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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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The Cattle of Regemon Jan 11, 2023

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In episode 204 of Fireside, we return to the world of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and another precursor tale to The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
Queen Maebh needs allies, and her armies need maintenance - Regemon has the most cattle, and so the most wealth. But Regemon also has seven daughters, in love with the seven sons of Maebh. A plan forms...
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Rumpelstiltskin Jan 04, 2023

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In episode 203 of Fireside, Kevin dives into the world of the Brother's Grimm, with the tale of a boastful miller, who tells the king that his daughter can spin straw into gold. But when the daughter is asked to do so under pain of death, only a mysterious little man can save her...but what does this imp really want. And what is his name again?
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The Lake of Healing Dec 29, 2022

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In episode 202 of Fireside, Kevin tells of an enchanted lake, the faerie kingdom beneath it, and of a poor young boy and his beloved wandering cow..
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A Fireside Christmas III Dec 22, 2022

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In the third Fireside Christmas Special, Kevin adapts and reads Christmas masterpiece and ghost story to end al ghost stories - A Christmas Carol. After Kevin discusses adaptation and various interpretations of Dickens' classic.
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200 - Here Lies Fráech, Son of Medh Dec 14, 2022

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It's the 200th episode of Fireside! Kevin reflects on four years of the podcast with an epic lesser known tale from the Ulster Cycle. Queen Medh has declared war on Ulster, and she is in need of champions. Medh has a daughter, in love with the great hero Fráech. But when Fráech makes his way to Cruachan Fort, will Mebh gain a son-in-law or a warrior?
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Maui: Creator of Islands Dec 07, 2022

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In episode 199 of Fireside to coincide with Kevin's travels around New Zealand, we meet the great hero of Polynesian Mythology - Maui, demi-god and creator of islands. We learn of Maui's premature birth, how he found his way home, his development into the trickster god, how he got his magical fish hook, and most of all...how he became the creator of islands.
In episode 198 of Fireside, We learn of the ancestral burial site of the Castillon family - a graveyard long submerged beneath the sea, and of a mysterious custom that ferries the souls of the dead, to the grave beneath the wave...
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The Grave Beneath The Wave Nov 30, 2022

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In episode 198 of Fireside, We learn of the ancestral burial site of the Castillon family - a graveyard long submerged beneath the sea, and of a mysterious custom that ferries the souls of the dead, to the grave beneath the wave...
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Rent Day Nov 22, 2022

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In episode 198 of Fireside, A legendary king visits a poor man who is in danger of being thrown out on the streets by his cruel landlord. Will O'Donoghue's Blessing be enough when rent day comes?
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The Giant's Stairs Nov 16, 2022

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In episodes 196 of Fireside, A blacksmith is visited in a dream by a son of a lord, lost for seven years. The young boy charges the smith with his rescue, which involves a quest off the coast at the fabled Giant's Stairs...
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The Three Crowns Nov 09, 2022

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In episode 195, Three princes and three princesses are put through the trials of a seven inch tall man, and the prize is a trinity of crowns...
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