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 XLIII: The Madness of King Sweeney: Part I
This week on Fireside, the epic finale of the King Cycle of Irish Mythology, tells of Sweeney, King of Dal Arie and how he is cursed by the priest Ronan Finn to a life of tormented wandering...
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Episode XLII: Conaire Mór
This week on Fireside, we continue the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology with a look at Conaire Mór, the almost G...
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Episode XLII: Conaire Mór
This week on Fireside, we continue the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology with a look at Conaire Mór, the...
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Episode XLI: The Faerie Wife
This week on Fireside: A folk tale about a mortal boy in Donegal who marries a Faerie. He’s fine with this, but his...
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Episode XLI: The Faerie Wife
This week on Fireside: A folk tale about a mortal boy in Donegal who marries a Faerie. He’s fine with this...
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Episode XL: The Wooing of Étaín
In the 40th episode of Fireside, Kevin tells one of the most famous of the Irish myths, and possibly one of the gre...
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