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b"There\\u2019s a song in the Minc\\xe9ir tradition (made famous among settled audiences by Luke Kelly) called the 40 Foot Trailer which ends with the line\\n\\n\\n\\u201cThere's a bylaw to say you maun be on your way\\nAnd another to say ye can't wander\\u201d\\n\\n\\nThe implication is clear: the Traveller Community are damned if they do and damned if they don\\u2019t. Despite the visibility of the Travelling Community in Irish life, in political pamphlets and bad-faith documentaries, the fact remains that the wider community in Ireland remains unfamiliar with the detail and context behind many Minc\\xe9ir traditions and the community\\u2019s contribution to preserving folklore.\\n\\n\\nIn this week\\u2019s episode, Darach and Gear\\xf3id\\xedn are thrilled to be joined by Oein De Bhairduin, a writer and academic who celebrates and shares his Traveller heritage. His book, \\u201cWhy The Moon Travels\\u201d, is a beautiful collection of Minc\\xe9ir folklore and deserving of a wider audience. Oein tells Darach and Gear\\xf3id\\xedn about the right way to tell a story, the significance behind funeral traditions, the importance of female financial independence and invites us to consider that the wandering protagonists of Irish mythology might not be settled folk at all.\\n\\n\\nDo yourself a favour and buy a copy of his book: https://skeinpress.com/product/why-the-moon-travels-by-oein-debhairduin-copy/\\xa0\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nSupport Motherfocloir on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darach\\xa0\\n\\n\\nGet Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/\\xa0\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nContact the show:\\n\\n\\nwhatsapp - +353894784713\\n\\n\\n\\ntwitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor\\n\\n\\nemail - motherfocloir@headstuff.org\\n\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nWant to record your own podcast?\\xa0\\n\\n\\nCheck out our studios at https://thepodcaststudios.ie\\n\\n\\n\\nOr do it online at https://remotely.fm/?coddle\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"