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    Fireside

    Fireside is the Irish Storytelling Podcast. Kevin C. Olohan is your host and Fireside Bard. Every Wednesday, Kevin takes a story from Folklore or Mythology, gives it a fresh retelling, and discusses the story itself and the craft, culture and history of Storytelling. Whether you’re a folklore fanatic, or someone who just enjoys hearing a good yarn, you can always join Kevin by the Fireside.
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    Episode XXXV: Munachar and Manachar Aug 07, 2019
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    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 22ns of August here!

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    Episode XXXIV: Niall of the Nine Hostages Jul 31, 2019
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    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 the 22ns of August here!

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    Episode XXXIII: The Storyteller and the Beggar Jul 24, 2019
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    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 out for the live show in Bellobar!

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    Episode XXXII: Labhraidh Loingseach Jul 17, 2019
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    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...

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    Episode XXXI: The Lady O'Connor Jul 10, 2019
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    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! We appreciate your support!

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    Episode XXX: Tír na nÓg Jul 03, 2019
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    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!

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    Episode XXIX: The Faerie Horses Jun 26, 2019
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    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.

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    Episode XXVIII: The End of The Fianna Jun 19, 2019
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    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.

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    Episode XXVII: Fair, Brown and Trembling Jun 12, 2019
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    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 want to say hi! Donate to the Patreon Page and help the show go live!

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    Episode XXVI: The Hostel of the Quicken Trees Jun 05, 2019
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    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 show go live!

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