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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200 – Here Lies Fráech, Son of Medh
It's the 200th episode of Fireside! Kevin reflects on four years of the podcast with an epic lesser known tale from the Ulster Cycle. Queen Medh has declared war on Ulster, and she is in need of champions. Medh has a daughter, in love with the great hero ...
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Maui: Creator of Islands
In episode 199 of Fireside to coincide with Kevin's travels around New Zealand, we meet the great hero of Polynesian Mythology - Maui, demi-god and creator of island...
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The Grave Beneath The Wave
In episode 198 of Fireside, We learn of the ancestral burial site of the Castillon family - a graveyard long submerged beneath the sea, and of a mysterious custom th...
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Rent Day
In episode 198 of Fireside, A legendary king visits a poor man who is in danger of being thrown out on the streets by his cruel landlord. Will O'Donoghue's Blessing ...
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The Giant's Stairs
In episodes 196 of Fireside, A blacksmith is visited in a dream by a son of a lord, lost for seven years. The young boy charges the smith with his rescue, which invo...
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The Three Crowns
In episode 195, Three princes and three princesses are put through the trials of a seven inch tall man, and the prize is a trinity of crowns...
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