10/06/2026
Flying the flag for Cape Clear Island: Oileán Chléire
An oral storytelling conference and festival is currently taking place in Guadalajara Spain, and the island of Ireland is strongly represented recognising it as an important oral storytelling location in Europe.
This morning Moth & Butterfly National Leprechaun Museum, Ireland YARN Storytelling Festival and Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival had the opportunity to showcase themselves and to partake in a panel discussion.
The aim of the conference housed in the stunning is to build a network of storytelling sites across Europe, recognizing the artform as a powerful unifying tool. The conference is part of Ancestor project, funded by the EU.
Today was only day one. We look forward to two more days of presentations followed by a festival and marathon of storytelling, showcasing European oral storytelling where Irish tellers will once again be strongly represented.
