Exploring the Power of Folklore with Fáin @HogAndDice

About this episode

This episode explores the living nature of folklore with folklorist Fáin.

Send us Fan Mail What is folklore, really? Is it just old stories, or is it something much more alive, shaping who we are today? In this episode of the WCI Podcast we sit down with Fáin, a folklorist, oral storyteller, and multimedia creator, to explore the living, evolving nature of folklore—and how we can all engage with it. Fáin, who studied under the legendary Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, has worked with the National Leprechaun Museum and now shares Irish folklore through YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch,...

People in this episode

Host: Wikimedia Community Ireland

Guest: Fáin

Topics covered

• folklore
• storytelling
• Irish culture
• oral tradition
• multimedia creation

Keywords

• folklore
• storytelling
• Irish folklore
• oral tradition
• multimedia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Leprechaun Museum

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