Fireside
Kevin C. Olohan is your host and Fireside Bard. Every Wednesday, Kevin takes a story from Folklore or Mythology, gives it a fresh retelling, and discusses the story itself and the craft, culture and history of Storytelling.- Kevin C. Olohan
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158 – CLVIII – Granuaile: Powerful by Land and Sea
In episode 158, Kevin continues his look at the legend of Grace O’Malley, Ireland’s Pirate Queen. In Part II, we hear of the vengeance for the death of a lover, the siege of a chapel, and the kidnapping of the grandson of the Earl of Howth, in the name of...
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157 – CLVII – The Sea Maiden
In episode 157 of Fireside, Kevin tells the folk tale of a fisherman who makes a bargain with a sea maiden - his unborn son for plenty of fish…
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156 – CLVI – Granuaile – Ireland’s Pirate Queen
In episode 156 of Fireside, Kevin tells the first part of the story of Grace O’ Malley, better known as Granuaille - and of her rise to power in male dominated world...
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155 – CLV – A Fireside Christmas II
In the second edition of A Fireside Christmas, Kevin gets you in the Festive spirit with tales and verse from Ireland, Denmark and America, with readings of Advent b...
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154 – CLIV – Gardensea: The Oystercatcher’s Loss
In episode 154 of Fireside, Kevin tells of the story of how the seagull stole it’s ability to swim from the naive oystercatcher - and how this tale and the lore of D...
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153 – CLIII – Gardensea: Crios Weaver
In episode 153 of Fireside, Kevin tells stories of the seal and folklore of the sea, and how it inspired the poem from his book Gardensea - Crios Weaver. Also includ...
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