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 XXIII: Danno or the Devil?
On this week's Fireside, a recent folk tale from the County of Limerick. Kevin tells the tale of two young girls who encounter an old woman in the woods in the company of a tall, mysterious and dangerous figure... Danno or the Devil?
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Episode XXII: The Legend of Sadhbh
This week on Fireside, continuing our look at the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of the legend of Sadhbh, the first and most beloved wife of Fionn M...
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Episode XXI: Mr. Fox
In another episode of Irish American Folklore on Fireside, Kevin tells the story of a young woman named Pretty Polly and her dealings with a mysterious stranger c...
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Episode XX: Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Burner
In our continuing look at the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, on this week's Fireside, the great warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill finally takes his place as the leader...
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Episode XIX: Hudden and Dudden and Danielle O’Neary
On this Fireside, Kevin tells the Irish American Folk Tale of a the rivalry between two rich and greedy farmers named Hudden and Dudden, and a young Irish woman. ...
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Episode XVIII: The Salmon of Knowledge
Continuing the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology on this week's Fireside, Kevin tells of the boyhood deeds of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, of his training with the poet, Fin...
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