What eeeesss a Seanachai?

. In Ireland, in the days before books and printing, there was a class of people called seanachai or storytellers. These folks made their living by traveling from village to village and telling stories. Sometimes they would spin tales from the great tapestry of folklore that comprises the mythology of Ireland and other times theyâ€™d just repeat the gossip from the town next door. They but they always entertained by their telling.