Storytelling on the Northern Irish BorderMore than quaint local color, folklore is a crucial part of life in Aghyaran, a mixed Catholic Protestant border community in Northern Ireland. Neighbors socialize during wakes and ceilisinformal nighttime gatheringswithout regard to religious, ethnic, or political affiliation. The witty, sometimes raucous stories swapped on these occasions offer a window into Aghyaran residents' views of self and other in the wake of decades of violent conflict.