Memory Palace of Tree Stories is a socio-ecological art practice which invites you to tell a story or share information about trees . It is a creative-led social enquiry of how we can live well for both personal and collective wellbeing. Your story can be any kind of tree story , a personal tree story, historical tree story or even a botanical tree story. I do hope you can contribute a comment on how we can live better with the greater community of life.

In March 2023 I was thrilled to hold workshops in Carlow’s favourite Community Garden, An Gairdín Beo. The workshops explored storytelling and our connection to Trees at a time of ecological emergency. Story Tellers of Carlow were invited to make one minute Tree Stories on Video. I have since been awarded public funding by Carlow County Council Creative Ireland Program to support the international socio-eco art practice Memory Palace of Tree Stories and to continue my gathering of people’s tree stories.

Curved Path (orange) 2.6.20 Sucrose, Niamh Cunningham 2020

The launch of this website was celebrated on April 13th, Thursday morning at the hall in An Gairdín Beo, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, Ireland. This marked the first physical exhibition of tree stories by numerous Story Tellers from Carlow, Ireland . The event was well attended with visitors from Dublin , Wales , Isle of Man and other places The event was also listed as part of the International Pan Celtic Festival April 11-16th 2023 in Carlow.

A huge thank you to the amazing people in an Gairdín Beo, these people inspire positive change on so many levels. Thank you to sr Mary Carmody, Helen Behan, Ada Mulhern, Michael Roberts, Dan Mc Inerney, Sinead Tynan and all the Story Tellers at the workshops. It has been an honour working together and getting to know you. This injection of community warmth and support has given me renewed energy and hope for the future and has strengthened my resolve for this socio-eco art practice.