Fox, Swallow, Scarecrow with writer Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Name: Fox, Swallow, Scarecrow with writer Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
Start: 2024-10-23T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-23T15:00:00+01:00
Location: National Library of Scotland

Schedule

Wed Oct 23 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

National Library of Scotland | Edinburgh, SC

A talk about Irish storytelling, folklore and literature.
About this Event

Born in Dublin, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is a notable writer, folklorist and translator of Peig Sayers, the 'Queen of Irish Storytelling'.

In this special event, Éilís explores the interaction in her work between folklore sources and contemporary writing – which has been so fruitful in Irish and Scottish literature – and the power of storytelling to animate archives.

This event is part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

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