How is storytelling Preserved and where does it link into culture and education?
The art of storytelling is preserved in Ireland by the Arts Council of Ireland.The aim of the Arts Council of Ireland is ‘to promote the practice, study and knowledge of oral storytelling in Ireland through the preservation and perpetation of traditional contemporary (The Arts Council,2011). The art of the storytelling was originally designed to bring people together.
This is exactly what the sceanachi did folklore. Folklore is defined by Galway County Council and Galway Heritage Forum (2004-08) as being
“much like terms such as Heritage and culture can be difficult to define. Like our heritage and culture it is all around us. It is often subconsiously absorbed by us from the cradle. In its most rudemntry form it relates to traditional tales and stories of faries, leprechauns and banshees and old folk beliefs in supernatural creatures and things that never were. However it can also include our own family lore, folk songs and music and folk art such as drawings, pottery and carvings to cite some examples.’ (Galway County Council and Galway County Heritage Forum An action of Galway Heritage Plan “(2004-08)
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