who loved to entertain and drew people to her."ĭr Criostoir MacCarthaigh told the documentary that contrary to the public image, Sayers was a woman with a strong sense of humour who was recorded in the 1940s by the Irish Folklore Commission and was a born performer. Máire Ní Dhálaigh, of the Office of Public Works's Blasket Centre, said: "Peig was the Netflix of the time and people gathered around her from far and wide. She discovered that Sayers was a much maligned woman who, in many ways, was the opposite of that portrayed in her autobiography. Photo 8 years ago Tags: atestaalta Un'altra giornata atestaalta Video 9 years ago peig 830 followers View profile peig 944 posts 830 followers View more on Instagram Comment Share Save 15 likes Add a comment. There are many layers to Peig, as I found out whilst making this programme.” William Peig WELCOME TO THE COPYFIGHTER CLUB. “ This woman generously shared not only her life story, but many other stories that she had collected over the years I don’t believe the abuse she continuously receives is warranted. “I wonder what Peig would have said, if she knew that we’d still be talking about her, at length, in the year 2021?” mused Ní Uallacháin? we don’t own this video/picture or the music playing, all rights goes to their respective owners. Peig Sayers at her home on the Great Blasket Island in the 1930s. ![]() Unfortunately, the book came to associate the Irish language with poverty, misery and bored generations of teenagers to tears.TG4 broadcaster Sinéad Ní Uallacháin is attempting to rehabilitate Sayers's reputation and restore her as a storyteller worldwide. But it’s arguable that the storyteller and seanchaí, Peig Sayers, who died in 1958, was one of those whose appearance on the Irish syllabus left her much maligned by many of those who studied.
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