Online history lecture set to explore county's folklore next week

‘Online Folklore Collections from County Offaly - An Exploration of Dúchas.ie’ is the title of an upcoming online history talk next week.

Jonny Dillon, an archivist at the National Folklore Collection (NFC), University College Dublin, will give a presentation on folklore collected in the county as part of the Offaly History online lecture series on Monday, February 15 next at 7.30pm.

In his presentation, Jonny will explore folklore material collected from Offaly and hosted on www.Dúchas.ie, the online platform of the National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. The history of the 1937-1939 Schools’ Folklore Scheme will be provided, along with an introduction to the Dúchas website and how it works.

Jonny also produces and hosts the NFC’s monthly podcast Blúiríní Béaloidis. He is also a research editor for the NFC’s online platform Dúchas.ie and is Honorary Treasurer to the Folklore of Ireland Society.

Admission to the online lecture is free, email Offaly History Centre at info@offalyhistory.com for the link and mark your email as Zoom Offaly Folklore.