As part of The Gorey May Bush Féile 2024 Lorraine O’Dwyer and Rachel Uí Fhaoláin are joining forces for this special community in-conversation event in Gorey Library. Lorraine O'Dwyer, Foraging and Folklore Guide will be sharing tales from local traditions and superstitions on the Hawthorn Tree, what makes one a fairy tree and not the other, why it’s known as Bread & Cheese Tree and why so many of our Rag Trees are hawthorns? Lorraine will also be bringing along her own homemade Hawthorn ketchup to taste! 

Traditional Singer & Folklore Collector Rachel Uí Fhaoláin will be exploring May Folklore & Song from Wexford and beyond. As part of the conversations, Rachel will be sharing her work on The Nursing Home Project, residents recalling their own beliefs and practices, along with some local voices and accounts from her wider research and collecting work. 

Both Lorraine & Rachel look forward to developing important community conversations around welcoming in Summer, on May Eve in Gorey Library. 

For more information on the FREE programme of community events with The Gorey May Bush Féile 2024 visit: 

https://www.facebook.com/thegoreymaybush

 Booking is required for this free event.

Should you require any additional supports to attend please contact the library at 0539483820.