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The Cast => Celtic Woman => Topic started by: stars_at_dawn on January 24, 2026, 03:41:23 PM

Title: I Noticed Something About The New Lineup
Post by: stars_at_dawn on January 24, 2026, 03:41:23 PM
If I’m correct, this is the first Celtic Woman lineup to not have a single member from Dublin!

Ten members hail from County Dublin, those being:
-Chloë
-Lisa K
-Méav
-Lynn
-Alex
-Lisa L
-Susan
-Éabha
-Emma (although she now lives in Donegal)
-Ciara

The current lineup right now is

-Muirgen (from Cork)
-Mairéad (from Derry)
-Caitríona (from Monaghan)
-Kate (from Mayo)

Not only are they all not from Dublin, but none of them are from Leinster if I recall correctly! (Cork=Munster, Derry and Monaghan=Ulster, Mayo=Connacht).

Kate is also the first member from the Connacht province!

Anyway, random observation that I found interesting. I hope they get someone from Donegal next, specifically Gweedore, as they have an incredibly rich folk tradition and Ulster Irish is magnificent!
Title: Re: I Noticed Something About The New Lineup
Post by: rfcw on January 24, 2026, 08:15:35 PM
Very interesting tidbit there to point out, do appreciate it, it's worth saying! ;-)
Title: Re: I Noticed Something About The New Lineup
Post by: stars_at_dawn on January 24, 2026, 09:34:28 PM
Very interesting tidbit there to point out, do appreciate it, it's worth saying! ;-)

Thank you! ☺️
Title: Re: I Noticed Something About The New Lineup
Post by: stars_at_dawn on January 25, 2026, 12:06:57 AM
If I’m correct, this is the first Celtic Woman lineup to not have a single member from Dublin!

Ten members hail from County Dublin, those being:
-Chloë
-Lisa K
-Méav
-Lynn
-Alex
-Lisa L
-Susan
-Éabha
-Emma
-Ciara

The current lineup right now is

-Muirgen (from Cork)
-Mairéad (from Derry)
-Caitríona (from Monaghan)
-Kate (from Mayo)

Not only are they all not from Dublin, but none of them are from Leinster if I recall correctly! (Cork=Munster, Derry and Monaghan=Ulster, Mayo=Connacht).

Kate is also the first member from the Connacht province!

Anyway, random observation that I found interesting. I hope they get someone from Donegal next, specifically Gweedore, as they have an incredibly rich folk tradition and Ulster Irish is magnificent!

Okay, so I was wrong. The first lineup to not have a member from Dublin was the 2023 Symphony tour lineup, with Tara from Antrim, Muirgen from Cork, Megan from Meath, and Hannah from Kilkenny. However, this new lineup is still the first lineup to not have a member from the Leinster province, as both Meath and Kilkenny are also in Leinster. And Megan left very soon after to be replaced by Emma, so they didn’t last long. Sorry for the misunderstanding, but still an interesting tidbit, I suppose!
Title: Re: I Noticed Something About The New Lineup
Post by: rfcw on January 26, 2026, 08:34:17 AM
If I’m correct, this is the first Celtic Woman lineup to not have a single member from Dublin!

Ten members hail from County Dublin, those being:
-Chloë
-Lisa K
-Méav
-Lynn
-Alex
-Lisa L
-Susan
-Éabha
-Emma
-Ciara

The current lineup right now is

-Muirgen (from Cork)
-Mairéad (from Derry)
-Caitríona (from Monaghan)
-Kate (from Mayo)

Not only are they all not from Dublin, but none of them are from Leinster if I recall correctly! (Cork=Munster, Derry and Monaghan=Ulster, Mayo=Connacht).

Kate is also the first member from the Connacht province!

Anyway, random observation that I found interesting. I hope they get someone from Donegal next, specifically Gweedore, as they have an incredibly rich folk tradition and Ulster Irish is magnificent!

Okay, so I was wrong. The first lineup to not have a member from Dublin was the 2023 Symphony tour lineup, with Tara from Antrim, Muirgen from Cork, Megan from Meath, and Hannah from Kilkenny. However, this new lineup is still the first lineup to not have a member from the Leinster province, as both Meath and Kilkenny are also in Leinster. And Megan left very soon after to be replaced by Emma, so they didn’t last long. Sorry for the misunderstanding, but still an interesting tidbit, I suppose!

no worries  ;D