Tomás Laighléis Explained

Tomás Laighléis (1895 - 1984) was a traditional Irish Seanchaí or storyteller.

A native of Menlo, County Galway, Laighléis was a seanchaí of local history and of Fianna tales. A selection of his recorded tales, was published in 1977 but contains only a fraction of his output.

See also

• Robin Lawless, died 1260.

References

• Seanchas Thomáis Laighléis, ed. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977.
• Social History and Oral Art - Reflections on the Collected Folklore of Menlo, near Galway City, Cian Marnell, pp. 134–148, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume 59, 2007.
• Lawless of Connacht, Adrian James Martyn, p. 101, Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, vol. 12, 2011.