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Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan

Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storyteller. He has been telling tales for over 35 years. Each month, Eddie will share Irish wisdom and stories from the past on the Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan podcast.

As a cultural preservationist, Eddie has amassed the largest collection of folk stories and tales in Ireland. His dedication to the tradition has seen him collect and compile stories from all across the country, particularly those that deal with the themes of the supernatural, fairies and Irish lore.

Produced and recorded by Philip Murphy and John Lillis. Music by Clare Sands. Photography by Valerie O’Sullivan.

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Episode 11 : The Old People Sep 01, 2020

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This month, Eddie recounts his experiences of talking and conversing with the old people around Ireland. Through documenting their stories and experiences, Eddie has developed a rare insight into the beliefs and customs that came to define old traditional life in Ireland. He also reads some of the surreal writing of one patient named Jimmy who Eddie used to visit over the years in Our Lady's hospital in Ennis.

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Episode 10 : Music and the Fairies Part 2 Aug 04, 2020

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This month, Eddie tells us of a man named Sean O'Connor who came from Sliabh Luachra. The kind of man who didn't quite fit in. Sean's fiddle playing was a point of mockery in the local community, and he was chased out of the local parish dances because of it. Until one night, after a chance encounter with the other crowd, he gets given the gift of fairy music.

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Episode 9 : Music and the Fairies Part 1 Jul 13, 2020

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This month, Eddie tells a story from his own parish of Brosna in Co.Kerry about two cruiteacháns - local hunchbacks known as Ned Murt and Pat Mickey Seán. On a dark night, a chance meeting with the fairies and the ensuing singsong showed how na daoine uaisle have the ability to heal certain afflictions. But make sure you sing the song correctly, or you might find yourself worse off than before.

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Episode 8 : The Cure Jun 02, 2020

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This month, Eddie tells a number of tales about the curious power of cures. Eddie relays a number of cures that Biddy Early prescribed to various people throughout the county. Cures for illness, cures for animals, and cures for the fairies. As the stories show, you had to follow the cure's warning exactly, or else!

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Episode 7 : The Fairy Wind May 05, 2020

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This month, Eddie gives a brief introduction to the fairies, na daoine uaisle. He explores the traditional roots of fairy folklore and legends, and tells of a West Clare women's deadly encounter with the fairy wind, an sí gaoithe.

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Episode 6 : The Art of Collecting Mar 31, 2020

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This month, Eddie looks back on how he was first introduced to story-telling and collecting in Brosna in Co. Kerry. Eddie explores the importance of passing down stories from one generation to the next, and how it preserves our cultural and traditional beliefs. This episode is supported by Creative Ireland.

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Episode 5 : Defiant Irish Women Mar 04, 2020

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This month, Eddie speaks about some of the defiant Irish women in Irish folklore. He tells of Máire Rua McMahon from Co. Clare, and her trials and tribulations with her various husbands. Eddie also tells the tale of the boy who pulled the wrong stone from a castle wall, and felt the strike of the Cailleach.

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Episode 4 : St Brigid Jan 29, 2020

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Eddie tells some stories about St Brigid. St Brigid is also known as Mary of the Gael or Muire na nGael. She is one of the Patron Saints of Ireland.

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Episode 3 : Animals in Irish Folklore Jan 02, 2020

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In this episode Eddie talks about animals in Irish Folklore and their importance in storytelling.

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Episode 2 : Biddy Early Part 1 Nov 28, 2019

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A great woman. In this episode Eddie gives an introduction to Biddy Early, the bean feasa, the “wise woman” of Clare.

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