How To Tell A Story -The Seanachaí (Eamon Kelly)
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2008
- Clip from 1987.
The Traditional Art of Storytelling.
The seanachaí made use of a range of storytelling conventions, styles of speech and gestures that were peculiar to the Irish folk tradition and characterized them as practitioners of their art. Although tales from literary sources found their way into the repertoires of the seanchaithe, a traditional characteristic of their art was the way in which a large corpus of tales was passed from one practitioner to another without ever being written down.
Because of their role as custodians of an indigenous non-literary tradition, the seanachaí are widely acknowledged to have inherited -- although informally -- the function of the filí(poets) of pre-Christian Ireland.
Some seanachaí were itinerants, traveling from one community to another offering their skills in exchange for food and temporary shelter. Others, however, were members of a settled community and might be termed "village storytellers."
The distinctive role and craft of the seanchaí is particularly associated with the Gaeltacht (the Irish-speaking areas of Ireland), although storytellers recognizable as seanachaí were also to be found in rural areas throughout English-speaking Ireland. In their storytelling, some displayed archaic Hiberno-English idiom and vocabulary distinct from the style of ordinary conversation.
Eamon Kelly (1914 -- October 24, 2001) was an Irish actor and author.
Childhood
Kelly was born in Sliabh Luachra, County Kerry, Ireland. The son of Ned Kelly and Johanna Cashman, Eamon left school at age 14 to become an apprentice carpenter to his father, a wheelwright. He first became interested in acting after viewing a production of Juno and the Paycock.[1]
Career
Both an actor and storyteller, he became a member of the RTÉ actors group in 1952. He is best known for his performances of storytelling on stage, radio, and television. As an actor, he worked extensively with both the Gate Theatre and Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He was also nominated for a 1966 Tony Award in the category Actor, Supporting, or Featured (Dramatic) for his role in Brian Friel's Philadelphia, Here I Come. 
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Little do people realize that good story telling with poetic devices is an art form in of itself!
Could listen to these men for hours near a fireplace with a pint or a cuppa.
No one can tell a tale like an Irishman!
'Shedding the tear for Parnell'. Great euphemism!
I used to watch him on RTE just after it opened and just after we got our first TV. That was late fifties or early sixties I am sure. Hearing him again transports me right back more effectively and efficiently than any time machine ever could.
I love this man !!! Pure class !
God Bless Eamonn Kelly !!!
jesus this brings back memories used to listen to him years ago as a child
This is how my grandfather told stories. He was our seanchaí
God bless Eamonn kelly god rest him me and my dear uncle/ grandmother used to listen to him on Radio Eireann 40+ years ago. He was so great ! and style too , funney me and my uncle were discussing this shortly bfore his death in 2001. funney enough he died few months after my uncle 2 years older. shame my uncle didnt live for mr to tell him. if eadaoinik his grand daughter ever reads this wud love to hear from u. pb UK.
I used to love listening to him, no one like him
Shedding the tear for Parnell !!
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I doubt if many get that "joke"...except the Irish...Brilliant........I remember a friend from Kerry saying to me once when I heard him tell me a tall tale about a friend of mine...and then I enquired who actually told him that story..."I'm only telling you what I heard and I only heard what I was told"....Always remember if you want to meet a fool in Kerry....you better bring him with you...
@@sentimentaloldme what was the parnell joke
@@shredder9536 "Shedding a tear for Parnell" = "Going for a pee"....(Parnell was one of our greatest Irish heroes)
@@sentimentaloldme If I'm telling you a lie I was told a lie
im only after finding this im 16 this is class :)
@thenotoriouskmcg aye thats what im wondering
long time since i heard the Seanachai, that was funny,
What a lovely video! clarebannerman sent me over to it and I'm so glad he did! 5 thumbs up!! Suze
Nothing better than pure sneer from a Kerryman. RIP Kelly
This is greatness...thanks for posting!
My dear old Irish mum has said many times that I am a "natural born Seanachaí" because of my tendency to tell long elaborate stories.. 😀
Wonderful storyteller, loved his stuff.
Excellent.👏👏🍀
EadaoinK - Fortunate you for being his granddaughter! Wonderful storyteller.
No trouble at all understanding this. lol. A funny story with a nice twist.
Ah I remember When Grand Uncle Eamon was around
Oh, delightful!! I'd forgotten about...(won't ruin the story for anyone)until the very end.
Ah, the Irish accent... so soothin' to me. My great-grandfather was from Eire, so I feel like when I hear that accent, it's my great-granda.
my old uncle michael wasnt daft he once told me eamonn wore a hat and pretented to be old and that he was a teacher i know that now by reading eamonn s obituary on you tube may god bless them all go ar dheis de a bhi an anam dhilish. may god rest them all in heaven PB uk.
lovely, just lovely. :D
It is great!
Great man, Himself! 👍👏👏👏👍
Its also good to see hes grandnephew Denis Kelly keeping up the tradition , a great story teller
Dennis Kelly , from Killarney ?
There was a king and chief in every county of old Ireland, if that isn't democracy I don't know what is.
+Jade Tiger... a Queen and a Chieftess might add to the democracy !
+xyzllii There were many like the pirate queen Grainne O'Malley. It was a remarkably matriarchal society with egalitarian views before the Brehon laws were abolished.
That's great...so show them !
Jade Tiger woods
A genius.
One and only Eamon Kelly ! RIP.
hahaha...now that must have been one fine cake!...I wish more people would tell stories in these times, they are far more interesting, humorous warm and homely, than watching bland TV ...I wonder whether I'm related to (The late) Aemon Kelly, because I'm a Kelly too!
Plz, make subtitles for this one because I can hardly understand some his words and it seems like a captivating story.....Plz subtitles or a transcript
MF Doom :)
I've engaged subtitles...some of the words are not correct but you'll get the drift...for instance..."After shedding the tear for Parnell"..(great Irish Political leader)...means "going for a pee"...
I only see « automatic » subtitles which most of time very wrong. Can there be a transcript at the least?
The wonderful Eamon Kelly.
From Clan Mackintosh xx
I'm from country Victoria, Australia. Also, ancestors from Inverness, Scotland,. My heart is Scottish. I long to be there. Any Mackintosh Clan reading this? My birthday is in December & I plan to visit for my 46th birthday so please anyone reading this from the Highlands, msg me.. I'd love love to meet you! 💙
A question "shedding the tear for Parnell" ? I know he means going for a pish but how did Parnell get mixed up into it?
Would love to catch him in ennis. Where about could one see him.
Tis passed on he is... Eddie Lenihan is still with us, at least for now, however.
Good craic
I have a question - would it be traditional for the Seanachai to be the only one wearing a hat indoors?
It is traditional for bald men to wear a hat indoors.
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This is a great story. I wonder is this tradition in danger.? There are not many people around these days' who can tell stories like Eamon Kelly could. At least' some of his work has been preserved in the r.t.e archives.
Well said.
NOW i know where one of my favourite recitationists drew from... If you're ever in county Clare, see if you can catch Paddy Comane, ... near Ennis... Class!
peneleapai Eamon Kelly was the daddy of them all. it is nice that the tradition lives on, if only in a small way. his stories have turned up on c.d. I saw them in the shops recently.
aointím leat. Yes long may it continue. I know of a good few strong singers who gave it up in favor of recitations bcos the tradition was in decline. HUP!
Tá Eamon go hailín mar tá mé ag gairé
ILU ❤
Years ago, everyone wore hats. not so much nowadays
Haha. Brill punchline
@EadaoinK Nach bhfuil an t-ádh ort... :)
he sounds Jamaicans
+Felix Jimenez That's because Irish people are the second-largest reported ethnic group in Jamaica, after Jamaicans of African ancestry.
+Felix Jimenez There's a great video on RUclips of the Irish of Montserrat, definitely check that out.
yes, iv seen it before
it's amazing just how close the Caribbean English accent is to Irish English
but more specifically Southern Ireland, like in Cork, they sound indistinguishably Caribbean, many ppl think that caribbean english speakers sound like that because of the African, but the African influence in Caribbean English is minimal, there is a strong connection with Southern Ireland and British English
@@hispaniolan9327 there's no african accent that sounds remotely like that.
He does not.Are u gay or something.
Standup comedy another Irish invention not American!😀