Why the Moon Travels
Oein DeBhairduin
2020 • Skein Press
One of the symptomatic things around Travellers is that we’re researched and considered and analysed, and sometimes people actually know nothing about our culture, only the issues we experience. When I was a child I benefited so much from these stories, they’re part of how I see the world. I wanted to share that with people from the wider community and say, ‘Here are some things you’ve never known about us, and they’re beautiful’
— Oein DeBhairduin
Why the Moon Travels
Oein DeBhairduin
2020 • Skein Press
One of the symptomatic things around Travellers is that we’re researched and considered and analysed, and sometimes people actually know nothing about our culture, only the issues we experience. When I was a child I benefited so much from these stories, they’re part of how I see the world. I wanted to share that with people from the wider community and say, ‘Here are some things you’ve never known about us, and they’re beautiful’
— Oein DeBhairduin
Description
Why the Moon Travels is a haunting collection of twenty tales rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community. Brave vixens, prophetic owls and stalwart horses live alongside the human characters as guides, protectors, friends and foes while spirits, giants and fairies blur the lines between this world and the otherworld. Collected by Oein DeBhairduin throughout his childhood, retold in his lyrical style, and beautifully illustrated by Leanne McDonagh.
Excerpts
Interviews
Reviews
- Mia Colleran, Irish Independent
- Danny Morrison, Irish Examiner
- Eoghan Smith, Books Ireland
- Children’s Books Ireland
- Julian Girdham Blog
Audio
- The Irish Itinerary Podcast: Oein DeBhairduin in Conversation with Michael Lydon
- Against Everyone with Connor Habib: Oein DeBhairduin or the Living Stories and Medicine of Irish Travellers
- The HazBeanz Show: The Pod the Travellers Took Over (Anne Marie Quilligan and Oein DeBharduin)
- The Shaking Bog Podcast: Episode 3 – Winter
Video
- West Cork Literary Festival: Oein DeBharduin Reading
- Children’s Books Ireland: Storytelling with Oein DeBhairduin
- IrishArtsCenter: At Home With Irish Arts Center - Why the Moon Travels by Oein DeBhairduin
- Red Line Book Festival: Why The Moon Travels - Oein DeBhairduin with Deirdre Sullivan
- Dublin Book Festival: DBF2020 Presents - Oein DeBhairduin in Conversation
- Mother Tongues Festival: ‘Why The Moon Travels’ - See Through Café
- Your Irish Connection - Interview with Oein DeBhairduin - Irish Pagan Interviews
- UCD Library Special Collections: Are We Doing Diversity Justice? (Part 1 of 2)
- UCD Library Special Collections: Are We Doing Diversity Justice? (Part 2 of 2)
- PPGI UFSC: How the Story Travels: The Contemporary Irish Short Story
