Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways. In this episode, Sorcha tells a story of three sisters, and the Three Sisters. This is an original story in the style of a classic fairy-tale, based on the legends of wolf-walkers in Ossory. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways. This is the story of Lough Sheelin, the lake of the fairie pool. This is more closely linked to folk tales and the folk beliefs that surround the mysterious lake in Co. Cavan. At the North Eastern tip of the waterways that connect to the River Shannon, this lake has a number of tales of merpeople under the lake, or houses s...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are returning to our series on Waterways. In this episode, Sorcha tells the story of the Blackwater, the Great River that flows across Munster, and the battle that was fought as much with magic and water as it was with sword and sinew. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candle...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special guest podcast. We were delighted to collaborate with Aindrias de Staic on our latest tour, performing a live show with him in The Pavillion, Lisdoonvarna. Aindrias is a storyteller and musician who performs in Irish and English. He’s a fiddle player and seanachaí from the west coast of Ir...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast interview. We were delighted to collaborate with Aindrias de Staic on our latest tour, performing a live show with him in The Pavillion, Lisdoonvarna. Aindrias is a storyteller and musician who performs in Irish and English. He’s a fiddle player and seanachaí from the west coast o...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast in honour of Bealtaine Six months away from Samhain, Bealtaine was almost as important to our ancestors. A time when the veil was thin, and both ancestors and spirits could cross over. We’ve been on a tour of the south-west with this story for the past week and we were delighted w...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast in honour of Bealtaine Six months away from Samhain (today more commonly known as Halloween), Bealtaine was almost as important to our ancestors. A time when the veil was thin, and both ancestors and spirits could cross over. We’ve been on a tour of the south-west with this story...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways. This is our two hundredth episode of the podcast! We are very excited to take a look back at where we began, and a look ahead at where we’re off to next. 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...

In this episode, |Aron tells the story of the Voyage of Bran. The mythic King who sailed off to follow the Mag Mel, the plain of honey that lead him to the other world. After hearing enchanting music, which, lulled him into a deep and restful sleep, Bran met a woman from the other world and she invited him to join her in the land of Promise. With the promise of no pain, suffering or death in a lan...

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down to chat about this series on Waterways, the Lore of Places, and the month when everyone is proud to be Irish! 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/ Please note the co...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This month we’re telling stories of the Mythic Places of Ireland and its many waterways. This is another story of the satirist of Ulster, Aithirne, and his incredible skill, and incredible pride, that wreaked havoc when the poet decided to insult the River Mourne. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://ww...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This month, we’re getting back to the Mythic Places of Ireland, and the stories they’re connected to, with a new series on waterways. This is the story that links into this time of year, a story we’ve told a few times before in a few different ways, and which has the origin of the Shannon and an alternative to the naming of Lough Derg in it too. So it c...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This month we’re telling stories of the Mythic Places of Ireland and its many waterways. This one of a number of stories about how Lough Derg, on the Shannon, got its name. They all seem to come back to blood, one way or another. The poet Aithirne demanded high prices for all his performances, and liked to try to stir up trouble by asking for something...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This month, we’re getting back to the Mythic Places of Ireland, and the stories they’re connected to, with a new series on waterways. This is the story of the largest lake on the island of Ireland, Lough Neagh. Lí Ban’s name means “the beauty of woman” but she is known more for her shape-shifting survival than for her pretty face. This podcast is proudl...

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down to chat about where in the world they are, and mostly about Brigid. 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/ Please note the content of these stories may be triggering f...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Today is the first day of Spring, Imbolg, also known as Brigid’s Day. This is a story that Sorcha has been working on for some time, in honour of the Goddess-turned-Saint. We were going to release this as a two-part episode, but have decided to let the whole thing out on the day that’s in it. For the first time on this podcast, this story will be unacco...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Here in the darkest time of the year, we’re telling stories to get cosy with. This is the story of a woman who makes no apologies for her own darkness: Becuma of the Sidhe, who brought Ireland to near ruin for little more than her own entertainment and departed for parts unknown. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each mont...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Here in the darkest time of the year, we’re telling stories to get cosy with. This is a tale from the annals of the Kings, and one that we told often at one point. We’ve told it less of late, as this is a story that is long, dark, and very twisted. Also, if anyone listening has the surname Coffey, you might like to know that it traces back to the High K...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Here in the darkest time of the year, we’re telling stories to get cosy with. This week we have a tale of the Fianna from special guest, Daniel Allison. If you haven’t listened to Daniel’s chat with Aron, go back and check out episode 184. Daniel Allison is a USA Today bestselling author, oral storyteller and podcaster from Scotland. He is the author of...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Here in the darkest time of the year, we’re telling stories to get cosy with. This is a story of Ireland’s Atlantis, a disappearing island in the Atlantic called Hy Brasil. Referred to as a kind of paradise, this island was said to be a place that lost sailors might find their way to, and a place that many people sought out. This podcast is proudly spon...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Here in the darkest time of the year, we’re telling stories to get cosy with. In this episode, Aron is telling the best kind of love story: a tragic one. Because who wants to hear about happy ever after when the days are dark and the nights are long? This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Here in the darkest time of the year, we’re telling stories to get cosy with. In this episode, for the longest night of the year, Sorcha is telling the story of the Daghda’s Harp. This is a story we’ve told many times, often for younger audiences. But here it is presented in a different light, as a story about healing from hardship and remembering that,...

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down to chat about the months of darkness, and how we can escape physically and imaginatively. You can find A History of Ireland in 100 Words here: https://www.ria.ie/history-ireland-100-words Daniel Allison’s podcast is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/house-of-legends-world-myths-legends/id1463264216 And the Lore and Legends podcast, which we are w...

In this episode, Aron sits down with Daniel Allison of House of Legends podcast to talk about stories. Daniel Allison’s podcast is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/house-of-legends-world-myths-legends/id1463264216 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...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. ‘Tis the season for spooky folktales, and in this series, we will tell you more of our favourites. In this episode, Aron is telling a new story he heard recently from the wonderful storyteller Jack Lynch. It's about a changeling of a different sort, and how the folk of the Otherworld can intrude on our lives. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the peo...