Dúchas agus Daonnacht

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Domhnall Mac Síthigh Image Name: Domhnall Mac Síthigh Description: Dúchas agus Daonnacht Copyright: © (source).  This image may be reproduced in print or electronic format for promotional purposes only.

Broadcast Details: Saturday 30th October, 10.00am

RTÉ FACTUAL: On today’s programme in this series on the work of the Irish Folklore Commission, listeners can learn about the work of fulltime folklore collector Joe Daly, who spent a lot of time with Blasket Islander Peig Sayers.

On today’s programme in this series on the work of the Irish Folklore Commission, listeners can learn about the work of fulltime folklore collector Joe Daly, who spent a lot of time with Blasket Islander Peig Sayers, and who also carried out a lot of work collecting folklore throughout Munster. Also in the programme, we hear the recollections of Domhnall Mac Síthigh of a local house where people would gather in the evenings to tell stories and sing songs, and folklore expert Criostóir Mac Cárthaigh tells a ghostly story of the sea.

Inniu sa tsraith seo faoi obair Chnuasach Bhéaloidis Éireann caitear súil siar ar obair an bhailitheora lánaimseartha Joe Daly, nó Seosamh Ó Dálaigh. Chaith Joe cuid mhór ama le Peig Sayers ar an mBlascaod, ach, mar a insíonn an t-iar léachtóir Pádraig ó Héalaí dúinn, rinne sé an-obair ag bailiú seanchais ar fud na Mumhan chomh maith. Déanann Domhnall Mac Síthigh cuimhní cinn le hais ar sean tigh bothántaíochta, agus insíonn an saineolaí béaloidis Criostóir Mac Cárthaigh scéal taibhsiúil farraige.