Fireside

This week on Fireside, the continuation of the story of Sweeney. Transformed into a creature half man and half bird, his mad wanderings all over the island of Eire, and his end at the monastery of St. Mullins... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to show your support! Learn mor...

This week on Fireside, the epic finale of the King Cycle of Irish Mythology, tells of Sweeney, King of Dal Arie and how he is cursed by the priest Ronan Finn to a life of tormented wandering... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to show your support! Learn more about your ad ch...

This week on Fireside, we continue the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology with a look at Conaire Mór, the almost Grecian hero, who tried to rule justly under several difficult, varied and absurdly specific taboos. Can you ever escape fate? Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to...

This week on Fireside: A folk tale about a mortal boy in Donegal who marries a Faerie. He’s fine with this, but his uncles sure aren’t... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 40th episode of Fireside, Kevin tells one of the most famous of the Irish myths, and possibly one of the greatest love stories of all, about the everlasting, turbulent and true love between the River God Midir, and his beloved Étaín. Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to...

This week on Fireside the Irish Story Telling Podcast, Kevin tells four different folk tales. All foul, some with fowl but all centered on a fox. Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fireside, in the next episode of our look at the Historical or King cycle of Irish Mythology, we meet Mongán, a hairy baby raised by the God of the Sea, Manannán Mac Lir, to become the next High King! Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to show your support! Learn m...

On this Fireside, an Irish version of the classic fairy tale of Snow White sees the vain and wicked Silver Tree attempt to reclaim her place as most beautiful in the land by murdering her own daughter Gold Tree. Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page! Also buy your tickets to the live sho...

This week on Fireside, we continue our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, with the story of the supposed greatest Irish King of them all: Cormaic Mac Airt! Is he the greatest, or did he just have really good spin doctors? Let's find out! Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Pag...

This week on Fireside, a strange and humourous folk tale of a boy named Munachar, who wants to hang his foe Manachar, for the crime of eating his strawberries. What more needs to be said? Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page! Also buy your tickets to the live show in Bellobar on the 22n...

This week on Fireside, continuing our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of Niall, the founder of the O'Neill dynasty, who lay with a hag, and became High King at Tara. Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page! Also buy your tickets to the live show in Bellobar on...

Kevin is a storyteller who loves stories about storytellers. This Fireside episode is just that: the tale of a champion storyteller who suffers a creative block for the very first time, and the lengths he must go to, to overcome it. Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page! Also keep an eye...

In the first story of the Historical or King Cycle of Irish Mythology, we tell the tale of the long and bloody path to the throne Labhraidh Loingseach, a good king with a terrible secret... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fireside is a folk tale from county Clare, sourced from J.M. Synge's book on the Aran Islands, The Lady O'Connor tells of poor boy's quest to marry a rich girl, and the bargain he makes to get what he wants... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help the show go live!...

In the 30th episode of Fireside, Kevin tells one of the most famous Irish myths of all time: Oisín and Niamh's adventures in Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help the show go live! We appreciate your support! Learn more about your ad choi...

A folk tale from the county of Cavan about the love between siblings and the dangers of Irish peat bogs...also Faeries and their horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the climactic final battle of the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of the causes, lead up to and casualties of the great Battle of Gabhra. this conflict would bring about the end of the Fianna of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fireside is an early Irish variation on the fairy tale of Cinderella: Fair, Brown and Trembling, which tells the classic tale of a beautiful young princess, and the torment she goes through at the hands of her cruel older sisters... that is, until she meets the local hen wife... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just...

On Fireside this week, is another tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's relationship with a vengeful young Scandinavian Prince, and the mysterious hostel where Fionn and his hunting party are lured... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help the sho...

This week on Fireside, a folk tale from County Mayo, about a young boy from Castlebar named Guleesh, who goes on an epic quest with a bunch of fairies to rescue the Princess of France...But all is not as it seems! Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help the show go live! Learn mor...

As we approach the climax of the Fenian cycle of Irish Mythology on Fireside, Kevin tells epic love story of the Princess Gráinne and her love Diarmuid O'Duibhne, and their flight from Fionn Mac Cumhaill... whom Gráinne was meant to marry! Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help t...

On this week's Fireside, a recent folk tale from the County of Limerick. Kevin tells the tale of two young girls who encounter an old woman in the woods in the company of a tall, mysterious and dangerous figure... Danno or the Devil? Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help the sho...

This week on Fireside, continuing our look at the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of the legend of Sadhbh, the first and most beloved wife of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, who was transformed into the form of a deer by a dark druid whose love Sadhbh spurned... Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Donate to the...

In another episode of Irish American Folklore on Fireside, Kevin tells the story of a young woman named Pretty Polly and her dealings with a mysterious stranger called Mr. Fox... There's murder, mystery and even a talking parrot. Get in touch with the show on Kevin's Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast. Donate to the Patreon Page and help the show go live! Learn more about...

In our continuing look at the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, on this week's Fireside, the great warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill finally takes his place as the leader of the Fianna. But first, he must defeat a magical harp-playing fire-breathing demon! Give Kevin a follow on Instagram and Twitter, and get in touch if you have any ideas for the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...