The wonderful early Irish Stories prove to be extremely popular with a primary age group with the ‘super-skilled’ heroes and heroines surpassing the exploits of any Marvel Hero.
Many people will be familiar with one or two exploits of perhaps, Finn MacCumhail or Cú Chulainn , yet there are so many other heroes who are almost unknown. For instance, There is Fergus who battles a terrible ‘péiste’ or Aithirne the Unsociable, a poet who learnt a sharp lesson about hospitality. There are so many wonderful, funny, dramatic stories to share and when set in in their pre-Norman context they just come to life. The stories make an excellent starting point for a wide variety of cross-curricular class projects involving local history, creative writing, art, design drama and much more.
I have a wise range of materials ready and freely available for teachers to freely access.
So, lets get started…
Enjoy a wide range of audio and video stories available for classroom use all in newly retold, textually based versions.
Download a simple ‘whole class’ project pack based on the old Irish stories
Download a choice of class plays based on old Irish stories
And just to offer some examples of what might be possible…
Find out more about a wide variety of projects designed and delivered in recent years.
- Read about the Roscommon Schools’ Project which supported the annual Táin March and promoted the important ancient site of Rathcroghan
- Explore the Roscommon schools ‘Óenach’ Projects.
- Watch the video celebrating the Longford project ‘If Trees Could Talk
And… if you would like more.
Find out how to contact Chris, to book on-line or in-person workshops, projects or story-telling sessions