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by Nuala Hayes (Author)
From miracle-working saints and shape-shifting witches to silent ghosts and wailing banshees, County Laois is teeming with folk tales and a selection of the best, drawn from historical sources and interviews, have been brought to life here by storyteller by Nuala Hayes. This book will take you on a journey through the county's varied landscape, from the rugged Slieve Bloom Mountains to its fertile plains, with tales of talking cats, bewitched butter, fairy changelings and holy fish. On the way you will meet characters like the great warrior Conall Cearnach, from whom the people of Laois are said to be descended; Moll Anthony, the wisewoman of the Red Hills; and the White Lady said to haunt Durrow Castle. Richly illustrated by internationally renowned artist Rita Duffy, these enchanting stories can be enjoyed and shared time and again.
Author Biography
Nuala Hayes is a storyteller, actor, and professional radio producer who has been collecting and telling folk tales for the last 20 years. She organized Dublin's first Storytelling Festival, Scéalta Shamhna, and was Artist in Residence in Co, Laois in 2002, where she collected and recorded stories from people of all ages from Laois, Offaly, and the Slieve Bloom mountains. She produced a six-part Radio Series, Tales at the Crossroads, for RTE Radio One, based on these stories. She is a member of Storytellers of Ireland, The Folklore Society, Association of Independent Radio Producers of Ireland.
