[007] Irish Eyes Are Smiling Through MTSU Professor's Folktale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

IRISH EYES ARE SMILING THROUGH MTSU PROFESSOR’S FOLKTALE
Dr. Jan Hayes Discusses Children’s Book ‘Wise Oonagh’ on ‘MTSU on the Record’

(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Jan Hayes, MTSU professor emeritus of educational leadership, will chat about her second children’s book, Wise Oonagh, at 8 a.m. this Sunday, July 11, on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Inspired by the William Butler Yeats version of a classic Irish folktale, Wise Oonagh is the story of a woman who uses her ingenuity to save her husband from a fight with Cuhullin, the largest and strongest giant in Ireland and Scotland. The book is filled with vivid illustrations by Bobby Dawson, who also illustrated Hayes’ first folklore book for children, a Japanese tale titled The Split Tongue Sparrow.
To listen to last week’s program about how the death of his father transformed the music of Dr. Joseph Akins, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml and click on “July 4, 2010.” For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.


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