referentie code
IE CA CP/1/1/1/3/18
Titel
‘Seanchas’, Aran Islands
Datum(s)
- c.1940 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Deel
Omvang en medium
Black and white print
Naam van de archiefvormer
(1615-2023)
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Bereik en inhoud
An image of two inhabitants of the Aran Islands in about 1940. The title of the print is ‘seanchas’, an old Irish word referring to the act of storytelling and conveying an ancient tale handed down by oral tradition. A ‘seanchaí’ was a storyteller or a custodian of this tradition.