Name:Anna Nic an Luain

Link with orality:Storyteller

Place of birth:Co. Donegal

Birthdate:1884

Date of death:1954

Merits to be in this database:A storyteller of Irish tradition, she is known to have been one of the most important contributors to the work of the collector Seán Ó hEochaidh of the Irish Folklore Commission. She has thus played a major role in the preservation of Irish heritage.

Type of stories he/she tells (specialty):Traditional Irish tales.