St. Patrick's ancient prayer from the 700s enlivened in new music.

Attributed to St. Patrick, Lorica Sancti Patricii, St. Patrick’s Breastplate, is one of Ireland’s oldest surviving pieces of literature.  In the Lorica’s famous verses, St. Patrick prays for divine strength and protection to surround him: ‘Christ beside me, Christ before me... Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me’.

The Lorica’s repeated phrase ‘I arise today’ (atomriug indiu) resonates profoundly in a time when getting out of bed and facing another day in lockdown is a challenge and a victory in itself.

The work is a collaboration with Old-Irish specialist, Dr. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh of University College Cork’s Roinn na Sean- agus Mean-Ghaeilge (Department of Old and Middle Irish). Dr. Caitríona’s expertise facilitated approximate pronunciations and the conservation of the Lorica’s unique and ever-changing meter. The irregularity of the Lorica’s meter more closely resembles a spell text rather than a Christian hymn.

Composed and performed by Fiachra Ó Corragáin
Old-Irish consultancy: Dr. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh
Production: Fiachra Ó Corragáin
Mastering: Pete Maher

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