The Celtic Tales Chronicles Podcast

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Hosted by Kerry Graham and Rab Fulton, this offshoot of the world famous Celtic Tales storytelling show takes a deep dive into all the weird, wild and wonderful stories that can be found along Ireland... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

The Celtic Tales Chronicles Podcast episodes:

January 29, 2025 High Sea Slaughter (Part Three)
In part three of this series Rab and Kerry chat about the growing sense of horror on the good ship Mary Russell as the captain begins to capture and bind the crew...
Follow the show on tiktok @celtictaleschronicles
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Listen to Kerry on Promenade S3 Ep16: Kerry - Promenade | Podcast on Spotify
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Primary Source
The ship of seven murders: the tragic voyage of the Mary Russell, written by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney.

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35min
September 19, 2024 BONUS EPISODE: Kerry and Jim and everything you need to know about Galway
In this bonus episode, Kerry chats to friend of the show Jim Ward about all things Galway. Enjoy!
Catch up with Jim's Galway Trails tours at Galway Trails - Walking Tours of Galway
Follow the show on tiktok @celtictaleschronicles
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
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53min
June 24, 2024 High Seas Slaughter (Part Two)
In the second part of the story Rab and Kerry look at how the tension and madness ramped up on the good ship Mary Russell as she sailed across the Atlantic in 1828...
Follow the show on tiktok @celtictaleschronicles
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Primary Source
The ship of seven murders: the tragic voyage of the Mary Russell, written by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney.

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38min
April 08, 2024 High Seas Slaughter (Part One)
Over the next two episodes Rab and Kerry will be taking a look at a horrific mass murder that took place on the Mary Russell, an Irish cargo ship, in 1828.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Primary Source
The ship of seven murders: the tragic voyage of the Mary Russell, written by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney.
Secondary Sources
Clare People: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) (clarelibrary.ie)
The 1798 Rebellion – a brief overview – The Irish Story
Cobh - Wikipedia
Cork Harbour - Wikipedia
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33min
February 25, 2024 Irish Dragons, Sea Serpents and other Cryptids
Kerry and Rab take a deep dive into the lives of Irish and Scottish dragons, mermaids, sea serpents and other cryptids.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sources
The Celtic dragon myth by J.F. Campbell, originally published in 1911.
Seventy Years of Irish Life, by W R Le Fanu, originally published 1893
( Curious fact W R Le Fanu is the brother of Sheridan LE Fanu)
Dido - Wikipedia
Brigid of Kildare - Wikipedia
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58min
February 15, 2024 Irish Women Pirates. Part Three - Anne Bonny & Mary Read
In this episode Rab and Kerry explore the life and world of Ann Bonny an Irish pirate in the Caribbean, and her swashbuckling buddy Mary Read. It is a tale of adventure, death and cursing women. Enjoy!
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sources

Craton, Michael. “The Role of the Caribbean Vice Admiralty Courts in British Imperialism.” Caribbean Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, 1971, pp. 5–20. Accessed through JSTOR
Cuncic, Arlin "What Is the Mandela Effect? 20 Examples and Explanations", in verywellmind.com, Jan 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_piracy

Jeffries, Stuart. "Woke the plank! Were pirate ships actually beacons of diversity and democracy?", in The Guardian, April 2023.

Dawdy, Shannon Lee, and Joe Bonni. “Towards a General Theory of Piracy.” Anthropological Quarterly, vol. 85, no. 3, 2012, pp. 673–99. Accessed through JSTOR
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39min
February 08, 2024 Irish Women Pirates. Part Two - Launching the Pirate Ship
In this episode Kerry and Rab have a look at belief systems of pirates, including the relationship between Saint Brigid and the Vodou faith. This episode was recorded live in Galway City Library on 1st February, St Brigid's Day, and features a caravan of (possibly) French Tractors rolling by the library...
Thanks to Caroline Rowan and all the city library crew for supporting the event.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sources
"Maman Brigitte, the Haitian Loa of Death and Life" in New York Latin Culture Magazine
Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia
François Mackandal - Wikipedia
Brigid - Wikipedia
Brigid of Kildare - Wikipedia
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37min
February 01, 2024 Irish Women Pirates. Part One - The Pirate Queen
In this first episode of Season Two, Rab and Kerry take a deep dive into The Pirate Queen herself, Granuaile, as she fights, loves, gives birth in the middle of a sea battle, and finally shows Queen Elizabeth Tudor who's the real boss.
Clarification: Rab gets his dates mixed up at one point and says 1856 instead of 1586.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sources

Chambers, Anne. Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530–1603. Gill Books, 2019.
Chambers, Anne, and Slattery Williams, Emma. "Grace O’Malley: the fearless pirate queen of Ireland." History Extra, 2021 Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen Of Ireland – Biography & Facts | HistoryExtra

Edwards, R. Dudley, and David B. Quinn. “Sixteenth Century Ireland, 1485-1603.” Irish Historical Studies, vol. 16, no. 61, 1968, pp. 15–32. Accessed via JSTOR

Murray, Theresa D. "Gráinne Mhaol, pirate queen of Connacht: behind the legend" History Ireland, vol. 13, Issue 2, 2005)

Tudor conquest of Ireland - Wikipedia
Parliament of Ireland - Wikipedia
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50min
October 15, 2023 Halloween Extravaganza
In this Halloween episode Rab and Kerry discuss all things Spooky including the origins of Halloween, a deadly fairy encounter, and the 1997 Corrib Park Poltergeist.
CONTENT WARNING This episode also includes discussion about slavery, infanticide and clerical sexual abuse.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
The Halloween Horror Celtic Tales live shows take place in the Crane bar, Galway on 27 October and 2nd November. Tickets from: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Halloween Werewolf Intro" by miksmusic is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Source material
Halloween https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween

Samhain https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain

The Origins of Halloween Traditions
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.

"The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway: History, folklore and mythology in an Irish horseracing family", by Ronan Lynch. Published by. Four Courts Press, 2006
Galway Slave Traders & Sugar Planters in the Caribbean - Dr. Orla Power https://soundcloud.com/galwaycitymuseum/episode-6-galway-slave-traders

Galway Poltergeist - RTÉ archives
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0513/873383-galway-poltergeist/

A haunted house ; The Galway Ghost with Sandra Ramdhanie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ7zSs-e5XY

Sandra Ramghanie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Ramdhanie

‘Every little bone’: How 796 babies at Tuam’s mother-and-baby home
will be exhumed
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2023/06/04/every-little-bone-the-difficult-exhumation-ahead-at-tuams-former-mother-and-baby-home/

Eamonn Casey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Casey

Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland#:~:text=15%20of%201995
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54min
September 24, 2023 Culture Night Live Show
On 22nd September Kerry had a great time chatting about all things podcasting with two other podcasters in Galway City Library, as part of Culture Night 2023. The event was hosted by Caroline Rowan of Galway City Library.
The three podcasters at the event were:
Kerry Graham, co-host of The Celtic Tales Chronicles
Richard Loftus, co-host of The Shnug Podcast
Andy Gaffney, host of Promenade
After listening to this episode go check out all the podcasts on your favourite app; they'll give you a brilliant insight into culture, society, history, humour, and dreams and reflections from the west of Ireland.
And go join your local library.
Enjoy!
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Support The Celtic Tales Chronicles on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
For details tickets, times and dates of the Celtic Tales live shows check out: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & Instagram @celtictalesgalway
Follow The Shnug podcast on Instagram at @theshnugpocast
Follow Promenade on Instagram at @promenadestories
Follow Galway City Library on Instagram at @galwaycitylib
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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FAQs about The Celtic Tales Chronicles Podcast:

How many episodes does The Celtic Tales Chronicles Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.