Ireland is steeped in myth, legend and folklore, and every corner of the island has its own stories of great warriors, fierce giants, troublesome fairies, enchanted animals and otherworldly phantoms.
Galway City Museum’s new exhibition The Corrib: Myth, Legend and Folklore, which has been wonderfully illustrated by artist Sadie Cramer, explores some of the stories associated with the River Corrib and Galway Bay. Included are stories of a banshee, a timid mermaid, an otherworldly black dog and human seals, each with a Galway twist.
The museum is offering a half-size reproduction of the exhibition to give away to one lucky Galway school . To be in with a chance of winning this prize, Galway City Museum invites 3rd to 6th class pupils to research a tale from their locality, to retell it in up to 100 words, and illustrate it.
Pupils are asked to do some research to find out as much as they can about the folklore of their own area. They are also encouraged to look up the School’s Collection of the Irish Folklore Commission at www.duchas.ie This holds a folklore treasury compiled by Irish pupils from 5,000 primary schools between the years 1937 and 1939.
Pupils must write and illustrate their story in up to 100 words and attach name, age, class and school name. Submissions must be made by post to Folklore Competition, Galway City Museum, Spanish Parade, Galway.
Alternatively it can be scanned and emailed to [email protected] with the subject line “Folklore Competition”. Schools in Galway City and County will receive an information pack with more detail in the coming days so teachers and pupils are asked to familiarise themselves with the guidelines before submitting their entries.
