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August 14, 2019 Episode XXXVI: Cormaic Mac Airt
This week on Fireside, we continue our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, with the story of the supposed greatest Irish King of them all: Cormaic Mac Airt! Is he the greatest, or did he just have really good spin doctors? Let's find out!

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40 min
August 07, 2019 Episode XXXV: Munachar and Manachar
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?

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35 min
July 31, 2019 Episode XXXIV: Niall of the Nine Hostages
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.

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38 min
July 24, 2019 Episode XXXIII: The Storyteller and the Beggar
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.

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38 min
July 17, 2019 Episode XXXII: Labhraidh Loingseach
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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39 min
July 10, 2019 Episode XXXI: The Lady O'Connor
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...

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43 min
July 03, 2019 Episode XXX: Tír na nÓg
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...

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43 min
June 26, 2019 Episode XXIX: The Faerie Horses
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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33 min
June 19, 2019 Episode XXVIII: The End of The Fianna
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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45 min
June 12, 2019 Episode XXVII: Fair, Brown and Trembling
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...

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51 min

About Fireside

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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.