Tag Archives: family stories
The ‘Stories at Home’ Project
Chris Thompson ♦ 19/04/2020 ♦ Leave a Comment
Up until now, Story Archaeology has been designed for an adult audience. however, as I spend much of my time story telling and giving workshops on Irish mythology, I am making these available on-line for families at home. Click 0n the ‘Stories at home project’ hub link in the navigation bar, above, to find out …
Stories and Activities with Children 5: The Two Poet Pig-keepers
Chris Thompson ♦ 18/04/2020 ♦ 1 Comment
This audio story is one of the many stories that circle around the great Táin Bó Cúailnge , The cattle raid of Cooley. It is not a well known story but it is important as it is really the ‘origin’ story for the whole cycle. It is also a great tale and explains a lot! …
Stories and Activities with Children 4: Become a hero poet
Chris Thompson ♦ 17/04/2020 ♦ Leave a Comment
Try your hand at a Rosc poem Rosc is very old. The very first stories were told through this type of poetry. The form was used to describe both the setting of a story and the action. It was a good way of describing a battle. It can be hard for us to understand today …
Stories and Activities with Children 2: A Family Project Pack
Chris Thompson ♦ 15/04/2020 ♦ Leave a Comment
This project pact can be explored by one child, a group, for example, siblings together or even as a family activity. There are opportunities for design activities, imaginative writing in a variety of styles and suggestions for further research. The best introduction to this topic is to watch one of the video story sessions: Fergus …
Stories and Activities for Children 1: Bricriu’s Feast
Chris Thompson ♦ 14/04/2020 ♦ 2 Comments
It has been a while since Isolde and I have been able to work on the podcast but I have continued working with the stories in schools around Ireland, This year, as part of the 2020 Tain March Festival, in May, I had planned to set up a children’s Óenach in Roscommon. Like so much …
