Laois Folk Tales

Take a walk through this county in the heart of Ireland in the entertaining company of professional storyteller Nuala Hayes as she recounts local tales, ancient and modern. Discover stories of ancient heroes and their heroic deeds, along with the murderous crimes of the more criminally inclined, and the fantastical accounts of fairy mischief and encounters with mythical creatures. Their origins lost in the mists of time, these stories, illustrated with 25 line drawings, bring alive the counties dramatic landscape and is sure to appeal to both residents and tourists alike.

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, Scealta 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.