A seanchaí is a traditional Gaelic storyteller or historian, serving as an oral repository. In Scottish Gaelic the word is seanchaidh. The word is often anglicised as shanachie.
Seán Ó hEinirí, a seanchaí from County Mayo
The Gaels are a group of Insular Celtic ethnic groups native to Ireland, parts of Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages compris
Seanchaí
…A seanchaí (Irish: or ; plural: Irish: seanchaithe ) is a traditional Gaelic storyteller or historian, serving as an oral repository. In Scottish Gaelic the word is seanchaidh (pronounced ; plural: seanchaidhean). The word is…
The Emigrants, painting from 1844. This depicts a Highland Scots family in Gaelic dress migrating to New Zealand.
The Lia Fáil at the Hill of Tara, sacred site of inauguration for the Gaelic High Kings.
Scota and Goídel Glas voyaging from Egypt. From the 15th century chronicle the Scotichronicon.
A page from the 9th century Book of Kells, one of the finest examples of Insular art. It is believed to have been made in Gaelic monasteries in Ireland and Scotland.