National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTalking Stories is a podcast of stories, folklore, mythology, and chat from the Storytellers of the National Leprechaun Museum, on the 1st and 15th of every month.
The National Leprechaun Museum, the first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, opens up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories.
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Episodes
Episode 78 Paying the Rent
October 04, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 35.8 MBEpisode 78 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast.
Episode 77 The Dream of Aengus
September 19, 2023 16:22 - 33 minutes - 34 MBEpisode 77 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast
Episode 76 The Tiger of Moyry Castle
September 01, 2023 15:30 - 36 minutes - 40.2 MBEpisode 76 of the National leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast. The Tiger of Moyry Castle gets angry and violent with the people of Louth in 1601.
Episode 75 The Wooing of Étaín
August 16, 2023 15:25 - 37 minutes - 44.6 MBEpisode 75 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast.
Episode 74 The Happy Prince
August 01, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 35.6 MBEpisode 74 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast. Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince retold by Brendan.
Episode 73 - The Sons of Tuireann
July 15, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 34.9 MBEpisode 73 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast - The Sons of Tuireann
Episode 72 - The Charmsetter
July 01, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 30 MBEpisode 72 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast
Episode 72
July 01, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 30 MBEpisode 72 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast
Episode 71 The Dagda's Pot
June 15, 2023 15:00 - 26 minutes - 39 MBEpisode 71 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast.
Episode 070 - Jamie Friel
June 01, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes - 38.5 MBEpisode 070 - Jamie Friel by National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories
Episode 69 - Coming of The Milesians
May 19, 2023 15:26 - 38 minutes - 56.4 MBToday Paudie takes us all the way back to the Coming of The Milesians as we continue delving into the chronology of Irish Mythology. Naoise and Mark also sit down to unpack this tremendous tale! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 068 - An Gobán Saor
May 01, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 49.9 MBIn this episode we are listening to Mark's fabulous telling of An Gobán Saor and are joined by Naoise and Paudie, the gruesome twosome of Storytellers. As we explore the craft of the smith, these two also give us a glorious insight into Ireland's architecture and their own D.I.Y skills. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 069 - Coming of The Milesians
April 15, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 56.4 MBToday Paudie takes us all the way back to the Coming of The Milesians as we continue delving into the chronology of Irish Mythology. Naoise and Mark also sit down to unpack this tremendous tale! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 067 - Bres the Beautiful
April 14, 2023 15:54 - 19 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode of the podcast Naoise blesses us all with his wonderful telling of Bres the Beautiful. Storytellers Lenny and Ceecee come along for a ride as they discuss the Shakespearian theme within this tale. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 066 - Wee Meg and the Fairy
March 31, 2023 12:40 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBWell Lenny is taking us into a tall tale, one that isnt afraid to push the moral ... and push it does. The story of Wee Meg isnt a well know tale but its hilarious and the commentary, brought to you by Naoise & Paudie? Well lets just say I've never had to edit a podcast so heavily in the last 3 years! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @le...
Episode 065 - The Birth of Lú
March 15, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 48.3 MBWe're getting deeper into Irish Mythology with a telling of The Birth of Lú by Ceecee. Its a pleasant curve ball for Paudie and Mark as its a very different approach of this tale. The great thing about storytelling is that theres no one way of telling a story, you can always shift the focus and the tone. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram ...
Episode 064 - Alp Luachra
March 01, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBCeecee is in his element with this one, and sure didnt he pick it himself? The Alp Luachra is one of Ireland's more unexpected fairy creatures and yet Lenny and Mark tackle this episode with a level head. If you have any questions you’d like us to answer, topics you’d like us to discuss, or stories you would like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram
Episode 063 - The Journey of Cessair
February 15, 2023 10:43 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBIf theres one thing Storytellers appreciate its structure! Despite the twists and turns of the individual stories, Irish Mythology is fairly linear and is broken down neatly into the Cycles. So we that in mind, we go back to the start (or should I say "a" start). Paudie tells us the tales of the arrival of Cessair while Naoise & Cee steer the boat. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie w...
Episode 062 - Brigid and the Fox
January 28, 2023 14:03 - 28 minutes - 41.8 MBAs we prepare for Imbolc and the coming of Spring, Paudie and Naoise sit down for chats, to share a tale told by Mark and explore the overlapping worlds within Ireland.. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 061- Eithne The Bride
December 28, 2022 11:49 - 33 minutes - 45 MBWell its time for another episode and Ceecee shares the tale of Eithne the Bride with us! Of course we need some commentary so Dee and Mark are behind the mic to catch up. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 060 - The Silver Ladel
November 17, 2022 00:11 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBIts Episode 60 and today Ceecee invites Mark to sit down and take a listen as Paudie gifts us a beautiful love story? Maybe not the most romantic but it seems its more realistic that most RomComs that Hollywood puts out! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us
Episode 059 - The Birth of Bran and Scoláin
October 01, 2022 08:54 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBThis is a special one with Edel FINALLY joining Mark for chat and to enjoy a Story by Molly who's recently headed back down to Cork but will return to the Museum again before too long! Molly's tale is the story of the birth of Fionn's hounds Bran & Scoláin. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 058 - The Storm Baby
September 01, 2022 16:12 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBIts Episode 58 and today Paudie and Mark sit down and scratch their heads as Fáin delivers the kind of oddity that only Fáin can. Sometimes things are best left where you find them, thankfully this story was made to share! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 057 - The Birth of Lugh
August 01, 2022 14:43 - 22 minutes - 33 MBTo Celebrate this Lúnasa we have Paudie to take you to a very special time, the birth of Lugh, late comer to the Tuatha de Danann but the man whos love for his Step Mother is so intertwined with this great festival! Mark and Molly are back but with very little they can add to this most epic of tales. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @lep...
Episode 056 Fionn and the Fairie
July 14, 2022 23:37 - 26 minutes - 39.1 MBNow its Brendan's turn to tell us a story with their signature enthusiasm and buoyancy! If that wasnt enough of a treat Mark is joined by our newest Storyteller Molly for some colourful commentary and insight as we hear how a young Fionn carve out his destiny. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 055 - The Cave of Cesh Corran
June 01, 2022 15:40 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBJoin Storytellers Naoise and Mark as they sit down this month for a new old tale from the one and (thankfully "only") Paudie. Even the great Warriors of Ireland deserve a day off .... but unfortunately for them it seems there really is no rest for the wicked! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 054 - Conán of the Wooly Back
May 02, 2022 15:28 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBJoin Storytellers Jade and Mark as they sit down this month for a true feast of a tales from the delightful Dee. Its a story of Na Fianna .... but not one you'd hear all too often growing up in Ireland. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 053 - The Dark Rider
April 15, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 40.9 MBIts Mark and the Museum's newest Storyteller Ceecee as they sit down together to break bread and listen to the mysterious tale of The Dark Rider as told by Naoise, a strangely familiar story. Its a cautionary tale and as we well know, those who dont heed warnings usually end up being the stories we tell in the future! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us...
Episode 052 - The Swan Maiden
April 01, 2022 10:57 - 33 minutes - 48.7 MBNaoise and Mark sit themselves down to listen to the haunting story of The Swam Maiden told by Deirdre, told as only she can. Connections are made, comparisons are drawn and at the end of the day its a story with a message. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 051 - The Legend of Loch Derg
March 15, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBThis Episode Paudie and Mark are taken on a journey to Donegal with Lenny at the storytelling wheel. The mysterious waters of Loch Derg are explored and of course treasures and topics are uncovered! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Episode 050 - How Cuchullain His Got Name
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBJoin the dynamic duo Paudie and Lenny as they explore the tale of one of Ireland's greatest warriors. How Cuchulainn Got His Name is an Irish classic and its a story Mark has been telling since the museum open back in 2010. We look at villians and heroes, and who decides which is which. Of course Lenny cant do a podcast with talking about dogs but this time its relevant ... thankfully Paudie has a tight hold on the leash! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us...
Episode 049 - Dagda's Harp
February 15, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBIn today's episode Lenny tells the story of the Dagda's Harp, while Paudie and Mark discuss the story, Brighid, the Dagda and family! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. Featuring Paudie, Mark and Lenny. The Dagda's Harp is told by Lenny. Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.
Episode 48 - Lady Of Gollerus
February 01, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBJade is back but this time to tell us a story! The tale of the Lady of Gollerus is one of those classic tragic Irish tales that Jade was born to tell. Deirdre and Mark listen to and discuss the twists and turns this story takes, how stories from our past can help us to talk about topic such as consent and entitlement. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us...
Episode 47 - The Old Lady And The Lobster
January 15, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 31.9 MBThe wonderful Deirdre tells us a story that skirts at the edge of creepy in a way that only she can! The man in this story is clearly suspicious of any woman who is independently wealthy. Mark is joined by Storyteller Jade (who's own podcast AboutABook is a joy to the ears), as they discuss the mysteries of the sea as they long for a day at the beach themselves! If you have any questions you’d like us to answer, topics you’d like us to discuss, or stories you would like us to tell, tweet us...
Episode 46 - The Piper of Knockfierna
January 01, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBIn todays episode Stiofáin tells the story of the Piper of Knockfierna. Mark takes a look at how, while this story seems quite fantastical, really its handled in such an every day way. He also thinks back to the field trip back in February 2020 when the museum's Storytellers scaled Knockfierna and immersed themselves in the stories! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryte...
Episode 45 - Bicriu's Feast
December 01, 2021 12:56 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBIn todays episode Paudie tells the story of Bicriu's Feast. Mark and Brendan discuss the story, in Brendan's debut episode of the podcast! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. Featuring Paudie and Jade. The Rathcoffey Púca is told by Mark. Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.
Episode 44 - The Rathcoffey Púca
November 15, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBIn todays episode Mark tells the story of The Rathcoffey Púca. Paudie and Jade discuss the story, in Jades debut episode of the podcast! If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. Featuring Paudie and Jade. The Rathcoffey Púca is told by Mark. Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.
Episode 43 - Daniel Crowley and the Ghost
November 15, 2021 12:43 - 33 minutes - 47.1 MBNaoise tells the story of Daniel Crowley and the Corpse, affectionately referred to in the museum as the Corpse Disco. Mark and Paudie discuss the story, how a story can have many different endings and if they all exist within the one universe. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. Featuring Paudie Holly and Mark Ó'Géaráin....
Episode 43 - Daniel Crowley And The Ghost
November 01, 2021 15:31 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBNaoise tells the story of Daniel Crowley and the Corpse, affectionately referred to in the museum as the Corpse Disco. Mark and Paudie discuss the story, how a story can have many different endings and if they all exist within the one universe. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. Featuring Paudie Holly and Mark Ó'Géaráin....
Episode 42 - Taig O'Kane
October 15, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBIn anticipation of spooky season just around the corner, Naoise brings us the classic Samhain tale of Taig O'Kane. Join Deirdre and Tara as they listen and discuss the idea of running from your responsibilities and the consequences you could face on a dark Irish road, how traveling alone at night is never a good thing, and how important the strange and dark tales are within Irish mythology and folklore. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or sto...
42 - Taig O'Kane
October 15, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBIn anticipation of spooky season just around the corner, Naoise brings us the classic Samhain tale of Taig O'Kane. Join Deirdre and Tara as they listen and discuss the idea of running from your responsibilities and the consequences you could face on a dark Irish road, how traveling alone at night is never a good thing, and how important the strange and dark tales are within Irish mythology and folklore. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or sto...
Episode 41 - The Three Geese
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 43.4 MBMark is back in the Storytelling seat to bring us the tale of The Three Geese. Paudie and Deirdre listen to and discuss the twists and turns this story takes, from how far you can take a lovers quarrel, an Irish funeral, and how much trouble a goose can cause in ones life. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. If you'd like...
Episode 40 - The Great Potato
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 42.3 MBPaudie returns to the podcast today to bring us The Great Potato, the captivating story of a woman who puts her skills in exaggeration and embellishment to the test... But to what end? Mark is joined by podcast-newcomer Tara, as they discuss the history and uses of the potato in Ireland and Irish folklore, and their own personal relationship with what is probably the best food of all time. If you have any questions you’d like us to answer, topics you’d like us to discuss, or stories you wo...
Episode 39 - The Legend of Knockgrafton
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBMuseum director Tom returns as a Storyteller to bring us one of the museum's most beloved stories, the Legend of Knockgrafton. Mark and Eleanor delight in Tom's unique telling, as well as discuss the beautiful but poisonous foxglove plant, the enduring and unusual appeal of Lusmore as a folkloric protagonist, and Mark wonders: what if Lusmore was queer? If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun...
Episode 38 - The Five Pigs of Monkstown
August 15, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBEleanor has a wide-ranging conversation with museum director Tom O'Rahilly about the power of live oral storytelling, the state of storytelling in Europe, and where the idea for the National Leprechaun Museum came from. And they listen to a story! Deirdre tells a story of two lads in Cork who give some rich folks more than they bargained for, literally. Plus, some news from Eleanor. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to...
Episode 37 - The O'Donnell Brothers
August 01, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBEleanor goes from co-host to Storyteller in this episode, telling a story of two brothers from Donegal who fight over a woman and lose nearly everything in the process. Mark is joined by Lenny to discuss the ferocity of sibling rivalry, how to talk to animals, and Lenny's dislike of the sea and all she holds in her. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us o...
Episode 36 - The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran
July 15, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 73.5 MBIn Paudie's story, Fionn Mac Cumhail and the merry men of the Fianna are trapped by Conaran of the Tuatha Dé Danann and his three daughters who are as hairy as they are wicked, and their only hope lies in the hands of the man who killed Fionn's father... Mark and Eleanor relish this tale, as well as reminisce on the museum's recent beach day out, Mark's trip to Roscommon and Longford, and the local legend of the Caves of Cesh Corran in County Sligo. If you have any question you'd like us to ...
Episode 35 - The Wolf and Seven Young Goats
July 01, 2021 09:35 - 30 minutes - 68.7 MBDeirdre brings a tale more commonly associated with the Brothers Grimm - seven little goats are tricked by a wolf and swallowed whole, but their mother has a trick up her sleeve... Mark and Eleanor discuss how this could have possibly been told as a children's story (!), how storytellers can portray animals using only their voices, and Eleanor describes how anthropologists in 2013 used an algorithm to track where and when this story came from. If you have any question you'd like us to answer...
Episode 34 - Diarmuid and the Kingdom Under the Sea
June 15, 2021 11:32 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBDiarmuid, the Fianna's most handsome warrior (thanks to that love spot), shows kindness to a cailleach hag on a stormy night, and wakes up the next morning with a beautiful new wife, an enormous new house, and three wonderful greyhound puppies - life couldn't be better! Paudie tells us how Diarmuid ends up making a mess of it all. Eleanor and Mark discuss how jealousy, immaturity, and insecurity tripped up this relationship, as in anyone's relationship, and discuss how this experience tees Di...
Episode 33 - The Jealousy of Emer
June 01, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 49.2 MBWould you marry Cúchulainn? Emer did, against her father's wishes, but it's not easy being the wife of Ireland's greatest hero. Deirdre tells us the story of Emer, Cúchulainn's wife, and Paudie and Mark discuss Celtic Ireland's attitudes towards marriage, Fearghail's efforts to prevent his daughter marrying the Hound of Ulster, and how their views of Cúchulainn himself have changed over the years. If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories y...