The late Joe Daly, a folklorist from Dunquin, was a major contributor to the Folklore Commission in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. His son Micheál’s recollections provide an interesting view of a folklore collector of that time.
Keywords: folklore, folklorist, Dunquin, Irish Folklore Commission, diary, Peig Sayers, mythology, radio broadcaster, Seosamh Ó Dálaigh