Peig Sayers Vol. 2

Duine de shrscalaithe na Gaeilge In Eanir 1952, s bliana sula bhfuair Peig Sayers bs, thionscain Coimisin Baloideasa ireann agallaimh li agus in ospidal Naomh Anna, Baile tha Cliath. Bh Peig thar a bheith ssta labhairt lena cuairteoir a raibh Gaeilge Chiarra ar a dtoil acu agus seanaithne aici orthu. Foilstear den chad uair in Nl Deireadh Rite na hagallaimh sin mar aon le ramhr tathagach, trchtaireacht agus aistrichn Barla ar an iomln. Cuireann Peig i lthair anseo seanscalta idirnisinta, scal Fiannaochta, finscalta taistealacha, seanchas stairiil agus ssheanchas, roinnt paidreacha, agus t cpla larid na mac, Mchel Gaoithn, mar anlann leo. Lironn na taifeadta a bua mar scala oilte, a hacmhainn grinn, a mreolas ar scalta traidisinta agus a cumas mistriil gcur i lthair tr shile mn. Buanaonn an saothar seo ionad Pheig mar dhuine de shrscalaithe na Gaeilge agus cinntonn s go bhfuil a cuid scalaochta le hireamh ar scoth na healane bil sa tr seo. Among the first rank of Irish storytellers In January 1952, six years before she died, Peig Sayers was interviewed by a team from the Irish Folklore Commission in St Annes Hospital, Dublin. She was more than happy to be recorded, and pleased to be visited by old friends, all of whom spoke fluent Kerry Irish. In Not the Final Word these interviews are published for the first time, in both Irish and English, along with a substantial introduction and detailed annotation. Here Peig tells her versions of international folktales, a Fenian tale, some prayers, migratory legends and historical and supernatural lore, illustrated in paintings by her son, Mchel Gaoithn. She emerges as a warm and authentic storyteller, with a ready sense of humour, a deep knowledge of traditional narrative and highly skilled in its presentation. This collection reaffirms Peig Sayerss position in the first rank of Irish storytellers and firmly establishes her tales in the canon of Irish oral literature.