March 06, 2026

The VERY Messed Up Origins of Celtic Folklore

1 hour 22 minutes

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▼ Chapters ▼

» 0:00 - The Myth and Lore of the Emerald Isle

» 1:07 - Creature #1 – Leprechauns

» 13:39 - Creature #2 – Banshee

» 22:45 - Creature #3 – Leanan Sidhe

» 25:15 - Creature #4 – The Kelpie

» 27:36 - Creature #5 - Caorthannach

» 30:38 - Creature #6 – The Dullahan

» 44:09 - Creature #7 – Changelings

» 1:04:11 - Creature #8 – The Puca

» 1:08:01 - Creature #9 – Abhartach

» 1:11:50 - Creature #10 – Selkies

» 1:16:04 - Creature #11 – Balor

» 1:20:29 - The Fair Folk’s Legacy

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» ALL Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» Featured Folklore (the animated series!): https://bit.ly/featuredfolklore

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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▼ Credits ▼

» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer

» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor

https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/

» Payton Swan – Editor

https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan

» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant

https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord

https://twitter.com/thefolklord

» Steven Merrell – Folklore Consultant

https://twitter.com/StevenMerrell5

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

▼ Art Sources ▼

» Markus Stadlober, Creature Artist:

https://www.artstation.com/elderscroller

https://www.instagram.com/markus.stadlober.art/

» If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!

▼ Music Sources ▼

» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com

» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic

» https://artlist.io

#celticfolklore #leprechauns #mythology

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March 06, 2026

The VERY Messed Up Origins of Celtic Folklore

1 hour 22 minutes

Head to https://squarespace.com/jonsolo to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code JONSOLO! Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the show!

🔥 Shop Merch: https://meremortals.store

🧑‍💻Join the Discord for FREE! (limitations apply)

» https://www.patreon.com/JonSolo

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» Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessedUpOrigins

▼ Podcast Links! ▼

» Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast/id1631064271

» Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zC1NxCX576HHQUoYCuGDo

» Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e2ab5016-5166-4670-b0a3-7c6ade06947d/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast

» Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast

» iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/99117988/

▼ Chapters ▼

» 0:00 - The Myth and Lore of the Emerald Isle

» 1:07 - Creature #1 – Leprechauns

» 13:39 - Creature #2 – Banshee

» 22:45 - Creature #3 – Leanan Sidhe

» 25:15 - Creature #4 – The Kelpie

» 27:36 - Creature #5 - Caorthannach

» 30:38 - Creature #6 – The Dullahan

» 44:09 - Creature #7 – Changelings

» 1:04:11 - Creature #8 – The Puca

» 1:08:01 - Creature #9 – Abhartach

» 1:11:50 - Creature #10 – Selkies

» 1:16:04 - Creature #11 – Balor

» 1:20:29 - The Fair Folk’s Legacy

► Want more?

» ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrigins

» ALL Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained

» Featured Folklore (the animated series!): https://bit.ly/featuredfolklore

» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained

» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained

» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained

» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained

» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist

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► Follow Jon Solo:

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» Official Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/jonsolo

► Join the Official Channel Discord:

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► Send Fan Mail to:

» [email protected]

► Business:

» [email protected] (Business Inquiries ONLY)

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▼ Credits ▼

» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer

» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor

https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/

» Payton Swan – Editor

https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan

» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant

https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord

https://twitter.com/thefolklord

» Steven Merrell – Folklore Consultant

https://twitter.com/StevenMerrell5

▼ Resources ▼

» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books

▼ Art Sources ▼

» Markus Stadlober, Creature Artist:

https://www.artstation.com/elderscroller

https://www.instagram.com/markus.stadlober.art/

» If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!

▼ Music Sources ▼

» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com

» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic

» https://artlist.io

#celticfolklore #leprechauns #mythology

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