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Cloch in Áit an Charnáin: Seán Ó hEochaidh: Bailitheoir Béaloidis
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By: Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh
Publisher: Eabhloid
Published: November 2025
Pages: 440
Categories: Non-Fiction
Language: Irish
Available as: Hardback
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ISBN-13: 9781914482021

A new book, Cloch in Áit an Charnáinm Seán Ó hEochaidh: Bailitheoir Béaloidis, celebrating the life and work of the Donegal folklore collector, Seán Ó hEochaidh, published by Éabhlóid, will be launched at Belfast’s ICC Hotel on Saturday, November 1. Written by the Belfast-based Irish language scholar Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Cloch in Áit an Charnáin is a long-overdue in-depth analysis of Ireland’s most prolific folklore collector. The book launch is part of the Oireachtas na Samhna programme, an annual Irish language festival, which is to be held this year at various venues throughout Belfast city centre. “Cloch in Áit an Charnáin. Seán Ó hEochaidh: Bailitheoir Béaloidis” delves into the life and work of folklore collector, Seán Ó hEochaidh. Fearing the rich folklore heritage of the Donegal Gaeltacht would be lost to an encroaching modernity, Ó hEochaidh was tasked by the newly established Folklore Commission of Ireland with gathering and recording the folklore of the area. “For over 50 years, he travelled the length and breadth of the county. READ NEXT: Renewed calls for action on sewage treatment plant causing ‘pollution’ in Churchill He collected songs and stories from the people he met along the way. In this book, the Irish language scholar Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh shines a light on Ó hEochaidh’s lifework. Using Ó hEochaidh’s own diaries as a starting point, Ó Tiarnaigh focuses his attention behind the scenes. Readers will discover the challenges Ó hEochaidh faced, the cast of unlikely characters he encountered, the richness of the language still in widespread use at the time, and the cultural context of a way of life fading from view. A must-read for folklorists, language enthusiasts, historians, and anyone who enjoys a good fireside story.

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