Harnessing the Power of Stories
Learning through lived experience
Seanchaí (shan-a-key) were traditional Irish storytellers. The seanchaí is an important link in Irish cultural heritage and continues to play a dominant role in the oral tradition, bringing old stories to life for modern-day listeners.
The Seanchaí Collective is a not for profit organisation, we believe in the transformative nature of storytelling. Our commitment is to celebrating lived experiences, advocating for language rights and effecting change and influence, all through the art of narrative.
If you have lived, you have a story to tell.
Learning from lived experience
The Seanchaí Collective place lived experience at the centre of all learning, there's no better expert than those who have lived it.
Your story, told your way
The Seanchaí Collective champion the rights of people to tell their story, their way.
Making a difference
Getting your story to the right audience is the key to effecting lasting change.
Our creative team
Our creatives are a group of committed volunteers who have worked with us to shape our first story.
The Seanchaí Collective have commissioned a group of Coventry based creatives to work on the telling of our first story, the story of Message to Margaret.
'Inár gCroí go deo' tells the story of the family of Margaret Keane, an Irish family based in Coventry who were denied an Irish only inscription on Margaret's headstone by a Church of England Consistory Court. The team are working towards launch March 2026.
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