The return of the seanchaí: How Ireland's storytelling tradition is finding new life

The Irish tradition of storytelling is being revitalised as we seek new communities and connections

Host Simon Prim of Grapevine, Kinsale, who has worked with Daniel Galvin to create a space for curated storytelling

Heard it on the Grapevine? Kinsale’s newest storytelling night fosters the essence of the seanchaí tradition.

Daniel Galvin is the founder of Grapevine at Prim’s, a monthly storytelling night which takes place in Prim’s Bookshop (doubling as a coffee shop and wine bar) in Kinsale. Working with owner Simon Prim in their young adult life, the pair teamed up to create a space for curated storytelling. Settling into an evening of talking about… talking.