Storytelling was part of the fabric of life in the Iveragh Peninsula in South Kerry for centuries and the Sneem International Storytelling & Folklore Festival is breathing life back into this all but lost tradition in the area.

The festival features professional, local, international, young and old storytellers. Cork’s Poc ar Buile Seán Ó Sé will join well known and lesser known authors and performers such as Alice Taylor, Mary McEvoy & Jon Kenny on the festival programme this year.

In addition to indoor storytelling, bring your walking boots and go on a guided storytelling walk in the Kerry hills, attend a workshop or a story swap and enjoy lunchtime theatre or the South Kerry Rosen Choir all in the beautiful village of Sneem on the Wild Atlantic Way in Kerry.

Full details on the festival website  http://www.sneemstorytellingfestival.com/

“There is a story in all of us and this festival is a platform for all enthusiasts, young and old, to enjoy a yarn and share a tale”. Batt Burns, seanchaí & festival founder.