Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

Sibling Telepathy in the music of the previous two episodes that tell the back-story of these two anyway. Music and how it affect the story. Live music and the difference between live recordings of the stories and the podcast versions. Different, can we ask for feedback from our listeners? The Sugar Club night - Imbolc, special night! Had planned on going back there. We will be back for sure… just...

The Cailleach is a mysterious figure in Irish myth, and the great Fionn Mac Cumhaill feels her wrath in this story. You can take a virtual tour of Slieve Gullion on https://voicesfromthedawn.com/slieve-gullion/, just in case you’re not able to get there at the moment! https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://sound...

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The main source for this story was taken from: Gods and Fighting Men, by Lady Gregory, [1904], at sacred-texts.com Part II Book VI: The Daughter of King Under-Wave https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/gafm/gafm67.htm https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candle...

We found the story of Éachtach in Richard Marsh’s book, Irish King and Hero Tales, translated from an Old Irish poem. And we’ve found it nowhere else. http://richardmarsh.ie/LegendaryBooks.htm She’s the daughter of Diarmuid and Gráinne, two of the most famous characters in Irish mythology, and a formidable warrior who defeated the great Captain of the Fianna, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, and isn’t it stran...

D & G Post show recap of bits that were missed! So…. we will be hearing the second part of that next week. During this time of lockdown we will be trying to get some extra content out as much as possible. Youtube videos from previously live shows going up. So subscribe to youtube to see them. And more podcasts. We encourage people who request stories, and this story was after all requested so we w...

Colmán Ó Raghallaigh’s graphic novel (entitled: An Tóraíocht) but there are several others including the recent movie ‘Pursuit’ by Paul Mericer Sources : Lady Gregory Gods and Fighting Men Online version: https://tinyurl.com/yd46wxgm https://tinyurl.com/ybaf7mp3 https://tinyurl.com/ybh65dzn https://tinyurl.com/ybhnrw5a https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://open.s...

The pursuit of Diamruid and Gráinne is one of the great Irish love stories. It has all the right ingredients: epic, romantic, unbelievably tragic... It's also quite long, so we've split it into two parts. In this part, meet the High King's daughter, Gráinne, who can find no good reason to refuse a proposal from the great Fionn Mac Cumhaill... until she actually meets him. The post-show chat for th...

Today, on World Storytelling Day 2020, we bring you The Mayo Táin: a love story with a difference. A tale of love, lust, and betrayal in which absolutely everybody is cheating on their spouse, and two Queens go to war over the man of their dreams. The damsel in distress is the biggest, brawniest warrior in Ulster, and the great romantic gesture falls hideously flat. Enjoy this special edition podc...

Every storyteller has a different way to tell a story. And whether it's to one person, or to a big group, the telling can be changed each time too. This particular story is a fairly well known Irish Love Story… but be warned, that doesn't mean it's a happy ending! Taken from our live show recorded in Whelans in February, where we told a set of Irish Love Stories, this recording is sure to cause a...

Welcome to the first of our Lockdown Podcasts! As we all practice social isolation, we’re still connected through the stories we tell, and the stories we listen to. The two stories were recorded live from Whelans at last month’s show 'For the Love of Gods". Aron and Sorcha recorded this podcast live on Instagram to test the dynamic duo’s capability to live stream! It’s all very likely that we’ll g...

Ireland has four provinces, but the word for “Province” in Ireland means “a fifth”. This is one of the stories of that lost fifth province, a place where the High Kings ruled, and of how and why it was organised the way that it was. We recorded this podcast while Ireland was gearing up for another election, and we (like everybody else) were thinking about the way we think the place should be run....

This week, we’re bringing you another special edition collaboration with Fonnsheen, especially for relaxing and falling asleep to! This story takes you along on the journey of Deichtre; into the Otherworld and back again. Get your good headphones out, and get comfy. Fonnsheen-soundbaths and soundscape design by Ruairí O'Shea. Founded in 2019, performing regular soundbaths: meditation events in whi...

Story by Aron Hegarty Music & Production Oisín Ryan Intro & Post Show Aron & Sorcha Hegarty https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales/ https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales/ https://vimeo.com/user528...

Cormac Mac Art was one of the great kings of Irish myth: born of a druid’s daughter, raised by wolves, we’re telling the tale of how he won his kingship, fell in love, and was tricked into a quest to find a different kind of wisdom. Aron mentioned a great movie called “Michael Inside” in our discussion on the Brehon Laws and legal systems, you can find out more about it here: https://www.imdb.com/...

Happy New Now folks! We are bringing you a very special treat for your senses in this episode. The Fianna were lead by the great warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill. And he had the wisdom of this world and the next. He had burnt his thumb on the Salmon of Knowledge when he was young, and in this short story, he imparts a beautifully simplistic message that we want to share with you. In this episode, Aron t...

Episode 28 - TheTáin - Post Show Chats https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=6762832

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This podcast focuses on The Morrigan. https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=6762832

“What don’t you like the Children of Lir, Sorcha?” Where to start? This is our retelling, and discussion of, the Children of Lir, perhaps the best-known Irish myth around. What we like about it (Aron) and what we don’t love about it quite so much (Sorcha). Find Karina Tynan’s poetry and powerful retellings of Irish myths at karinatynan.com Produced and edited by Oisin Ryan, with music by Oisin Rya...

It’s time for a different kind of story, the story of the selkie, and a conversation about what kinds of stories we want to tell on this podcast. We’d love to hear from you. Folktales or myths? Or both? Produced and edited by Oisin Ryan, with music by Oisin Ryan, story by Sorcha Hegarty and Aron Hegarty. Support for this podcast comes from our patrons. #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #candlelittales...