Scéal Trail – Creative Bandon wanted to highlight the wonderful Dúchas tales from the Bandon area. Scéál tells the story of our cultural heritage in a contemporary way, bringing the best of Irish Street Artists together to create murals inspired by the stories of Bandon from the National Folklore Collection. As part of Creative Bandon’s passion for place making, Zoe Tennyson and Neasa Madden O’Connor mined the National Duchas folklore database for local folk lore about Bandon. Creative Bandon worked with artists GW Joyce and Kevin O’Brien to create these vibrant, contemporary interpretations of these old folk tales, strengthening our unique connection with the town we live in.

In 2021 in celebration of Culture Night and with the support and funding of Cork County Council Arts Office they commissioned David Jackson to create a reimaging of these tales and created a storytelling trail highlighting these tales.

Join David on a walking tour of Bandon as he weaves a tale based on the original Dúchas tales used to create the contemporary street art images for Bandon’s Scéal Trail. Based on the original folklore tales gathered by Bandon children as part of the folklore collection 1937-1939, re retells the stories with a modern twist.

Each of the 7 stops/episodes on a single image and story.

Hidden Treasure

It is very interesting to hear stories from old people about some hidden treasure of their time or even of the present.

In the district of Templemartin about six miles from Bandon there is a fort. Many stories have been told about treasures in it, but until lately no attempt has been made to recover anything.

About two months ago the consent of the owner who was Mr Crowley was got to have it dug and the Government paid men to dig it.

After a few weeks labour, some articles were found among them being a brooch, some Spanish moulds, crucibles, traces of lead, and bronze ornaments.

All the articles were conveyed to the Museum Dublin.

Many stories have been told about the fort by old people. Some say it was inhabited by the druids and others say that it was the meeting place of all fairies.

It is the common belief of all people that as there was an entrance into the fort people long ago lived in it.

There are so many stories about the fort in olden days the it is hard to know which is the true story.

Dorothy Good

Gurrane

Templemartin

Bandon

Co. Cork

Original story can be found at: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921649/4887683/5153278

Map of Scéal Trail can be downloaded from:

https://www.bandonhistory.com/_files/ugd/190fcf_7257a182680140f48d7ee6cb65883012.pdf

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