Fireside Tales at Glenmalure Lodge | 8pm

What better way to spend a winter’s night than by the fire in the company of two cracking storytellers? In the unique and evocative setting of Glenmalure Lodge, Francis McCarron and Markus Luukkonen will transport you, using the timeless enchantment of the human voice.

Markus Luukkonen

Markus Luukkonen is a storyteller and performing artist from Finland. He has performed widely at different venues and festivals across Europe. He tells his stories down-to-earth and dynamic style and in his performances he likes to mix personal stories, folktales and myths. He combines dark Finnish humour with beautiful imagery and observations of the human life.

Francis McCarron

Francis McCarron is a Storyteller from Co Monaghan in the border region of Ireland. The stories Francis tells are drawn from Irish mythology, folklore, history and include many original tales and poems. They are populated by heroes and villains, fairies, saints, sinners and border smugglers, as well as local Monaghan characters! Francis has been storytelling for well over thirty years. He has served as Storyteller in Residence for Monaghan County Council, has told tales the length and breadth of Ireland, founded and curates the Drumlin Yarnspinners group who hold their monthly Yarn spinning session in Monaghan town and the Drumlin Storytelling Festival, now in its 3rd year.