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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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Phantom of the Lee Nov 02, 2022

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In episode 194 of Fireside, a mysterious voice is heard all throughout an old cliffside manor. a voice far away, a voice nearby, and a voice that knows your deepest darkest secrets. But at a dinner party what will be done about the Phantom of the Lee...
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Fireside of Horror III Oct 26, 2022

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Episode 193 is the third annual Fireside Halloween Special! Kevin gives readings of The Death Coach - A poem about a headless coach, with headless horses and headless passengers. After that he reads the mother of all headless tales - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, before finally sitting down with W.B. Yeats to summon a few souls from the other world...
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Source - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Irving/Sleepy/Irving_Sleepy.pdf
Source - All Soul's Night: https://kalliope.org/en/text/yeats2001062035

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The Headless Horseman Oct 19, 2022

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In episode 192, Charlie Culnane is the best horse rider in Mallow, County Cork. But after making a hasty bet, Charlie starts to doubt his abilities, and he'll need more than riding skills when he has a dark and sinister encounter on his way home from the pub...
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The Haunted Cellar Oct 12, 2022

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The kind Lord McCarthy can't hold onto his staff. Why? Because none of them will fetch wine from the cellar. So an ambitious young stableboy decides to take the job, but what will he find in The Haunted Cellar?
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Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Great Chase Oct 06, 2022

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In episode 190 of Fireside, Fionn Mac Cumhaill goes out hunting on his own, where he comes to a volcanic lake, and a mysterious woman, and along the way Fionn may have to come to terms with his own mortality...
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Source: https://digital.nls.uk/dcn6/8119/81194994.6.pdf
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The Lucky Guest Sep 28, 2022

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In episode 189 of Fireside, A young maidservant recounts her poor family's turn of fortune with the unexpected arrival of a mysterious guest...
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Osgar and the Green Blade Sep 21, 2022

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In episode 188, Osgar, the greatest of the Fianna, faces off against his greatest foe and a formidable blade. What will happen should Osgar fall? What will happen should the honour of the Fianna be called into question?
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Horse Piper Sep 14, 2022

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A knock at the door on a rainy night...a story of a man on the hunt for tobacco who's turned into a horse...
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The Hill of Slaughter Sep 07, 2022

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In episode 186 of Fireside - The Fianna have endured a period of great peace, but no peace can last forever for Eire's warrior band...and a threat is coming to the island that is not quite human...
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The Drunken Master Aug 31, 2022

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In episode 185, a young woman named Bridget Mac Daniel is a bit too fond of the demon drink - and one night on her way home from the pub, she meets a mysterious little man offering Bridget a free drink...but there Is a heavy price to pay.
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