St. Patrick heard the voice of the Irish calling to him, saying, "Come holy boy and walk amongst us again." May we also hear Celtic voices both past and present—the ancient lives, the immigrant ancestors, the modern day wayfarers—and learn from their stories.
Apr 9, 2010
Irish Storytelling
On YouTube I watched a sort of documentary on the loss of traditional Irish storytelling. I saw an 89 year old man from Connemara, who spoke only Gaelic, who had learned the old stories from his father. He had no children of his own. He said in the old days, the young people would listen to the storyteller and learn the stories and retell them, but nowadays, the young people don't care to do that. The interviewer asked him if that made him sad, and he said it made him very sad.
Well, then I found this video. I think you'll enjoy it!
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