One Last Tale

Tonight we travel to Wales. This story is inspired by Mabon ap Modron from Welsh mythology and what may have happened and his Mother, Modron's journey with grief. The surviving material about Mabon is quite fragmentary, particularly his disappearance and eventual rescue.

Brighid and the Flame tells of love, loss and the sacred fire that burns even through grief. TW: this story is gentle but explores the loss of a child and grief as a mother, if this feels too heavy right now, please take care of yourself and I warmly welcome you back for the next tale 🤍

A haunting bedtime tale inspired by Irish folklore. The Bean Sídhe (Irish) and Bean Shìth (Scottish Gaelic), both pronounced ban-shee, literally translate to "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman". In Celtic folklore, they are supernatural female spirits who act as omens of death, famous for their mournful wailing or keening. In this story, the Banshee’s Daughter drifts through grief, prophec...

A soft and gentle story for Beltane, the ancient Gaelic festival of fire, flowers and magic: Celebrating the turning of the season. In this dreamy episode of One Last Tale, wander through golden fields and blooming hawthorn trees, where wishes are tied with ribbon and the unseen world lingers just beyond the light. Happy Beltane 🌸

Welcome back, dreamer. Tonight’s tale is an old one from the hills of Scotland and Ireland. A story of a mother’s knowing, of the fae who walk unseen and of the children they leave behind. When Maeve begins to feel that the child in her arms is not her own, she follows instinct into the woods… to a place where the veil is thin and the truth awaits. After six months of stillness, One Last Tale retu...

A soothing bedtime story from Celtic folklore. “The Selkie’s Skin” drifts between sea and shore: where love, loss and magic intertwine. Bite-sized storytelling for grown-up dreamers 🌙✨

A haunting bedtime tale from Celtic myth. When crows gather and the sky turns dark, the Morrígan, goddess of war and fate, is said to walk among mortals. Her whispers foretell endings… and beginnings. Bite-sized stories for dreamers and night wanderers. ⚔️🌙

Welcome to One Last Tale - a bedtime podcast of Celtic myth, moonlit folklore and gentle stories for grown-up dreamers. Each episode, settle in for one softly told tale from the edge of sleep, the land and the Otherworld.