who loved to entertain and drew people to her.'ĭr Criostoir MacCarthaigh told the documentary that contrary to the public image, Sayers was a woman with a strong sense of humour who was recorded in the 1940s by the Irish Folklore Commission and was a born performer. Peig is among the most famous expressions of a late Gaelic Revival genre of personal histories by and about inhabitants of the Blasket Islands and other remote Irish locations. She discovered that Sayers was a much maligned woman who, in many ways, was the opposite of that portrayed in her. Máire Ní Dhálaigh, of the Office of Public Works's Blasket Centre, said: 'Peig was the Netflix of the time and people gathered around her from far and wide. There are many layers to Peig, as I found out whilst making this programme. She discovered that Sayers was a much maligned woman who, in many ways, was the opposite of that portrayed in her autobiography. There are many layers to Peig, as I found out whilst making this programme.” “ This woman generously shared not only her life story, but many other stories that she had collected over the years I don’t believe the abuse she continuously receives is warranted. “I wonder what Peig would have said, if she knew that we’d still be talking about her, at length, in the year 2021?” mused Ní Uallacháin? There are many layers to Peig, as I found out whilst making this programme. Peig Sayers at her home on the Great Blasket Island in the 1930s. Unfortunately, the book came to associate the Irish language with poverty, misery and bored generations of teenagers to tears.TG4 broadcaster Sinéad Ní Uallacháin is attempting to rehabilitate Sayers's reputation and restore her as a storyteller worldwide. Peig Sayers: Five things we learned from the TG4 documentary.

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