Pat Speight

Pat The Hat Speight specialises in traditional Irish Tales, Folk Tales from the fireplaces of Ireland. Pat has stories to make you laugh to make you cry and to scare and cheer, stories about Animals and Birds, Kings and Warriors, Saints and Sinners, Witches and Magicians, Pickpockets and Ghosts, Fairies and Mermaids and Mythical, Mystical characters that inspire
and captivate the imagination.

In 2002 Pat Speight was appointed 1st Storyteller In Residence to Cork County Council. One of the founding members of  www.storytellersofireland.org and current Chairperson of The Cork Yarn Spinners, a storytelling group that meet on the last Tuesday of every month at the Spalpín Fanach, South Main Street, Cork.

Pat has travelled far and wide and has been a featured Storyteller at many a Festival, including … USA National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough TennesseeManchester Irish FestivalThe North West International FestivalCape Clear Festival, West CorkThe Ulster Folk and Transport FestivalScéalta Shamhna, DublinStories from the Hearth, WexfordThe Irish Centre LondonSeacat Storytelling FestivalNewcastle Irish FestivalIrish Festival Chicago, USACourtmacsherry Storytelling Carnival

For further information check out his website www.patspeight.com 

In Association with

This project has been co-funded under the Rural Development (LEADER) Programme, administered in this area by the South Kerry Development Partnership Limited.