a message from Clodagh Doyle...
- Mayo Dark Skies
- Nov 4
- 1 min read
Clodagh, who gave a fascinating talk on the language and folklore of the night sky in Mulranny Arts Centre on Saturday 1 November, sent us the following...
Hi to everyone at the Mayo Dark Sky Festival,
I promised attendees to send on this article and these links.
Best wishes,
Clodagh
Caoimhín's Content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__rYHShEcjM
Seán Moncrieff interview with Seán Mac an tSíthigh
"It appears Ireland has a very unique connection to the night sky. Over the centuries, we used to look at the stars and use them to tell stories, tell the time and navigate our oceans.
A journalist with a particular interest in folklore, Seán Mac an tSíthigh has painstakingly gone through Irish manuscript archives in UCD and uncovered a wealth of information about our ancestors that was previously unknown.
He joined Seán Moncrieff to discuss...
