Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast
270 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsWe are a group of storytellers, performers, and musicians. We tell Irish myths to a live audience with live music.
Candlelit Tales was founded by brother-sister storytelling duo Aron and Sorcha Hegarty. Driven by a passion for Irish mythology, we started retelling the stories to a near-empty room upstairs in a Dublin pub one rainy evening in November. The next week, the room was a lot less empty, and we were joined by musician Ru O’Sé. By the fourth week, the room was full, and so was the hall outside. We realised that when we share our passion, it becomes contagious. And we’ve been telling stories and playing music from that day to this.
Since then, over the past five years of telling stories in the capital of this nation of storytellers, we have developed and refined our uniquely expressive, naturalistic and modern style. Live music is the heartbeat of all our performances, and a live original music score composed by a team of talented musicians drives the rhythm of the stories
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Episode 153 - Goddesses - The Wren Bird And The Manx Legend Of Tehi Tegi - Lore And Legend
February 09, 2022 21:24 - 24 minutes - 55.2 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Goddess Series. This series is all about the divine feminine in ancient tales. We started with a triple bill for the triple Goddess Brigid last week, and we have a beautiful telling from another mythology Podcast, ‘Lore & Legend’. Today we will be hearing Rick Scott telling us the story of The Wren Bird and the Manx Legend of Tehi Tegi. You guessed it, this one is not an Irish myth. However, there are some interesting crossovers ...
Episode 152 - Goddesses - Imbolc Brigid
February 02, 2022 22:48 - 10 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to this special episode to celebrate Imbolc, the Goddess, and the saint Brigid. This month we are focusing on Goddesses and we’re looking forward to releasing more Goddess stories later. This episode is three short stories about Brigid. Brigid the Goddess, the Conception story of Brigid, and the Saint stories. There are so many little stories about Brigid that we wanted to tie them all in together. And to make it extra special, please go to ou...
Episode 151 - Battle Rage - Post Series Chats
January 26, 2022 19:30 - 1 hour - 150 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and the final episode in the back Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. You might recognise the characters in this series from the Táin saga. These stories stand alone, linked by one connection: the different manifestations of their Battle Rage. In this episode Aron, Sorcha and Oisin talk about the stories in the second half the series. As a rem...
Episode 150 - Battle Rage - Morrigan
January 19, 2022 19:30 - 16 minutes - 38.1 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of the goddess at the centre of it all, the embodiment of Battle Rage: the Morrigan. An inescapable force, whether we flee from her or embrace her, she brings clarity, power, and destruction. And the only suitable champion for a goddess of rage is one who enrages her in turn...
Episode 149 - Battle Rage - Emer
January 12, 2022 19:45 - 26 minutes - 59.7 MBShow Notes Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of Emer and the only time she experienced jealousy so fully it brought her to a battle rage. The story is also known as ‘The only Jealousy of Emer’ or ‘The sickbed of Cúchulainn’. Emer was Cúchulainn’s equal, and the one woman who could argue and hold her own aga...
Episode 148 - Battle Rage - Finnibhear
January 06, 2022 15:16 - 11 minutes - 26.1 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of Finibhear, the daughter of Queen Medb of Connaught This re-telling is inspired by true events that happen all around us all the time This story is told by Oisín Music is by Oisín Ryan and it is produced by Oisín Ryan You might recognise the characters in this series ...
147 - Battle Rage - Findchoem
December 29, 2021 19:30 - 23 minutes - 52.8 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of Findchoem, who is mostly remembered for her relationships to the heroes of the Ulster Cycle. She was related to Conchubar Mac Nessa through their father, Cathbad, but grew up in Connaught with her mother and her brother, Cet. She was married to the warrior poet of Ulste...
Episode 146 - Battle Rage - Mid Series Chats
December 22, 2021 21:16 - 57 minutes - 131 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. Sorcha and Aron chat about the stories so far. You might recognise the characters in this series from the Táin saga. These stories stand alone, linked by one connection: the different manifestations of their Battle Rage. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each...
Episode 145 - Battle Rage - Friuch
December 15, 2021 20:53 - 23 minutes - 53 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of Friuch, the swine herd of Munster. Friuch once had a close friend called Rucht. The two of them shared a lot in common, as they were both swine herds. But jealousy got between them, a bitterness and a hate so strong it could only have started with love. Friuch lost his mi...
Episode 144 Battle Rage Ferdia
December 08, 2021 19:30 - 16 minutes - 37.5 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. In this episode you will hear the story of Ferdia Mac Daman, warrior of Connaught, told by Rú O’Shea. You might recognise the characters in this series from the Táin saga. These stories stand alone, linked by one connection: the different manifestations of their Battle Rage. This podcast ...
Episode 143 - Battle Rage - Ungentle
December 01, 2021 19:30 - 24 minutes - 56.5 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of Neasa, the woman who was once called Easa. She was called this because Easa means gentle, but after seeing the horrific murder of her entire family, her life was destroyed. She vowed vengeance and swore to track down every one of the men that did her wrong. She became Ní ...
Episode 142 - Battle Rage - Laeg
November 24, 2021 19:30 - 26 minutes - 60.4 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to the Battle Rage Series. This year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories. This is the story of Laeg, charioteer to the Champion of Ulster, Cuchulainn. He was know as the king of charioteers when he died. But as a youth it's interesting to consider, what drove him to be Cúchulainn's only friend and chariot driver. He was the only one who could insult him, and he was...
Episode 141 - Patreon Appreciation Special Edition
November 17, 2021 22:14 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThis podcast was brought to you by our Patreon supporters. We say it every week, but it’s not just a slogan. This was brought into stark focus for us last week as the equipment purchased by Patreon donations decided to spontaneously and simultaneously go on strike! So with the podcast delayed, Aron and Sorcha jumped on a call to thank our Patreon patrons profusely, call them all our by name, and catch up on what we’ve been up to. And have been up to quite a lot too! So we hope you enjoy h...
Episode 140 - The Battle Rage - Pre Show Chats
November 10, 2021 19:30 - 52 minutes - 121 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the first episode of our last series of 2021. In this episode we got together and talked out the plan we have in store for the Battle Rage Series. Each year for the past seven years we have always told the Táin Bó Cuailnge, or a variation of it. We have several iterations of this Irish epic recorded in previous podcasts. So this year we decided to choose lesser known characters from the Ulster Cycle, and tell their most interesting stories...
Episode 139 - Samhain Eve Special - Post Show Chats with Anthony Murphy
October 31, 2021 19:30 - 1 hour - 210 MBSamhain Eve Special! Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and the last episode of our Superstitions Series. We had the pleasure of talking with Anthony Murphy from Mythical Ireland about the last three stories, and we hope you enjoy our conversation even half as much as we did. In this episode we talk to Anthony about the wider connotations folklore and beliefs have in Irish culture; the links to older mythologies, the power, and prevalence of the church and the effect colonisation ...
138 Samhain Superstitions - MacCarthy's Banshee
October 27, 2021 18:29 - 21 minutes - 49.6 MBPart of our 2021 Samhain Superstitions Series Story by Sorcha and Aron Hegarty Music and composition by Oisín Ryan Produced by Ruairi O’Shea & Oisín Ryan This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #candlelittales #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology https://op...
Episode 138 - Samhain Superstitions - MacCarthy's Banshee
October 27, 2021 18:29 - 21 minutes - 49.6 MBPart of our 2021 Samhain Superstitions Series Story by Sorcha and Aron Hegarty Music and composition by Oisín Ryan Produced by Ruairi O’Shea & Oisín Ryan This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #candlelittales #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology https://op...
Episode 137 - Samhain Superstitions - The Burning of Bridget Cleary
October 20, 2021 21:44 - 13 minutes - 30.4 MB******* Part of our 2021 Samhain Superstitions Series The infamous story of the murder of Brigid Cleary became well known as the last witch burning of the nineteenth century. The world turned it’s gaze at Ireland in 1895, when Michael Cleary was found guilty of manslaughter after burning his own wife to death. The only reason he wasnt charged with murder was because the court found he truely believed he was killing a changling. Superstitions about changelings were strong, so strong in fact t...
Episode 136 - Samhain Supersitions - The Little Man
October 14, 2021 10:41 - 25 minutes - 59.3 MBPart of our 2021 Samhain Superstitions Series This is a story of the Good Folk and their ways. When we think of the fairies, we might think of the leprechauns, hiding pots of gold with a twinkle in their eyes. We might think of funny little rascals, playing harmless pranks and tricks. We don’t often think of them the way we used to, back when they were feared. The Good People are so called so as not to insult them. Their powers are great, and their magic is potent, but there are ways to th...
Episode 135 - Echoes - Post Show For Episode 132
October 06, 2021 18:30 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the post show chat episodes about our collaboration with ‘The Embers Collective’, and we will hear from Lonan Jenkins, Oisin Ryan as they compare notes about the stories they shared. If you missed episode 132 of this series, have a listen before this episode to avoid spoilers, or after if you prefer. The next two episodes will be more post show chats about the previous stories in this series. For now, Lonan Jenkins tells us what inspired h...
Ep 135 - Echoes - Post Show For Ep 132
October 06, 2021 18:30 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the post show chat episodes about our collaboration with ‘The Embers Collective’, and we will hear from Lonan Jenkins, Oisin Ryan as they compare notes about the stories they shared. If you missed episode 132 of this series, have a listen before this episode to avoid spoilers, or after if you prefer. The next two episodes will be more post show chats about the previous stories in this series. For now, Lonan Jenkins tells us what inspired h...
Ep 134 - Echoes - Post Show for Ep 131
October 03, 2021 18:49 - 42 minutes - 98.1 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the post show chat episodes about our collaboration with ‘The Embers Collective’, and we will hear from Sarah Lisa and Ruairi O’Shea as they compare notes about the stories they shared. If you missed episode 131 of this series, have a listen before this episode to avoid spoilers, or after if you prefer. The next two episodes will be more post show chats about the previous stories in this series. For now, Sarah Lisa tells us about what her ...
Episode 134 - Echoes - Post Show for Episode 131
October 03, 2021 18:49 - 42 minutes - 98.1 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the post show chat episodes about our collaboration with ‘The Embers Collective’, and we will hear from Sarah Lisa and Ruairi O’Shea as they compare notes about the stories they shared. If you missed episode 131 of this series, have a listen before this episode to avoid spoilers, or after if you prefer. The next two episodes will be more post show chats about the previous stories in this series. For now, Sarah Lisa tells us about what her ...
Episode 133 - Echoes - Post Show Chats for Episode 130
September 29, 2021 18:30 - 38 minutes - 88.5 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the post show chat about our collaboration with ‘The Embers Collective’. In this episode we will hear from Sam Rixy and Aron Hegarty as they compare notes about the stories they shared, as well as hearing Sorcha Hegarty's take on the whole thing. If you missed episode 130 of this series, have a listen now to that episode to avoid spoilers, or after if you prefer. The next two episodes will be more post show chats about the previous stories...
Episode 132 - Echoes - Sleeping Beauty and Capturing Bláthnát
September 22, 2021 18:39 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MBWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the last story episode in our Echoes Series. Episode 132 - has the story of Sleeping Beauty followed by the story of Capturing Bláthnát. In this series you will hear one story from The Embers Collective, and the Irish story we think echoes something intrinsic in it. It may not be identical, but there are certain ingredients in it that we think are very similar. Do you agree? Let us know, we will be talking about this and the next two epi...
Episode 131 - Echoes - The Devil’s Violin - Embers Collective - & The King’s Harp Candlelit Tales
September 15, 2021 18:30 - 37 minutes - 85.9 MBWelcome to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the penultimate episode in the Echoes series. Episode 131 - has the story of The Devil’s Violin followed by the story of The King’s Harp. In this series you will hear one story from The Embers Collective, and the Irish story we think is it’s echo something intrinsic in it. It may not be identical, but there are certain ingredients in it that we think are very similar. Do you agree? Let us know, we will be talking about this and the next two e...
Episode 130 - Echoes - Embers Collective Iris & Hpynos and Candlelit Tales Boann & The Dagda
September 08, 2021 18:30 - 41 minutes - 97 MBWelcome to a brand new series; Echoes When any story is told, you can hear others echo in its re-telling. We often get messages about how the great warrior Cuchulainn reminds people of the hero Achilles. How Fionn is our Odin, or Manannan Mac Lir our version of Poseidon or Neptune. And when you look at any of the great stories, you will often find a familiar aspect echoed in other mythologies. Similar structures are used or similar events are described. Sometimes it can even be as blatant o...
Episode 129 - Fintan and the Hawk of Achill - Post Show Chats
September 01, 2021 18:30 - 34 minutes - 79.8 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. And this is the very last episode of a long series taken from the Book of Invasions. This cycle of Irish Myth is also known as the “Mythic Cycle” of Irish Mythology and we are sad to close the lid on this chapter… for now. We talk about the whole season, the music, and the madness that is contained in it. We also reflect on o...
Epsiode 128 - Invasions - The Hawk of Achill
August 25, 2021 18:30 - 25 minutes - 57.7 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This is the last episode of this fairly long series. And we decided to end it on a caracter we met in the very first story, and one who has cropped up a couple of times since; Fintan Mac Bocera. He is known as the wise seer, and spiritual connection between man and island. He transformed to become one with every aspect of Ireland, and observe it from every point of view. He has seen all of the people come to Ireland, and he has watched from the eyes of...
Episode 127 - Invasions - The Island of Eiriu Post Show Chats
August 19, 2021 08:40 - 1 hour - 146 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. We’re coming towards the end of this series, and today we're talking about the Sons of Mil, the last peoples to come to mythic Ireland. We’re talking about the “good” Tuatha de Dannan and how they might not be so black and white as all that; the gods and goddesses of the island and how it got its name at last; and the use of magic in Irish mythology. Just who is it that gets to be magical anyway? We’ll also be chatting about the different versions o...
Episode 126 - Invasions - The Island of Eiriú
August 12, 2021 01:51 - 16 minutes - 37.7 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The last of the mythic peoples to arrive came not with a conquering eye, but with a wandering one. And after their curiosity and wonder was met with suspicion and violence, they returned with a vengeance to a land divided. We will be talking about this story in more detail in the next episode. Drop us a line or ask us a qu...
Episode 125 - The Second Battle of Moy Tura - Post Show Chats
August 05, 2021 08:06 - 56 minutes - 130 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. Today we're talking about the Second Battle of Moy Tura. We’ll be chatting about good vs evil (or not!); the climax of the conflict between the Old God and the New; the final defeat of the Fomorians, and the curious habit they and the Tuatha de Dannan had of mixing. Why were so many of the Tuatha de Dannan’s greatest heroes half Fomorian? Drop us a line if you have any comments or questions about this story, and like and subscribe to this channel ...
Episode 124 - Invasions - The Second Battle Of Moy Tura
July 28, 2021 18:30 - 37 minutes - 85.4 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The epic clash between the Fomorians and the Tuatha de Dannan in the Second Battle of Moy Tura decides the fate of the Island of Destiny for generations to come. Family fights family and the first keening is heard as death takes its due from the battle field, and the grandson that was foretold to slay his grandfather faces d...
Episode 123 - Invasions - Lugh Samildánach - Post Show Chats
July 21, 2021 16:42 - 40 minutes - 93.4 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. Today we're talking about Lugh, the Master of All. Cattle-rustling, crossdressing, and shapeshifting into selkies, and all before our hero is a day old! This is a story about the birth of a hero and the making of a king. So what makes Lugh so wonderful? And is he really as good as we think? Drop us a line with any comments or questions you have about this story, and like and subscribe to this channel to help us grow. Story by Sorcha and Aron Heg...
Episode 122 - Invasions - Lugh Samildánach
July 14, 2021 19:20 - 23 minutes - 53.9 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. With the Tuatha de Dannan and the Fomorians poised to clash, a hero arises. Foretold to kill the great Balor of the Evil Eye, his very conception is against all odds. Quick-witted, insatiably curious, and brilliant in more ways than one, the Master of All is born to be king. We will be talking about this story in more deta...
Episode 121 - Balor Of The Evil Eye Post Show Chats (Fixed)
July 07, 2021 18:37 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. Today we are talking about the Formorians… and we are not quite sure where the Formorians came from. Tory Island was their home, and the land under the sea, as their name suggests; the people from under sea - Fomóire, Modern Irish: Fomhóraigh or Fomhóire. Although the Formorians have appeared in the stories of the Mythic Cycl...
Episode 120 - Invasions - Balor of the Evil Eye
June 30, 2021 18:30 - 18 minutes - 43 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. We are not quite sure where the Formorians came from, other than Tory Island and the land under the sea, as their name suggests; the people from under sea - Fomóire, Modern Irish: Fomhóraigh or Fomhóire. Although the Formorians have appeared in the stories of the Mythic Cycle before, we have no clear way of knowing where exac...
Episode 119 - Bres the Beautiful - Post Show Chats
June 22, 2021 22:37 - 36 minutes - 84.2 MBThe Invasions Series Episode 119 Bres The Beautiful - Post Show Chats 🕯️ 🔥 📜 In this post show, we talk about the kingship of Bres the Beautiful and how it all went horribly wrong. Topics like the halo effect, why judging a book by its cover is usually a bad idea, and the power of the poet all stirred up some interesting discussions.. We always love hearing from you!! Comment, like and subscribe to our channel to help us grow and be sure to click that notification bell so you can take part ...
Episode 118 - Invasions - Bres The Beautiful
June 16, 2021 18:30 - 29 minutes - 67 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. In this story, the Tuatha de Dannan choose a new king: their great champion, Bres the Beautiful, in hopes that his beauty and brilliance augur a wise and just ruler. But Bres proves to be better at some things than he is at others, and his kingship is a shambles. We will be talking about this story in more detail in our l...
Episode 117 - The First Battle of Moy Tura Post Show Chats Part 2
June 09, 2021 18:30 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. We missed having our chat about the First Battle of Moy Tura after last week’s writing session. So we hope you’ll indulge us in letting us talk about it now. This war story brings up a lot of feelings for us, as war stories often do. About right and wrong, good and evil, and about the ways people today take inspiration from old stories. Sometimes those inspirations lead us down creative paths, but they just as often take us into destruction, exclusio...
AUDIO FIXED - Episode 116 - Invasions - The First Battle Of Moy Tura Post Show Chats 1
June 02, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 72.1 MB*We are moving to a weekly podcast schedule, check out instagram @candlelitales for details! Welcome back to the Invasions Series. Today we're talking about the first battle on the plains of Moy Tura. This one has no clear right and wrong, no good and no bad… but you can probably tell where Sorcha’s allegiance lies in this chat. The Tuath de Dannan had the power of Magic after all, and they were not afraid to use it. They landed with 300 boats, and burned a lot of them, and sent a fairly ...
Episode 115 - Invasions - The First Battle Of Moy Tura
May 26, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 72.7 MB*We are moving to a weekly podcast schedule, check out instagram @candlelitales for details! Welcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. And when the last group landed, came with 300 ships but they found the island inhabited by the Fír Bolg. As a result of not letting them share the land, the two groups made preparations for war. The hooded crow cawed and circled the b...
Episode 114 - Invasions - The Tuatha de Dannan - Sreng and Bres Post Show Chats
May 19, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 56.8 MB*We are moving to a weekly podcast schedule, check out instagram @candlelitales for details! Welcome back to the Invasions Series. Today we're talking about the not so great side of the Tuatha de Dannan. They landed with 300 boats, and burned the lot of them, sending a sign to anyone who lived here that they were not leaving anytime soon. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The third group of peo...
Episode 113 - Tuatha de Danann Sreng and Bres
May 12, 2021 18:30 - 21 minutes - 48.9 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The most famous group of people that came to Ireland are the people of the Goddess Danu. Known as “God like” or to have the powers of the Gods, this chapter of Irish Myth from the Mythic Cycles, offers us the first cast of characters we come back to again and again. Get to know the name of the father God, the Dagda, or the dru...
Episode 112 - Invasions Fír Bolg - Post Show Chats
May 09, 2021 18:00 - 34 minutes - 80.1 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. Today we're talking about the Fir Bolg, and their courage and endurance. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The fourth group of people to come to Ireland were the Fir Bolg, descendants of Nemed who were oppressed and enslaved for hundreds of years, keeping their faith alive by telling stories of a promised homeland. We saw a modern resonance in the desperatio...
Episode 111 - Invasions Fír Bolg
May 05, 2021 18:30 - 16 minutes - 38.9 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The fourth group of people from the Mythic Cycles of Irish stories were the Fir Bolg; returning to a land that their ancestors, the Nemedians, had been driven out of. The Fir Bolg endured slavery in the lands they fled to, and their escape back to the promised land of their ancestors was daring and desperate. They divided t...
Episode 110 Invasions Nemed - Post Show Chat
May 04, 2021 13:56 - 46 minutes - 107 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. Today we're talking about Nemed, and the madness of a man that gave his name to the people that came with him; The Namedians This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The third group of people from the Mythic Cycles of Irish stories were the Nemedians, led by Nemed himself. His people came from somewhere in the south as well, some say it was the Caspian sea. But alt...
Episode 109 - Invasions Nemed
April 28, 2021 19:01 - 18 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. This series is all about the oldest stories of Ireland, and the people who came to this land from afar over thousands of years. The third group of people from the Mythic Cycles of Irish stories; were the Nemedians, led by Nemed himself. His people came from somewhere in the south as well, some say it was the Caspian sea. But although he left with 30 boards with 30people in each, only one boat made the voyage to this island. Like the people before them...
Episode 108 - Invasions Partholon - Post Show Chats
April 27, 2021 23:43 - 50 minutes - 115 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. We are continuing the new series of Podcasts with the Story of the second people who came to Ireland. And it is the first story in the Mythic Cycles of Irish stories; the story of Partholon. Some say he came from Sicily, some say it was Libya, but we know he came from somewhere in the south, and that it was 300 years after Cesaire and her people came here. His people became known as the Parthalonians, and they brought the traditions of craft, brewing, a...
Episode 107 - Invasions Partholon
April 22, 2021 08:43 - 21 minutes - 49.3 MBWelcome back to the Invasions Series. We are continuing the new series of Podcasts with the Story of the second people who came to Ireland. And it is the first story in the Mythic Cycles of Irish stories; the story of Parthalon. Some say he came from Sicily, some say it was Libya, but we know he came from somewhere in the south, and that it was 300 years after Cesaire and her people came here. His people became known as the Parthalonians, and they brought the traditions of craft, brewing, a...