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 XXV: Guleesh and the Princess of France
This week on Fireside, a folk tale from County Mayo, about a young boy from Castlebar named Guleesh, who goes on an epic quest with a bunch of fairies to rescue the Princess of France...But all is not as i...
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Episode XXIV: The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
As we approach the climax of the Fenian cycle of Irish Mythology on Fireside, Kevin tells epic love story of the Princess Gráinne and her love Diarmuid O...
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Episode XXIV: The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
As we approach the climax of the Fenian cycle of Irish Mythology on Fireside, Kevin tells epic love story of the Princess Gráinne and her love Diarmuid O'Duibhne,...
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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 ...
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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 co...
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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 o...
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