The Listowel Mutiny was a pivot point in the story of Irish Independence, the stance of the brave RIC men in defying Crown orders leading to an exodus of Catholic men from the police force in its wake.
There s little more helpful when telling tall tales of the long ago in Ireland than a good smattering of the native tongue.
That s why the Kerry Writers Museum, with storyteller Paddy O Brien, is now preparing to host an eight-week online course aimed at giving storytellers, from Ireland and abroad, a better understanding and command of An Ghaeilge, the better to enrich each and every one of their stories with.
After all, the very place-names that populate Irish folklore only come truly alive when viewed through the prism of the language in which they were coined.
Kerry Writers Museum manager Cara Trant said that, in the new course, Paddy will help participants in everything from including more Irish in their stories, to better pronunciation and much more.