Niall de Burca, Irish storyteller of renown, visited Mount Carmel library on Thursday April
16th . Niall tells stories not only rooted in Irish legends, and as Gaeilge, but inspired by
his travels around Europe and beyond. He had just come back from Ukraine the week
before he came to see us.
Niall met our 1st, 2nd and 3rd years and 5th class students from Paradise Place Educate Together Primary School. That is a total of 110 Mount Carmel
students, 15 Paradise Place NS students and 17 teachers.
He told us stories of bears and ghouls, of powerful strong women, chatty lizards and lazy
crocodiles in Ireland, Romania and Africa to name but a few.
Niall’s kindness and
thoughtfulness meant he connected with everyone in the room. He gave us space to
dream, lifted us up and inspired us – as well as making us jump out of skins with fright!
As Niall says himself Níor bhris focal maith fiacal riamh… A good word never broke a tooth.
More photos here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPWok6Asa9/?igsh=eWowbHRpZjQ2Mjc5
