The lecture was delivered in Irish with simultaneous translation into English.
Among those in attendance was veteran activist Mary Nelis, the mother of Mr. Mac Niallais who passed away suddenly aged 64 in 2022.
Prior to his untimely passing Mr. Mac Niallias had been a respected and committed republican activist in the Bogside for almost 50 years.
9. Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, the Belfast-based President of Conradh na Gaeilge, delivering the Donncha Mac Niallais Memorial Lecture in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin as part of Féile 2025.
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, the Belfast-based President of Conradh na Gaeilge, delivering the Donncha Mac Niallais Memorial Lecture in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin as part of Féile 2025. Photo: Jim McCafferty
10. Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, the Belfast-based President of Conradh na Gaeilge, delivering the Donncha Mac Niallais Memorial Lecture in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin as part of Féile 2025.
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, the Belfast-based President of Conradh na Gaeilge, delivering the Donncha Mac Niallais Memorial Lecture in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin as part of Féile 2025. Photo: Jim McCafferty
11. Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, the Belfast-based President of Conradh na Gaeilge, delivering the Donncha Mac Niallais Memorial Lecture in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin as part of Féile 2025.
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, the Belfast-based President of Conradh na Gaeilge, delivering the Donncha Mac Niallais Memorial Lecture in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin as part of Féile 2025. Photo: Jim McCafferty