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    Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

    We are a group of storytellers, performers, and musicians. We tell Irish myths to a live audience with live music.
    Candlelit Tales was founded by brother-sister storytelling duo Aron and Sorcha Hegarty. Driven by a passion for Irish mythology, we started retelling the stories to a near-empty room upstairs in a Dublin pub one rainy evening in November. The next week, the room was a lot less empty, and we were joined by musician Ru O’Sé. By the fourth week, the room was full, and so was the hall outside. We realised that when we share our passion, it becomes contagious. And we’ve been telling stories and playing music from that day to this.

    Since then, over the past five years of telling stories in the capital of this nation of storytellers, we have developed and refined our uniquely expressive, naturalistic and modern style. Live music is the heartbeat of all our performances, and a live original music score composed by a team of talented musicians drives the rhythm of the stories

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    Episode 212 - Waterways Wrap-up Jul 19, 2023
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    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast. In this episode, Aron and Sorcha discuss the stories and places that inspired our most recent Mythic Places series on Waterways. 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


    Episode 211 - Mythic Places - Waterways - The Crane Bag Jul 13, 2023
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    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this last story (for now) in our series on Waterways. In this episode, Sorcha tells a tale of our largest waterway - the ocean that surrounds us. Manannán mac Lir is the god of the sea, and the Crane Bag holds all the treasures of the sea within it. This is the story of where that magical bag came from. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of death by drowning, forced transformation, and death by violence. 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/


    Episode 210 - Mythic Places - Waterways - Gougane Barra & the River Lee Jul 05, 2023
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    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways. In this episode, Aron tells us the origin of the River Lee. There are scant enough details about the event, but Saint Finnbarr is claimed to have settled a monastery on the island in the middle of the lake of Gougane Barra. The Rock of Barra. Was there already a standing stone there, a rock of limestone from the cliffs that surround the lake in the mountains there? Or did this saint settle his chappel on a rock he found and named? Either way, the place has his name to this day. Legend has it, St. Finnbarr defeated the serpent Lua or Lú which lived in the dark depths of the lake. Upon being banished the serpent tore through the landscape, carving a trail for the water from the lake to flow all the way to the marsh mouth of the river Lee where it meets the sea. 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/ Big thank you to Fiaon for this wonderful article with images below, and to the poet James Harpur for his stunning poem ‘Finbarr and the Serpent of Gougane Barra’ https://roaringwaterjournal.com/2020/05/24/to-puncture-the-mysterious-finbarr-and-the-serpent/ https://roaringwaterjournal.com/tag/gougane-barra/ I also found Patrick Comerford’s writing below really helped me get into the visuals of the place: http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2021/07/the-island-oratory-at-gougane-barra.html


    Episode 209 - Mythic Places - Waterways - How The River Delvin Got Its Name Jun 28, 2023
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    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways. This is the story of how the River Delvin got its name. The River Delvin is a small but significant river that runs the border between Co. Dublin and Co. Meath. Rúad was the son of a King in the East of Ireland. The people of Magh Muirigh or Moymurthy were his father's people, and he decided to leave one day to go north to visit his foster brother in Norway. Things didn’t work out the way he had planned, and he spent seven years away from Ireland after a fairly enjoyable meeting with some ferocious female fae. Unfortunately for Rúad, he broke his promise to them and suffered the consequences. But interestingly, the name of the river came from the refrain that all the people called out when they saw what had happened. The source of this story, or set of stories tied together, was inspired by the translation of “How the River Nanny and Delvin got their Names” from the book ‘Meath Folk Tales’ by Richard Marsh. 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast contains mention of the violent death of a child. https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


    Episode 208 - Waterways And Wer-Creatures Jun 21, 2023
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    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast! In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down to chat about these tales of lakes and rivers and creatures that turn into people sometimes. Sources for these stories include Meath Folk Tales by Richard Marsh, and Daithí Ó hÓgáin’s book The Lore of Ireland. 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


    Episode 207 - Mythic Waterways - Three Sisters In Ossory Jun 14, 2023
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    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 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. Trigger warnings include death by violence, implied death by burning, and loss of siblings.


    Episode 206 - Mythic Places - Waterways - Lough Sheelin - Lake Of The Fairie Pool Jun 07, 2023
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    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 spotted under the surface. Our protagonist is known only as the student, and he was sick and tiered of hearing these superstitious stories his father would frequently. Unfortunately for the student, he had attracted the attention of one of the merpeople, and that's not often a good thing. The source of this story, stories tied together as one, was inspired by two stories of “Loch Síodh Linn” from the book ‘Meath Folk Tales’ by Richard Marsh. 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


    Episode 205 Mythic Places Waterways Blackwater May 31, 2023
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    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/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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. Trigger warnings include traumatic birth, death in childbirth, and death by violence. #candlelittales t#candlelittalespodcast #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology #patreon #thankyou #subscribe #youtube #spotify #amazon https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


    Episode 204 Aindrias De Staic Mis And Dubh Ris May 24, 2023
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    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 Ireland and has been performing for over two decades. Aron first saw Aindrias at a festival where he was playing with the Lachichos, a three-piece band that blends great tunes, with romping stories and folktales of Aindrias’s creation. We have performed together only once before, in Dublin in 2019 but that was without Sorcha. So this was the first time the three of us told stories together, and we were accompanied by Alan Homan on guitar as Aindrias opened the night and played along with Alan as he listened to us tell the Battle of Ventry. We gave him the story of Mis and Dub Ris and he gave us a lovely Bealtaine story to tell again. We caught up on the last episode, and for this episode, we had the pleasure of playing some tunes and hearing him tell us this story. You can find Aindrias online at www.aindrias.com and on Instagram @smalltownsheanachai 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. #candlelittales t#candlelittalespodcast #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology #patreon #thankyou #subscribe #youtube #spotify #amazon https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


    Episode 203 Aindrias De Staic Interview May 17, 2023
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    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 of Ireland and has been performing for over two decades. Aron first saw Aindrias at a festival where he was playing with the Lachichos, a three-piece band that blends great tunes, with romping stories and folktales of Aindrias’s creation. We have performed together only once before, in Dublin in 2019 but that was without Sorcha. So this was the first time the three of us told stories together, and we were accompanied by Alan Homan on guitar as Aindrias opened the night and played along with Alan as he listened to us tell the Battle of Ventry. We gave him the story of Mis and Dub Ris that he tells in the next episode, and for this episode, we had the pleasure of catching up with him again as he regaled us with his wit and witticisms. You can find Aindrias online at www.aindrias.com and on Instagram @smalltownsheanachai 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 for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. #candlelittales t#candlelittalespodcast #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology #patreon #thankyou #subscribe #youtube #spotify #amazon https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales 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/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast


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