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Niall de Burca was raised in western Ireland, a region steeped in Celtic myth and legend.  An enormously versatile storyteller, he combines tremendous energy and humor with audience participation to tell historical stories of Irish Diaspora, and tales from other lands, as well as original materials

Niall de Búrca is one of Ireland’s finest traditional storytellers featuring in theatre, radio and television. At home he is featured at festivals all over the country including Féile Earragail, the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, the Kilkenny Arts Festival and the CS Lewis at Belfast City Hall. Abroad he has performed in countries as diverse as Finland, Italy and Argentina. Niall also spent many years living in New Zealand. His experiences as a young emigrant have had a major influence on his work and performance style. Recognized for the diversity of his stories and with an ability to reach all ages; Niall is a familiar figure to many Irish children. In 2002 he received the Medal Of Excellence from Heidelberg school district in Germany for his work with young authors. Another important aspect of his work is the interpretation of museum and art gallery exhibitions. These include performances on the life and works of Max Ernst, kinetic sculptor Len Lye and Johann Gutenberg. In 2001 Niall produced the first storytelling series for the National Museum of Country Life at Castlebar, County Mayo. He performs there regularly and is at present working on a new collection of tales inspired by the museums exhibits.

In 2004 Niall produced Blackwater Storystream, a peace and reconciliation initiative using storytelling to link together fifty schools in the border counties of Armagh, Monaghan and Tyrone. . In 2005 he directed "Tale Tellers". This cd project featured teenagers from throughout Ireland relating traditional and original tales and rhymes. It was launched at the Mansion House in Dublin last September.

At present Niall is Ireland's participant in an EU initiative to promote linguistic diversity through storytelling. In the Summer of 2006 he joined colleagues from seven other nations in a tour that celebrated the great tales of Europe through multilingual performances in Prague, Budapest Dublin and Copenhagen.

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