How To Tell A Story -The Seanachaí (Eamon Kelly)

[SuperDonna888]

hahaha...now that must have been one fine cake!...I wish more people would tell stories in these times, they are far more interesting, humorous warm and homely, than watching bland TV ...I wonder whether I'm related to (The late) Aemon Kelly, because I'm a Kelly too!

[qwyzl]

great story!!!

[castlebar67]

my old uncle michael wasnt daft he once told me eamonn wore a hat and pretented to be old and that he was a teacher i know that now by reading eamonn s obituary on you tube may god bless them all go ar dheis de a bhi an anam dhilish. may god rest them all in heaven PB uk.

[castlebar67]

God bless Eamonn kelly god rest him me and my dear uncle/ grandmother used to listen to him on Radio Eireann 40+ years ago. He was so great ! and style too , funney me and my uncle were discussing this shortly bfore his death in 2001. funney enough he died few months after my uncle 2 years older. shame my uncle didnt live for mr to tell him. if eadaoinik his grand daughter ever reads this wud love to hear from u. pb UK.

[xXFireChickXx]

I absolutely love this! Pure class! Makes me miss Ireland

[mauricejudge]

Nows your chance!

[donal1969]

I'm originally from Millstreet, Co. cork.  Thank you so much for posting this.

[Flashy62]

Eamonn at his brilliant best

[electricrussell]

'Shedding the tear for Parnell'. Great euphemism!

[Thrawn6211]

I love to hear stories like this. It's an olllddd tradition from when people didn't have writing systems it was told by word of mouth, the Native Americans did the same thing, in the Seanachai's place was the shaman.

[zephyrquartz]

EadaoinK - Fortunate you for being his granddaughter! Wonderful storyteller.

[82558061]

he would talk a leg of a chair

[Rinkei9]

lovely, just lovely. :D

[freegina]

I have a question - would it be traditional for the Seanachai to be the only one wearing a hat indoors?

[thebird000]

Years ago, everyone wore hats. not so much nowadays

[adstavjala]

cant believe i found this i always remember this on christmas eve he would always say christmas in my fathers time

[breffnipark]

I love this man !!! Pure class !

God Bless Eamonn Kelly !!!

[chuzz123]

im only after finding this im 16 this is class :)

[Thorgils1]

It is great!

[siobhanshamrock]

totally amazing lol thanks so much for putting this up here.

arrrrrrrroma!! rofl

[countryboyrob]

Brilliant ,Thanks, love it! Clarebannerman have you got any more Eamon Kelly Videos? If you have Please Post.

[tubeyou010180]

This is greatness...thanks for posting!

[EadaoinK]

Im his granddaughter

[NiallatUTube]

@EadaoinK , you lucky thing, to have inherited his genes! I grew up in Killarney and lived near some relative of his on Park Road. In March of this year I visited Gneeveguilla and saw the statue honouring him. That was a nostalgic trip down memory lane for me!

[NiallatUTube]

@EadaoinK @EadaoinK btw I wrote the Wikipedia entry for Gneeveguilla wherein I mention Éamon Kelly and a few pointers to his work.

[Gaeilgeoir]

@EadaoinK Nach bhfuil an t-ádh ort... :)

[Irelandtogether]

Its also good to see hes grandnephew Denis Kelly keeping up the tradition , a great story teller

[RedKruzer]

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[greentulip1]

Great crack!! Brid

[hoagiesandi]

Thanks for sharing this, i have look for this for long whiles an now i can pass this on to othes , thanks again---kilby---

[piousmulvey27]

i come from here,he is actually from the townland of gullane,near the village of gneeveguilla,13 miles from killarney in co.kerry,there is a monument erected there in his memory,if you want any more info let me know.

[beachbabebluesky]

God Bless you for posting this, I've been waiting forever to see this! Brilliant!

[andrewaaaaaaaa]

Fabulous posts of Eamon the seanachi.He has a beautiful accent you could listen to all night.Great post thank you for all the hard work in making these videos.Very much appreciated.

[suuzzee5]

What a lovely video! clarebannerman sent me over to it and I'm so glad he did! 5 thumbs up!! Suze

[Wanderwd]

No one can tell a tale like an Irishman!

[WhiteArtStudio]

Wonderful!

[WhiteTiger333]

Oh, delightful!! I'd forgotten about...(won't ruin the story for anyone)until the very end.