The Keeper of the Bees with Eimear Chaomhánach, Muintir na Tíre Hall, Ballycommon, Sunday October 12th, 11am, €15
A beekeeper’s daughter and a student of folklore, Eimear Chaomhánach weaves folktales about bees with memories of growing up in a beekeeping household, collecting swarms with her father and learning how to harvest honey. A fascinating look at the beliefs and traditions about bees and beekeeping.
Eimear Chaomhánach grew up in a beekeeping household in Dublin. As an undergraduate and postgraduate of Irish Folklore in UCD, she spent many years researching the lore of bees and beekeeping in Irish and international folk traditions.
Her book, The Keeper of the Bees – Bees and Beekeeping in Irish Folklore, was published by the O’Brien Press in October 2024. It shares academic and field research, alongside personal experiences as a beekeeper’s daughter, shadowing her father’s beekeeping practice for more than forty years.
Eimear has worked in the arts and heritage sectors in Ireland for over twenty years and is currently a director on the board of The Stinging Fly literary magazine
*PLEASE NOTE* – This event takes place at Muintir na Tíre Hall, Ballycommon.
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