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A Hidden Ulster
A Hidden Ulster: people, songs and traditions of Oriel is a 2003 non-fiction book that is a referencing of Irish traditional music in the Oriel area by Irish singer Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin.
The book was published by Four Courts Press in both hardback and paperback formats.
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The book's fourth and fifth editions were printed in 2021 and 2023 under new publisher, Ceoltaí Éireann.
Background
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, an Irish singer, song collector and academic comes from the area which was historically the Kingdom of Oriel in Ireland.
She began writing the book in the years following her sister's death in May 1999.
Title
The book's title, A Hidden Ulster alludes to the lack of public knowledge among singers and song historians on the songs of Oriel.
Many songs now sung in Ulster are claimed to be from County Donegal, though many of the songs originate from Oriel. The title is also tied with Ní Uallacháin's father, Pádraig's complaint in 1939 to the Depa