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New books seeking publishers

Posted on 10/06/2019 by

A World of Tricksters 154 stories from 29 countries. Tricks are subversive actions taken for the real (and ideally legitimate, though perhaps illegal) benefit of the trickster or another person against the unjust behaviour of those with the advantage of … Continue reading →

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Irish Storytelling in the North of Spain, March-April 2019

Posted on 27/02/2018 by

27 March at the Official Schools of Languages in Laredo and Castro Urdiales in Cantabria is the only date so far. Itinerary at Information at http://www.richardmarsh.ie/storyteller.htm To book a session contact me at richard at richardmarsh dot ie If you … Continue reading →

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Galician Urco and Irish Púca

Posted on 21/02/2018 by

Cervexa Suevia in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, no longer produces Urco, a dark strong ale. Perhaps the graphic label on the bottle scared off the drinkers. The urco, from the Latin orcus meaning the Underworld, is a presage of … Continue reading →

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New Kinney mosaic mural – Tír na nÓg / Oisín and Niamh

Posted on 04/07/2017 by

Among the late Desmond Kinney’s mosaic murals are the 1974 Setanta or Táin Wall (it’s the banner above; see that page on this blog) and the 1987 Sweeney Astray / Mad Sweeney (see the “Buile Shuibhne mural destroyed” entry on … Continue reading →

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The Mayo Curse – Update Update

Posted on 17/09/2016 by

Latest update: Mayo lost again to Dublin in 2017 by one point — DUBLIN 1-17 MAYO 1-16. Mayo lost the (2016) rematch. It was a draw, and Paddy Power felt that since neither team played brilliantly bettors deserved a refund … Continue reading →

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The Dream of Eithlinn

Posted on 18/08/2016 by

A Myth and Legend Spectacular Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 17-20 August 2016 When Aron and Sorcha Hegarty began their Irish myth and legend Candlelit Tales sessions at the Stag’s Head pub in Dublin nearly two years ago, the dozen or … Continue reading →

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Story from Devon, England

Posted on 04/09/2015 by

Two sisters from Dartmoor in Devon reminisce about granny’s Christmas cake disaster. https://www.facebook.com/bbcspotlight/videos/705707666161401/?pnref=story

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MythFest 3-7 June 2015 – Trinity College Dublin

Posted on 06/06/2015 by

I went to all nine performances. Here are the highlights. Click on photos to enlarge. Homer’s Odyssey Penelope is leaving one of some 3000 voice messages to Odysseus asking when he is coming home. Blind Homer seated on right. Ahoy! … Continue reading →

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Buile Shuibhne mural destroyed

Posted on 26/07/2013 by

Sweeney Astray, the mosaic mural at the Irish Life Centre on Abbey Street in Dublin, by Desmond Kinney, the same artist who made the Setanta Wall pictured above, was seriously damaged by a storm in February. When I saw it … Continue reading →

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Storytelling at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin

Posted on 09/07/2013 by

The show was recorded for Dublin Community Television (DCTV) in July 2013. We were told it would be broadcast some time in 2014. Here is a photo of all the tellers. Some of the performances are available here. Note that the … Continue reading →

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