“The Irish are the greatest storytellers since the Greeks .” Oscar Wilde
Aideen was involved in story collection projects including Scéal Éile Ballymun; Memories from the Grassy Margin, with St Catherine’s Centre for Travellers in Carlow, and International Tales with the SPIRASI centre in Dublin. Tá tathaí ag Aideen scéaltaí a insint sna dhá teanga. Déanann sí ceardlann as Gaeilge comh mhaith chun scéaltaí a chum.
Aideen’s stories range from traditional and rural tales to newly created stories. She has told stories in both English and as Gaeilge in schools, libraries and festivals, including Cape Clear International Festival, Cultra, Draperstown, Ballinasloe, Liberties, Scéalta Shamhna and the Guide Halloween Jamboree. She is a member of Storytellers of Ireland and part of Poetry Ireland’s Writers in Schools scheme.