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105 - Episode CV - The Voyage of Bran Dec 31, 2020

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In episode 105, Kevin tells the earliest recorded tale to feature an Irish God - the story of Bran - High King of Ireland, and his encounter with Manannan Mac Lir - God of the Sea

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104 - Episode CIV - A Fireside Christmas Dec 23, 2020

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Epsiode 104 is a very Christmassy Fireside! Kevin reads Kavanagh’s A Christmas Childhood, the Dickens story that inspired A Christmas Carol, and the greatest Christmas fairytale of them all - Fairytale of New York

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103 - Episode CIII - The Robin and the Wren Dec 16, 2020

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In episode 104, Kevin tells festive tales to warm the winter months - reclaiming pagan traditions of a Christianised holiday - the two birds of Christmas - the good natured, kind hearted robin and the clever, mischievous trickster wren.

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102 - Epiosde CII - The Adventure of Connlae Dec 09, 2020

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Kevin tells the story of Connlae, son of Conn of the Hundred Battles, in a tale that is the earliest surviving medieval Irish text...how’s it holding up?

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101 - Episode CI - King O’Toole’s Goose Dec 02, 2020

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In episode 101, Kevin returns to his home county of Wicklow, for a story about a local chieftain, who, in old age, adopts an unusual pet. But when the companion grows old like her master, the two must seek the help of the namesake of your Fireside Bard: Kevin of Glendalough.

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100 - Episode C - Conn of the Hundred Battles Nov 25, 2020

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The 100th episode of Fireside! Appropriately; Kevin of the Hundred Episodes tells of Conn of the Hundred Battles. He also discusses the journey of the podcast up to this point - from Yeats to Fry. Listen to the end, for a special surprise: a remembrance of the very first episode!

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Episode XCIX - Ragnarok: The Doom of the Gods Nov 18, 2020

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Episode 99 - The epic finale of Norse Mythology. The doom of the Gods. Kevin tells how it happened. Or how it will happen. Has it happened yet?

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Episode XCVIII - Ragnorak: The Death of Baldr Nov 11, 2020

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Episode 98 - Norse Mythology is unique in that it has a beginning...and a definitive end. In this episode Kevin builds the tower of cards that would collapse with the story of the shining God Baldr, and how his death led to the doom of the Gods.

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Episode XCVII - FIonn MacCumhaill in the Old Man’s Hourse Nov 04, 2020

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Episode 97 - Kevin returns to the familiar territory of the leader of the Fianna; Fionn Mac Cumhaill - in a tale which grew from Norse Mytholgy.
Fionn and his hunting party take refuge in an old man’s house. There’s a goat and beautiful young woman, but is all what it seems?

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Episode XCVI - Fireside of Horror II Oct 28, 2020

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Episode 96 is The second Halloween special of Fireside; celebrating the gothic and the ghoulish in Irish literature, poetry and song.
Kevin reads the eerie ballad of The LaKe of the Dismal Swamp
Frankenstein’s monster is loose in Ireland?
And I’ve heard of Christmas songs, but what about Halloween songs?
Also discussions on the pagan feast of Samhain, its ties to mythology and other customs we still celebrate.

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