For many students of the Irish language of a certain vintage, it will represent their worst nightmare.
A giant 10-foot puppet of Peig Sayes will be roaming around the streets of Killarney in the coming weeks, reminding people of the author and seanchaí from Dún Chaoin whose life was part of the Leaving Certificate curriculum for years.
The huge depiction of the Blasket Island storyteller will bring her true essence to life and celebrate the mother and island woman she was.
As part of Culture Night on September 20, the Peig puppet will be surrounded by animated symbols of island life with iridescent puppets of mackerel and gannets and magical lanterns in the form of naomhógs, the island boats which were a lifeline to islanders.
Performers from the West End House School of the Arts in Killarney will bring the energy of Peig to life through projections, movement, music and fire dance and draíocht.
Culture Night is an annual celebration which celebrates our unique culture, arts and heritage.
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