnta a bhunaigh sí lena fear céile nach maireann, Frankie Kennedy agus sheinn Altan ar fud na cruinne.

    Fuair sí a cuid ceoil agus fidléireachta óna hathair Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, duine de na múinteoirí fidle ba thábhachtaí i dTír Chonaill. Bhí Mairéad ar dhuine de bhunaitheoirí Chairdeas na bhFidléirí, cumann a tosaíodh le saibhreas fidléireachta an chontae  a fhorbairt agus a chaomhnú don todhchaí. Glacann Mairéad páirt go fóill i ngníomhaíochtaí Chairdeas na bhFidléirí, tré bheith ag teagasc ag an Scoil Shamhraidh a reachtálann siad achan samhradh i nGleann Cholm Cille, nó ag cur i láthair ceolchoirmeacha dóibh i rith na bliana. Bronnadh Pearsa Thír Chonaill uirthi sa bhliain 2009 agus Gradam Ceoltóir Tradisiúnta na bliana 2017. Chomh maith le bheith ag seinm le hAltan, tá ráchairt ar Mhairéad mar aoi aonarach agus bíonn sí ag cur ceoil i láthair ar na meáin ar nós ‘The Long Note’,‘The Pure Drop’ agus ‘The Full Set’. Bhí Mairéad gníomhach ar albaim dá cuid féin agus ar albaim eile i gcuideachta léitheidí Enya, The Chieftains agus Dolly Parton mar shampla. Ba mhaith léi am a ghlacadh le ceol a chumadh san am atá le theacht. Is ball í Mairéad de String Sisters, T with the Maggies (le Maighread agus Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill agus Máire Ní Bhraonáin). Thaifead sí albam nua le SíFiddlers –  triúr bean déag d’fhidléirí Dhún na nGall. 

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