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 XXXIV: Niall of the Nine Hostages
This week on Fireside, continuing our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of Niall, the founder of the O'Neill dynasty, who lay with a hag, and became High King at Tara.
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Episode XXXIII: The Storyteller and the Beggar
Kevin is a storyteller who loves stories about storytellers. This Fireside episode is just that: the tale of a cham...
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Episode XXXIII: The Storyteller and the Beggar
Kevin is a storyteller who loves stories about storytellers. This Fireside episode is just that: the tale ...
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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 w...
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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 go...
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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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