The Beauty of Cartoon Saloon’s Irish Folklore Trilogy

The animation company Cartoon Saloon began in Kilkenny in 1999, and was founded by Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey, and Paul Young. The company’s Irish Folklore Trilogy began in 2009 and has brought Irish folklore to life in beautifully animated films. The trilogy consists of 2009’s The Secret of Kells, directed by Moore and Twomey; 2014’s Song of the Sea, directed by Moore; and 2020’s Wolfwalkers, directed by Moore and Ross Stewart. Rather than a continuous trilogy, the movies are a thematic and conceptual trilogy, with common themes and ideas.