You're very lucky. I gather he doesn't perform much these days. He tells a story so "matter of fact" that is sends a shiver through me. "... There had even been a warning from a folklorist of a curse on the new roadway and of motoring fatalities if the fairy bush was to fall victim to the £100 million plan to bypass Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ennis. ..." see what happened : https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fairy-bush-survives-the-motorway-planners-1.190053 \ https://goo.gl/maps/b6AqvndaWsz Talking about it at 33:10 here http://eddielenihan.weebly.com ~~~~~~~ "Ireland's greatest living storyteller" Clare Champion "An inspired performer" The Irish Post (London) "A master storyteller" Belfast Newsletter "Not your picturesque Irish storyteller, nor does he want to be." Boston Irish Echo "Scéalaí slachtmhar" Anois "Eddie's stories are not for the faint-hearted, but then good stories never are." RTE Guide "If you're looking for good story-telling in a classical style and setting … then look no further than Eddie Lenihan." Irish Examiner "Prolific in his output." Ireland's Own "Duine de na scéalaithe Béarla is fearr in Éirinn é Eddie." Foinse "One of the few traditional storytellers--seanchaí in Gaelic - still working in Ireland." New York Time
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