Fireside

By HeadStuff Podcasts

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 t... more

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How many episodes does Fireside have?

The podcast currently has 248 episodes available.

Fireside episodes:

June 02, 2021 127 - Episode CXXVII - Conall Yellowclaw Part I
In episode 127 of Fireside; Kevin tells the first of three parts of the epic folk tale of Conall Yellowclaw - who must fight for the lives of his three sons, with only the power of his storytelling.

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33min
May 26, 2021 126 - Episode CXXVI - The Hawk of Achill
In episode 126 of Fireside, Kevin tells the mythological tale of Fintan Mac Bochra’s final days and his meeting with the ancient and potentially malevolent Hawk of Achill.

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31min
May 19, 2021 125 - Episode CXXV - The Sprightly Tailor
In episode 125 of Fireside, Kevin tells the Scottish folk tale of a high lord, who hires the services of a sprightly tailor to sew him a new pair of trousers...and also to investigate a supposedly haunted church...

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33min
May 13, 2021 124 - Episode CXXIV - The Manor of Tara
In episode 124 of Fireside, Kevin tells a story of how and why the provinces of Ireland, were and are still divided up. It’s a story of feasts, sages and angelic giants.

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30min
May 05, 2021 123 - Episode CXXIII - The Field of Garters
In episode 123 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of a young woman who encounters a leprechaun working on a holy day. She tries to get some beer and something shiny out of him, but how will that work out in the end?

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31min
April 28, 2021 122 - Episode CXXII - Arrival of the Fir Bolg
In episode 122 of Fireside; Kevin tells of the fourth landing on the island of Ireland - The men of bags themselves - the Fir Bolg. It’s the story of the landing of the Tuatha De Danann...from the other point of view...

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36min
April 21, 2021 121 - Episode CXXI - Witch Horns
In episode 121 of Fireside, Kevin tells the folk tale of a rich woman whose peace is disturbed one night by the arrival of a witch with one horn...and a witch with two horns...and a witch with three horns...they just keep coming.

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31min
April 14, 2021 120 - Episode CXX - Nemed of Scythia
In episode 120 of Fireside: Kevin tells of the third people to inhabit the island of Ireland - A people from the Greek nation of Scythia, in search of a Tower of Gold, and finding Ireland instead...

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32min
April 07, 2021 119 - Episode CXIX - The Enchanting Earl
In episode 119 of Fireside, Kevin tells the folk tale of a hero from Irealnd’s past, who dabbled in the dark arts and was fated to fight in the Great War for Irish freedom...but what happens when his wife discovers his secrets?

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31min
March 31, 2021 118 - Episode CXVIII - Parthalon of Ancient Greece
In episode 118 of Fireside, Kevin tells of the second landing on the island of Eire - of a Greek Prince named Parthalon, who kills his own father, and must flee his home - taking refuge on the tiny windy island we now call Ireland...

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34min

FAQs about Fireside:

How many episodes does Fireside have?

The podcast currently has 248 episodes available.