Seed Talks: Folklore, Female Aging & The Hag

Sunday, 26 July 2026

Event times:

18:30

Event location:

The Sugar Club

Event price:

€19.00

About this event

Explore the modern reimagining of the Hag, a powerful goddess rooted in folklore, through film and fiction. Followed by Q&A.

The Hag, a sensual, powerful, older sovereignty goddess, has recently resurged in contemporary culture, from movies like “Weapons” or “Hokum” to books by Sharon Blackie and Manchán Magan.

Join author and researcher Dr Tracy Fahey for a deep dive into the backstory of the Hag, or Cailleach, and explore her complex character revealed through folklore.

Drawing on folk tales, film, and contemporary media, this talk will explore the Hag’s complex and ambiguous nature, and how she has become deeply tied to questions of ageing, femininity, nature, and power.

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