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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Episode XXXII: Labhraidh Loingseach
In the first story of the Historical or King Cycle of Irish Mythology, we tell the tale of the long and bloody path to the throne Labhraidh Loingseach, a good king with a terrible secret...
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Episode XXXI: The Lady O'Connor
This week on Fireside is a folk tale from county Clare, sourced from J.M. Synge's book on the Aran Islands, The Lad...
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Episode XXX: Tír na nÓg
In the 30th episode of Fireside, Kevin tells one of the most famous Irish myths of all time: Oisín and Niamh's adve...
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Episode XXIX: The Faerie Horses
A folk tale from the county of Cavan about the love between siblings and the dangers of Irish peat bogs...also Faeries and their horses.
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Episode XXVIII: The End of The Fianna
In the climactic final battle of the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of the causes, lead up to and casualties of the great Battle of Gabhra. this confli...
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Episode XXVII: Fair, Brown and Trembling
This week on Fireside is an early Irish variation on the fairy tale of Cinderella: Fair, Brown and Trembling, which...
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