Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

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, we take a look at one of the many and varied forms of the Púca, who can appear as a creature of the otherworld, a human, an animal, and much more besides. In this tale, the Púca seems to cry out against an injustice in Co. Donegal. But on...

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, we take a look at another one of the many and varied forms of the Púca, who can appear as a creature of the otherworld, a human, an animal, and much more besides. In this tale, the Púca arrive at a big house in Kildare in the shape of an a...

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. This epsiode tells the story of a demonic attack on an innocent person, and how the creature was finally overcome. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends u...

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 retells the story of the Dearg Du, the vampiric creature of Irish folklore. 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 dona...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this bonus episode of a show recorded live in the crypts below Christchurch. 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...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series of Samhain Stories. It is the time for spooky folk tales, and we are telling a few new ones that we have not told before. ‘Tis the season for spooky folktales, and in this series, we will tell you more of our favourites. Strange things happen across this land around this time of year, and oftentimes they make great stories as a r...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and to the close (for now) of this Mythic Places Series. In this series, we took a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we’re sitting down with a very special guest, Russell Swanagon. Russell is a lecturer in California Polytechnic State University whose work focuses on the im...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we take a closer look at the Sliabh Mis mountains in Kerry. There is a burial site in the hills, where the daughter of a Phero of Egypt is buried. The story goes, that a group of exile...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Mythic Places Series. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we’re talking about two stories that take place close together, in a mythic landscape that we’ve only scratched the surface of: Kerry. We’ll talk about the story of Mis a...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series on Mythic Places. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we are in Kerry and the Sliabh Mis mountains. In this story, these mountains were named after a fearsome beast that roamed them, killing all trespassers. But the beast...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Mythic Places Series. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we are talking about the Cailleach in all her gruesome glory. Spirit of winter, shape-shifter, maker of kings. The Cailleach is a powerful and terrifying figure, and she...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. This episode we are talking about the Cailleach again. The Cailleach Beara offered her love, and her longing to the youthful CuChulainn. If you go to the lighthouse at Loop Head in County Clare, you wi...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we are climbing the hill, and then turning and climbing again, up to the cairns at Loughcrew. Dropped by the Cailleach as she leapt from hilltop to hilltop, gathering power to her. But...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode we have a special guest, Julie Lockey, to talk about the last three episodes, and the three bad bitches that appeared in them. From the Revenge of Sín, Becuma, and the one and only Mach...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. This story takes place during the reign of King Conn of the Hundred Battles, or Conn Céad Cathach. He ruled from Tara and was the High King of Ireland at the time, but this story is about his son, and how he manages to rid the la...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series on Mythic Places. In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. In this episode, we journey across the road and up the hill to Navan Fort, also known as Emain Macha. In the province of Armagh, Árd Mhacha, where Macha, Queen of the Nemedians, is bur...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. This series is about the mythic places all over Ireland. And in this episode, we are chatting about the first two episodes, The Giants Causeway and Blarney. Aron and Sorcha are in the “shoffice” again chatting about the beauty of these places, and the stories that go along with two of Ireland's most iconic and sought-after place...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. This is the story of one of Ireland best known burial cheers. Newgrange is said to have housed the beloved dead of those that knew Boann and the Dagda well. The Majesty of the place can not be argued with. The winter solstice sun...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. This episode is simply a tester! Aron has a new (ish) laptop and the mic set up needed a bit of tweaking. Alan Homan is helping us get the post production and uploading of the podcast done at the moment, as Oisin has been called to Tír na nÓg again. He’s still helping out through the veil, but we have to test a few things while...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. Tickets for our upcoming Game at Crinniu na nÓg: https://cruinniu.creativeireland.gov.ie/event/cruthu-reimagined/ Tickets for our live podcast in the Lighthouse: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/candlelit-tales-live-podcast-midsummer-the-stories-and-the-chats-tickets-337053775917 This series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Irelan...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. This is the story of one of the most popular destinations for visitors to Ireland, a place that can give you the gift of the Gab, Blarney Castle. If you know a place with an interesting tale, drop us a line and let us know and it...

Mythic Places Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. This episode is the story of a stunning rock formation in County Antrim, known as the Giant’s Causeway, that was either formed by volcanic rock shattering on contact with ocean waves or… well, you’ll see If you kn...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This series, we’re taking a look at some of the most iconic locations in Ireland, and the stories and myths attached to them. Aron and Sorcha chat about what we want to do with this series, and how we want to do it. If you know a place with an interesting tale, drop us a line and let us know and it could be featured in one of our Mythic Places stories!...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast, and back to this Series. This series is about the end of the Fianna and the rebirth of life after death. The transition from the Pagan belief system to catholicism. Sometimes we romanticise the past, and we get a little confused as to what good ideas to take out of it. This episode, is about what we are doing now. Or what some of us can do. Aron had the...

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. This is the story of what happened to Osgar son of Oisín grandson of Fionn MacCumhaill when he woke up after he died… This story is told by Aron Music is by Oisín Ryan and Alan Homan and it is produced by Oisín Ryan and Alan Homan This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and a...