About Treasa Ní Cheannabháin
Born 1953. Treasa Ní Cheannabháin is an Irish singer.
Treasa Ní Cheannabháin (born 1953) is a notable Irish singer in the sean-nós tradition. She was born in Cill Chiaráin in Carna, Conamara, an Irish-speaking area.
In 1996 Treasa and daughter Róisín Elsafty released an album on the French label Musique du Monde label entitled L'art du sean-nós.
Activism In 2008 she slipped across the Egyptian border into Gaza with her daughter Naisrín Elsafty and a niece in order to distribute €7,700 collected by the Galway-Palestinian Children's Fund. They were arrested and briefly detained, and Treasa's husband had his passport confiscated to prevent him helping Treasa to leave.
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Who is Treasa Ní Cheannabháin?
singer and works for civil rights for Palestinians
When was Treasa Ní Cheannabháin born?
Treasa Ní Cheannabháin was born in 1953 in Cill Chiaráin.
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Treasa Ní Cheannabháin is a singer.
What nationality is Treasa Ní Cheannabháin?
Treasa Ní Cheannabháin is Irish.
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