Quite Possibly True

Seanscéal means 'old story'. Like a parable, or a fable, but generally more long-winded. It's like... entertainment, but often with something meant to be learned hidden inside. Not only is it good fun, but sharing a seanscéal is also a way of getting around the not-waking-the-dead custom.

And that's exactly what Ciarán does, three times, skirting custom to explain:

How he won a posting to the Freeman Merchant Academy.

How he and his cat, the mong hu Wi...