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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, things go from bad to worse as the conflict between Fionn and Goll escalates beyond any hope of reconciliation, and the incredible warrior Goll Mac Morna meets his end at last.

Artwork for this arc is provided by the incredible Maria Magee, fine artist and, incidentally, mother of Aron and Sorcha! You can find more of her work on Instagram @mariamagee.ie

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, we’re at the beginning of the end of the Fianna saga, our longest-running series to date!

The old wounds reopen as Goll Mac Morna and Fionn Mac Cumhaill clash once more when the long-ago conflict between Goll and Fionn’s father resurfaces in a feasting-hall

Artwork for this arc is provided by the incredible Maria Magee, fine artist and, incidentally, mother of Aron and Sorcha! You can find more of her work on instagram @mariamagee.ie

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of violence, vengeance and trauma.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, we’re putting an end to the tale of Diarmuid and Gráinne, with the extraordinary vengeance of their brilliant daughter, Éachtach, whose name means “the proficient one”

We had a long conversation about how to contextualise this story within the Fianna Saga that we’ve been working on - that’s going to be up on Patreon (and on our YouTube Members feed) along with all our post-show chats and reflections!

Artwork for this arc is provided by the incredible Maria Magee, fine artist and, incidentally, mother of Aron and Sorcha! You can find more of her work on instagram @mariamagee.ie

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we follow the harried lovers, Dairmuid and Gráinne, to a temporary refuge and a fraught friendship with a surly giant.

We had a long conversation about how to contextualise this story within the Fianna Saga that we’ve been working on - that’s going to be up on Patreon (and on our YouTube Members feed) along with all our post-show chats and reflections!

Artwork for this arc is provided by the incredible Maria Magee, fine artist and, incidentally, mother of Aron and Sorcha! You can find more of her work on instagram @mariamagee.ie

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of vomiting, sickness, and betrayal.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, we’re really getting into it with part three of our seven-part mini-arc.
We had a long conversation about how to contextualise this story within the Fianna Saga that we’ve been working on - that’s going to be up on Patreon along with all our post-show chats and reflections!

Artwork for this arc is provided by the incredible Maria Magee, fine artist and, incidentally, mother of Aron and Sorcha! You can find more of her work on instagram @mariamagee.ie

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel

Sorcha's back to tell us about the Cailleach, the coolest Goddess of Winter!

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, we’re starting on a seven-part mini-arc of one of the great love stories of Irish mythology: The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne.
We had a long conversation about how to contextualise this story within the Fianna Saga that we’ve been working on - that’s going to be up on Patreon along with all our post-show chats and reflections!

Artwork for this arc is provided by the incredible Maria Magee, fine artist and, incidentally, mother of Aron and Sorcha! You can find more of her work on instagram @mariamagee.ie

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of manipulation, ageing, and arranged marriages.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga. This is a story of a quiet kind of love, and a profound kind of grief.
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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
We recorded some of our live shows from the Harbour Bar earlier this year.
Join us as Sorcha & Aron tell the tale of The Death of Cú Chulainn

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a story of change. Fionn Mac Cumhaill was the fair-haired leader of the Fianna until the day that he suddenly wasn’t.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of ageing, forced physical transformation, and loss of identity. .

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Hey folks,

From another one of our live shows at the Harbour Bar in Bray. Here is the tale of 'Dagda & The Morrigan'

We hope you enjoy!

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel!

Sorcha's back, and she has brought along Aron again, to discuss where they start, concerning Irish & Celtic Mythology Book Sources.

We have had a lot of requests for this one, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments.

Please note that the content of these videos may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s and Aron's ideas of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Ancient texts translations - eg Book of Invasions

Authors mentioned, not books:

Lady Gregory

Lady Wilde

James Joyce

Books:

The Lore of Ireland - Daithi Ó hÓgáin

Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends - Marie Heaney

Dictionary of Celtic Mythology - James MacKillop

The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends - Peter Berresford Ellis

The Turning of the Year: Legendary Ireland Eithne Massy

Tain: The Women's stories - Karina Tynan

The Tain - Thomas Kinsella

Brehon Laws: Old Ways Old Secrets Jo Kerrigan

The Year In Ireland - Kevin Danaher

Irish King and Hero Tales, Meath Folk Tales - Richard Marsh

Celtic Heritage - Alwyn Brinley Rees

On Ravens Wing - Morgan lywelyn

Mythical Irish Beasts, Mythical Irish Places, Mythical Irish Gods and Goddesses - Mark Joyce

Celtic Mythology - Sorcha & Aron Hegarty


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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

This episode resumes our Fianna Saga with a character who is often overlooked in the Fianna Cycle, but seems to be pivotal to the events that follow.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to unrequited love and yearning.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
We recorded some of our live shows from the Harbour Bar earlier this year.
Join us as Aron tells the intriguing tale of The Death of Conchubar Mac Nessa.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen.

There is a Video for this entire show on YouTube, and you can see us perform with the wonderful Candlelit Tales musicians who were with us on the night.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode we’re getting into spooky season a few tales inspired by those originally collected by Lady Jane Wilde. The Fae and the “Good Folk” were always thought to take people from time to time, to bring them to their halls for feasting and merriment, leaving their mortal lives behind them. This tales hails from the western islands of Ireland, where fishing was a way of life and the sea was a harsh mistress.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to death by drowning, poverty, and alienation.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode we’re getting into spooky season with a delightfully gruesome tale inspired by Lady Jane Wilde’s folklore collection. Samhain is a great time for spells of divination, looking into the future, and taking control of your destiny. But the price is always there, and the unwary will pay far more than they bargained for.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to sudden death, mutilation of remains, loss of free will, social ostracization, and mental illness.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel!

Sorcha's back to tell us about our favourite time of the year, Samhain.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode we’re getting into spooky season with a short, sharp tale originally collected by Lady Jane Wilde. The Good Neighbours were thought to take people from time to time, to bring them to their halls for feasting and merriment, leaving their mortal lives behind them. These tales hail from the western islands of Ireland, where fishing was a way of life and the sea was a harsh mistress.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to death by drowning, poverty, and alienation.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we’re getting into spooky season with a sinister take on the changelingstories, inspired by a tale in a collection by Lady Jane Wilde. Sadness and loss were always in Ireland, and the changeling gave an explanation to the loss of innocent children when no other explanations could be found. A meeting with one of the dead at this time of year can be to deliver an even more sinister message. This one does not have a happy ending.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to death by drowning, poverty, and alienation.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

This episode continues our Fianna Saga with another strange encounter with the otherworld when part of the Fianna go hunting. Fionn is left at his home for this one, trusting the grumpy Goll Mac Morna to tackle a group of younger warriors out hunting to test their strength. The strange events of the enchanted hall became one of Fergus’s favourite stories to tell…
Please note that the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to coercive control, animal cruelty and animal death, and physical restraint.

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Hey folks,

From another one of our live shows at the Harbour Bar in Bray. Here is the tale of 'Fionn & Sadhbh'

We hope you enjoy!

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a story about an encounter with an Otherworldly woman, who wants things to be all on her own terms, and what happens when she doesn’t get her way.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of compulsion, verbal abuse, and abandonment

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel!

Sorcha's back and she has brought along Aron this time, to help share some ideas on where to start with Irish Mythology.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s and Aron's ideas of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga the strange tale of an even stranger encounter with the Bodach. This character, the Bodach, appears in stories across Ireland and Scotland, and is usually a trickster of sorts. This time the Bodach comes to the aid of the Fianna, when the fastest man in Ireland couldn't be found to race against a mighty foreign warrior threatening Ireland's freedom.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to coercive control, animal cruelty and animal death, and physical restraint.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a story about Caoilte mac Rónáin, the fastest member of the Fianna and the fastest man in all of Ireland
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel!

Sorcha's back to tell us about the Irish God of Healing, Dian Cecht.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Who were the Irish Gods explainer - https://youtu.be/DhYC-7emtOM?si=57K5489hxSiZszwh

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a two-part story of what happens when the Fianna split up to go hunting. You could call it a love story, of a sort. This is part two of the tale, so if you missed the last episode, go on back and listen to the previous episode before this one.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to coercive control, animal cruelty and animal death, and physical restraint.

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Conas taoi? How are ye?

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a two-part story of what happens when the Fianna split up to go hunting. You could call it a love story, of a sort.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to coercive control, animal cruelty and animal death, and physical restraint.

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You can pre-order our book Celtic Mythology now!
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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
We recorded some of our live shows from the Harbour Bar earlier this year.
Join us as Aron tells the intriguing tale of The Death of Conchubar Mac Nessa.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen.

There is a Video for this entire show on YouTube, and you can see us perform with the wonderful Candlelit Tales musicians who were with us on the night.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a dark and twisted adventure in the Otherworld. It’s all fun and games until the corpses start singing. .
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of animal cruelty and animal death, body horror, and physical transformation.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
We recorded some of our live shows from the Harbour Bar earlier this year.
Join us as Aron tells the intriguing tale of The Death of Fergus.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a classic Fianna adventure. This is yet another adventure tale turned wrong. But it takes place in High-hilled Alban, or Scotland as it’s more commonly called now. This tale is dark and gruesome and one that the Fianna wish not to repeat.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of dark magics, body mutilation, and descriptions of unusually awful creatures that some listeners might find disturbing.

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Speaking of books, this tale was taken (and somewhat changed) from Finn and the Fianna, a wonderful collection of Fianna stories by storyteller and author Daniel Allison. And you can find more about Daniel and his book on his website here:
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Sorcha's back to tell us about the Irish God Of The Sea Manannán mac Lir.

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Who were the irish Gods explainer -
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The Conception of Mongan -
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The Fate of the Sons of Tuireann -
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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a tale that introduces a new generation of warriors to the fold; some you’ve met before in this series, and some that are brand new. .
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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a classic Fianna adventure. This is another adventure story, and it’s placed in the west at the amazing caves of Kesh, that you can still visit today if you wish to see them for yourself.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of death and captivity and being tied up.

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We recorded some of our live shows from the Harbour Bar earlier this year.
Join us as Sorcha tells the intriguing tale of The Mists of Magh Da Cheo.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode we’re taking a break from our current Fianna series to share with you an interview. Sorcha is going to be joining Kelly and Mara in Vermont in August 2025 on a four-day retreat to explore uncovering new mythologies for our world.
You can find out more about Myth Moot, including how to apply, here, and you can find the FAQ’s here

You can also follow them on social media @myth.moot on Instagram

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we continue our Fianna Saga. This story introduces one of the great heroes of the next generation of the Fianna, a man who grew up with this wild company, and whose fate was sealed in his childhood: Diarmuid Ui Duibhne. This is the origin of the great hero who came from a fierce mother, and a begrudging and cantankerous father, whose folly and jealousy laid the trap that would eventually catch up with his only son Diarmuid.
Please note that the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of divorce, child death and physical transformation..

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we continue our Fianna Saga. This story introduces one of the great heroes of the next generation of the Fianna, a man who grew up with this wild company, and whose fate was sealed in his childhood: Diarmuid Ui Duibhne. This is the origin of the great hero who came from a fierce mother, and a begrudging and cantankerous father, whose folly and jealousy laid the trap that would eventually catch up with his only son Diarmuid.
Please note that the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of divorce, child death and physical transformation..

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Time to rejoin Sorcha for another whistle-stop tour of Irish Myths and Celtic Traditions, in this episode of Irish Myths Explained. This time she'll be telling us all about Cú Chulainn, the legendary hero of Irish mythology, and his short but very full life.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we continue our Fianna Saga. This story centres on one of the great heroes in the Fianna: Goll Mac Morna. It takes place out west, and it is as much a tale of undying loyalty as it is of begrudging friendship and respect. It is a tale of the dark side of the Fae, and the traps that can be laid in their Sídh mounds. The Caves of Kesh are a beautiful reminder today of the legacy of legend that we have on the Emerald Isles. A reminder of why we must treat our wild native lads with the respect they deserve and demand.
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Time to rejoin Sorcha for another whistle-stop tour of Irish Myths and Traditions, in this episode of Irish Myths Explained. This time she'll be telling us all about the Irish / Celtic Gods and Goddesses, their origins, how they arrived in Ireland and their relationship with the celts. The Tuadha De Danann (The god-like people) are strange and mysterious figures much of their mythology is lost to the mists of time.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a classic Fianna adventure, a hunt that starts strange and gets stranger: The Red Woman
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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we continue our Fianna Saga. This is the story of a man who is not part of the Fianna, but stands outside it, watching. Lugaid is connected with another great figure from Irish Mythology, Cormac Mac Airt, who we focused on in our HIgh King series last year. Lugaid’s is a love story, and as always with Irish mythology, there’s a twist in the tale.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to loss of bodily autonomy, physical transformation, kidnapping, and pregnancy.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode we are taking a break from the current Fianna Saga, to bring you a recording of a live show from the Harbour Bar, Bray, Co. Wicklow

There is a Video for this entire show on YouTube - and you can see us perform with the three wonderful musicians we had with us on the night: Alan Homan, Colm Farrel, and Rú O’Shea.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

This episode is a conversation Aron Hegarty had in January 2025, with the Founder of the Gaelic Woodland Project, Eoghan Connoughtan, who we’ve had on the podcast before and another fascinating character, who uses ritual, storytelling and mythology in a unique way: Shivam O’Brien, the founder of Spirit Horse in Wales.

Spirit Horse hosts retreats and ritual gatherings in 200 acres of land that has been allowed to rewild in Wales after being purchased in the mid 90’s. Spirit Horse is now a ceremonial village of yurts and Celtic roundhouses set amongst waterfalls and mountains.

Under Shivam's direction, ancient values, ritual, meditation, storytelling, tribal living, the performing arts, touching the earth and creative rebellion came to provide the backbone for this ongoing experiment in the rewilding of people, land and culture.

The Gaelic Woodland is a social experiment, whose main objective was to create native woodlands and protect the existing woodlands on the Island of Ireland.

This conversation was recorded in January 2025 in Galway at Shivam’s home. As he wanted to talk to Eoghan and Aron about the shared mindset between Candlelit Tales, Spirit Horse and the Gaelic Woodland Project..

The GWP are now preparing to plant their 11 acres in Mayo with native trees. All donations to the charity go towards ecological respiration in Ireland. The GWP is still raising funds to buy more land, and to plant more trees.

Eoghan and Aron are on the board of the GWP, which is hugely collaborative, inclusive and focused on skill sharing. The community is a beautiful one to be part of, and if you'd like to learn more about the GWP, follow the links below:
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Recorded Live at the Harbour Bar, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

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Time to rejoin Sorcha for another deep dive into Irish Myths and Traditions. In this episode of Irish Myths Explained. This time she'll be telling us all about the history of Saint Patrick's Day. Patrick's origins, his mythology and the history of both him and his day.

And whether you should be calling it Saint Paddy's Day not Saint Patty's Day

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, episode 271, we continue our series on the Fianna, the Fianna Saga. In this story, Fionn grows his following, gathering more people of great talent under the cloak of the Fianna, even though they weren’t all warriors.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to kidnap and forced separation.

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fianna, the Fianna Saga. This story focuses on the thin grey man of the Fianna, who outlived the rest of the Fianna and became a legend in his own right. Caoilte has many stories, and we have told a few of them before in a live show recording in episode 102. So we decided to tell a trio of tales that he was heavily involved in. With the backdrop of the hall of the Kings in winter, settle in to hear Aron tell these tales to warm up our appetites for the Spring to begin.
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This is a re-release of one of our earliest episodes for those who might need a love story this Valentine's Day!

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode, episode 269, we continue our series on the Fianna, the Fianna Saga, with a series of tales told at a feast by the Fianna’s most surly member: Conán Maol Mac Morna. A fearsome warrior, and a belligerent friend who didn’t know his own strength.
Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen.

This story references another story on our podcast: the Hospitality of Cuanna’s House, which you can listen to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwQFLm0R2s&themeRefresh=1

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode we are taking a break from the current Fianna Saga, to bring you as special episodes to tie in with the Celtic Wheel of the Year, and the upcoming Imbolg Festival.

So this story is based around The Goddess & The Saint Brigid, as we celebrated Imbolg last year for ‘Brigid 1500’ a beautiful festival commemorating anniversary of the birth this Saint. This show was funded by Louth Co. Council and recorded in the beautifully renovated Orela Centre in Dundalk, Co. louth, the Birthplace of Brigid.

There is a Video for this entire show on YouTube - and you can see us perform with the three wonderful musicians we had with us on the night, they were Alan Homan, Colm Farrel, and Caoimhín Kelleher.

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We decided to return to The Wheel of the Year and look closer at the upcoming fire festival, Lughnasa.

This is a follow-up to our “What is Bealtaine in Ireland?” video which you can find here:
What is Bealtaine in Ireland?

Sit back, relax and join Sorcha as she talks us through some of what we’ve learned over the years of telling stories about this fire festival.

Sorcha mentions the book “The Festival of Lughnasa” by Máire MacNeill, and we’d highly recommend you try and get your hands on it if you’re interested in this topic, though it is currently out of print.

Here are the links to the podcast episodes as mentioned by Sorcha:

Lugh Samildánach - IRISH MYTHOLOGY STORYTELLING PODCAST - Ep 122
TAILTÚ IRISH MYTHOLOGY STORYTELLING PODCAST GODDESS SERIES EPISODE 155
The First Battle of Moy Tura - IRISH MYTHOLOGY STORYTELLING PODCAST - Ep 115
Balor of the Evil Eye - IRISH MYTHOLOGY STORYTELLING PODCAST - Ep 120
Episode 225 - Samhain Stories - Crom Dubh and the Dullahan (Irish Mythology's Headless Horseman)

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It’s Brigid’s Day, the first of February, also known as Imbolg in the ancient tales. We decided to talk you through some of what we’ve learned over the years of telling stories about this fire festival.

Sorcha mentions the book “The Year in Ireland” by Kevin Danaher, and we’d highly recommend you try and get your hands on it if you’re interested in this topic, though it is currently out of print. Eithne Massey’s “The Turning of the Year” is also a lovely volume, combining information about seasonal celebrations with folktales and myths linked to particular times of the year.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

You can find more in this series explaining the Celtic Fire Festivals here:
Bealtaine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rm86Tn3orM
Lughnasa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0vyr709f4w

Find more stories about Brigid on our podcast, where we also have hundreds of stories from Irish mythology:
https://youtu.be/ubRHh41zUSw?si=aC2TDeirz-tfqlho - Live Show
https://youtu.be/k928XfNSmrM?si=BefZpv9riujfFazi - Brigid awakens
https://youtu.be/vNqJfBnnGac?si=7k11uogT90ocSZzc - old podcast episode
https://youtu.be/s0QmUN6IIGc?si=RXlQyLRwoDlGAuBm - animated special about Brigid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVcVY9vR_V4&list=PLITE_KbQOl7lrPD_XB7-w2STXLsbww-XG&index=1 - A Goddess Story

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Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.
In this episode we are taking a break from the current Fianna Saga, to bring you as special episodes to tie in with the Celtic Wheel of the Year, and the upcoming Imbolg Festival.

So this story is based around The Goddess & The Saint Brigid, as we celebrated Imbolg last year for ‘Brigid 1500’ a beautiful festival commemorating anniversary of the birth this Saint. This show was funded by Louth Co. Council and recorded in the beautifully renovated Orela Centre in Dundalk, Co. louth, the Birthplace of Brigid.

There is a Video for this entire show on YouTube - and you can see us perform with the three wonderful musicians we had with us on the night, they were Alan Homan, Colm Farrel, and Caoimhín Kelleher.

Please like, subscribe, leave a comment or a review wherever you get this podcast, but especially on YouTube to help us grow that channel and keep track of the many more videos we’ll be posting there soon. Linked below.

To listen to our Reflections and Chats, to get exclusive content, and to support this Podcast, you can join our Candlelit Crew following the links in the description/show notes/bio.
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, Episode 266, we continue our series on the Fianna, the Fianna Saga, with a tale of the young captain of the Fianna and the legendary group he created.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, we continue our series on the Fianna, the Fianna Saga, with a particularly memorable arrival at Tara. We might all know the Salmon of Knowledge story or the burning of Tara at Samhain, but this tale offers a fresh perspective on this legendary chapter. My sister, Sorcha, told this story.

Before we dive in, we’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsor for this episode—Tigh’n Alluis, the Irish Sweat House. This family-run business, created by siblings, two brothers, is reviving Ireland’s ancient sweat house tradition. Places that were once used for healing, restoration, easing rheumatism to curing colds.
Positioned in the stunning location in the Dublin mountains overlooking the Wicklow and the Irish Sea, Tigh’n Alluis blends old Irish mythology with holistic practices, using the four elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to create a sauna experience like no other. You’ll leave feeling restored, refreshed, and connected to an age-old Irish healing tradition.
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Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of fire.

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Conas taoi, how are ye? Welcome to the Candlelit Tales podcast where we tell Irish myths set to original music.

In this episode, we bring you a live show recording from the Harbour Bar! We are taking a little break from our current series on the Fianna, as we are focusing on… writing our first-ever book! But more on that soon!

For now, we want you to enjoy this live show recording because we have a live show coming up next month in the Sugar Club on the 19th of December!
‘The Darkest Hour’ with very special guest acts announced on our social media very soon Get your tickets here: https://ie.powertik.com/events/the-darkest-hour

Today we are listening to the Death Story of the greatest heroes in Irish Mythology, part of the Ulster Cycle and one of my all-time favourites, The Death of Cuchulainn with live musical accompaniment from Alan Homan, Colm Farrel and Ru O Shea.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes descriptions of death and battle.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

After our seasonal break for some Samhain-themed storytelling and spookier stories, this episode continues our newest linked series on the Fianna! The first episode of this series is episode 254, so listen back if you want to learn all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna.

In this story, we continue with young Fionn’s upbringing in the wilderness, and we see how the young boy learns plays, and trains in his wild surroundings. When he sees the ancient game of hurling for the first time (still the fastest field sport in the world by the way), he becomes utterly fascinated and completely obsessed with it.

In this episode, we are also continuing the tradition of collaborating with musicians that we love working with. For this one, we have teamed up with Caoimhín (pronounced Kwe-Veen”.

Known to some as the pied piper of the Celtic revolution, Caoimhín has performed several shows with Aron and Sorcha in the last two years and so he asked to produce a story he would like; “something with a bita “UMFF”...and maybe some hurling if possible”.
We are delighted to share his work with you, and we hope you enjoy the music he created for this Podcast.

Caoimhín is also a multi-instrumentalist, a stringent producer of his own music and a singer-songwriter from Dublin. He mostly sings in the Irish language and draws inspiration from the landscape, the folklore & the mythology of the land for his music. You can find his music online here
Social media handle @caoimhínceol

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of child endangerment and some aspects of violence.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we’re continuing our seasonal break from our Fianna series to bring you stories of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain

If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, applications are still open for our Wheel of the Year Storytelling Course, and filling up fast!
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This story is a retelling of a historical case, the murder of Bridget Cleary. In this version, we see things from another perspective, no less tragic and senseless.

The music and the song for this Podcast was created Saoirse Miller, an independent singer-songwriter, composer and producer from Dublin. Drawing inspiration from Irish folklore, pagan mysticism and hauntology, Saoirse's music blends natural sounds with electronics and her otherworldly vocals, to create ethereal electro-acoustic ambience. Her repertoire explores distinctive new-wave trad as well as alternative electro-pop. Her live performances blend her distinct vocals with electronics, live saxophone, clarinet and poetry with live audio-reactive visuals, to teleport the audience into her mystical world. You can find her music here

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and give her a follow on instagram

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Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to domestic abuse, coercive control, child abuse, and mention of death by burning..

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

We are telling some stories of the creatures of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain

If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, registration is currently open for our Turning the Wheel Together Storytelling Course.

More info on our website: https://candlelittales.ie/

This is a re-release of a previous episode from a few years ago. Remember you can deep dive through our YouTube playlist to follow all our previous Samhain Story Podcasts. This is based on the true and tragic story of Bridget Cleary, which is sometimes referred to as a “witch burning”. In fact, her community believed that Bridget had been taken by fairies, and turned to violence in a misguided attempt to get her “back”.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to domestic violence, mental health issues, torture and death.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are taking a seasonal break from our Fianna series to bring you stories of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain

If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, applications are currently open for our Wheel of the Year Storytelling Course.
More info on our website: https://candlelittales.ie/

This is story is a dark tale, a recreation of an older story, playing with the remaking of modern tales for new audiences with old archetypes who show their ugly faces.
We heard this story told to a group at Samhain a few years ago and it stuck with us. We wanted to revisit it and when we met THE WRAN @thewranmusic (the musicians on this track) who had a tune called the Fear Dearg, we knew we needed to collaborate.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to domestic abuse, coercive control, child abuse, and mention of death by burning..

@thewranmusic

THE WRAN: Emerging from the Comeragh mountains of County Waterford. Four brothers form the brand-new trad fusion band THE WRAN.
The Wran infuse traditional Irish tunes with contemporary folk nuances. Their sound is built upon banjo, acoustic guitar, accordion, electric guitar, bass and drums, (to name a few).
Their performances weave old folk tunes with original compositions, enchanting audiences with their authenticity and innovation. The band has only begun their journey, but their dynamic energy and musical prowess leave an enduring impact.
@thewranmusic
We hope you enjoy their music at the end of this episode.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

We are telling some stories of the creatures of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain

If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, registration is currently open for our Turning the Wheel Together Storytelling Course.

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This is a re-release of a previous episode from a few years ago. Remember you can deep dive through our YouTube playlist to follow all our previous Samhain Story Podcasts. This is one of the stories of the dangers of the fairies in Irish folklore, and a changeling a little older than one might expect.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to medical trauma, poisoning, mental health issues and death.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

We are telling some stories of the creatures of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain

If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, registration is currently open for our Turning the Wheel Together Storytelling Course.

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This is a re-release of a previous episode from last year’s Samhain stories. Remember you can deep dive through our YouTube playlist to follow all our previous Samhain Story Podcasts. This is one of the stories reputed to have inspired the vampiric classic, Dracula. The tale of a wicked chieftain who could not be killed, and could only be appeased by offerings of human blood

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to domestic abuse, coercive control, child abuse, and mention of death by burning.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series, all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna.

In this story, we continue with young Fionn’s upbringing in the wilderness, and an unexpected challenge for his foster-mothers.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series, all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna.

In this story, we’ll meet a less familiar character, but a trusted warrior woman of the Fianna.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our brand new series, all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna.

This is the origin story of how the legendary band of warriors we know so well in stories, came to be.

It's a love story of sorts, and like most Irish love stories, the tragedy is around the corner, but there's a shining light left behind all the same.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode focuses on a forgotten Goddess in Irish mythology. We celebrate Lughnasa or Lughnasadh as the first harvest day, but there was once a greater celebration known as the Tailteann Games in Meath and all over Ireland. These games were in honour of the Goddess Tailtu, foster mother of Lugh, whose name we remember as the God of the summer sun and the archetypal mythic warrior… but what of his favourite foster mother?

Today’s episode is dedicated to Tailtiu as we are in the middle of August, which in Irish is the month of Lughnasa. We will resume our Fianna series in the next episode after this story.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of family separation and physical violence.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our brand new series, all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna.

In this story, we’ll meet another familiar character, and founder of the Fianna, Cumhaill. This is the origin story of how the legendary band of warriors we know so well in stories, came to be.

It's a love story of sorts, and like most Irish love stories, the tragedy is around the corner, but there's a shinning light left behind all the same.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of family separation and physical violence.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode kicks off a new series, all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna.

In this story, we’ll meet a familiar character, going by an unfamiliar name.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

And this special interview and chat between Sorcha the board of directors of the Gaelic Woodland Project. Founded by Eoghan Connaughton the project was first described to Aron as “a social experiment”, whose main objective was to create native woodlands and protect the existing woodlands on the Island of Ireland.

Illustrator, secretary to the GWP and intermittent graphic designer for us well, Santiago Rial offers his unique perspective to the mix as we all discuss Ireland's forestry, the dangers it faces today, the invasive species (that are shockingly still sold in garden centres in Ireland) and the many aspects of biodiversity that Eoghan shared from his wealth of knowledge.

This conversation was recorded in July 2023 and since that time the land in Mayo has been bought with donations and a small loan. The GWP is still raising funds to pay off this loan and to plant native woodland on this land and hopefully, more land to come.

Eoghan, Santi, and Aron are the three board members of this charity which is hugely collaborative, inclusive and focused on skill sharing. The community is a beautiful one to be part of, and if you'd like to learn more about the GWP, follow the links below:
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

And another wonderful collaboration episode. In these sporadic episodes, we’re fortunate enough to collaborate with a few very special musicians. We’re a fan of their work and they also happen to be a fan of ours.

We have always been grateful for any collaborations we have created, performed and worked on with other artists. And since music has always been a backbone to our stories, we decided to take a few people up on their offers to collaborate on a few stories.

In this episode, Sorcha Tells the story of the coming of the Sons of Mil, and the song of Amergin. And Jenny Ní Rusiéil’s beautiful melody floats throughout it with haunting vocals to add to the atmosphere.

Just wait till the song at the end! It is inspired by the song of Amergin, and she blended in her musicality to back Sorcha’s telling of this story.

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Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of coercion, grooming, persecution, death by violence, threats of rape, and suicide.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we look back on and discuss the High King series, and some of our sources and inspiration for how we approached telling Cormac Mac Airt's story.

We recorded this episode over Zoom, so if you listen to this on a podcast player, you can head to YouTube to watch the video version.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen to this discussion, which touches on all aspects of the High King series.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode concludes our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

In this story, Cormac journeys to the Otherworld to confront the entity that took his family away from him and encounters strange sights and hard-won wisdom.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of parental abandonment, abduction, and separation.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

This episode brings us to the beginning of the end for Cormac. As the king aged, and believed that his greatest adventures were behind him, Bealtaine brought with it an invitation for the most extraordinary journey of his life.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

This episode tells the second part of last week’s story ‘Fire and Fury’ where we were introduced to some of Cormac’s struggles as a High King who was not a fighting man. Insulted by the Ulster men, he had conceded the Kingship rather than pose a direct conflict. But his mother pointed out, he found himself needing to curry favour for a much greater fight. And two men from Munster would help him. But he trusted neither, and he as it turned out, was not to be trusted either.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of public humiliation, violence, and violent death.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

As this episode is released on the first of May, also called Bealtaine. We decided to take a break from our current series on Cormac Mac Airt, and talk you through some of what we’ve learned over the years of telling stories about this fire festival.

Sorcha mentions the book “The Year in Ireland” by Kevin Danaher, and we’d highly recommend you try and get your hands on it if you’re interested in this topic, though it is currently out of print. Eithne Massey’s “The Turning of the Year” is also a lovely volume, combining information about seasonal celebrations with folktales and myths linked to particular times of the year.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

This episode tells the story of Cormac’s struggles. Now that he had gained the kingship, he found he had to hold it, and he had promised that he would hold it with wisdom and justice, rather than violence. This proved a difficult task, with warriors from the North who claimed his leniency was a sign of weakness.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

This episode tells the story of Cormac’s meeting with his beloved Eithne, and the tragic tale of what her feckless relatives did to her beloved foster father.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of poverty, injustice, and destitution.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

In this episode, young Cormac begins to come into his power at Tara, using his greatest kingly gift of judgement to prove his worth.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of poverty, injustice, and destitution.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are kicking off a new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

We meet Cormac’s mother, Achtan the druid’s daughter, and discover the origins of the child who would one day be High King of Ireland.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of pregnancy, child endangerment, and death.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.

We meet Cormac’s mother, Achtan the druid’s daughter, and discover the origins of the child who would one day be the High King of Ireland.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

As Spring is in full swing, and Aron and Sorcha are off gallivanting across the Pond (see our website for show dates if you’re in the New York/Vermont area at the time this podcast goes out!) we present to you collaboration with one of our favourite humans.

This is the story of the Intoxication of the Ulstermen, and it’s the story that sprung to mind when we thought of this musician doing the score. This story is a stomper and a mad one and Fancy Dan is similarly magically mad and brings the element of stomp to all the shows he creates.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

As Spring is in full swing, and Aron and Sorcha are off still gallivanting across the Pond and sharing stories with the Irish diaspora in Canada for the very first time, we decided to post a special St. Patrick's Day episode today.

It is a story that links in the old faith to the conversion of the new, and has one of the greatest heroes of the Fianna telling this famous saint all about his family and friends. The saint wrote it all down, and that's how we know the stories are true. A saint wouldn't lie!

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

As Spring is in full swing, and Aron and Sorcha are off gallivanting across the Pond (see our website for show dates if you’re in the New York/Vermont area at the time this podcast goes out!) we present to you a terrible love story that ends terribly for everyone involved.

This is the story of a woman who hid her heart so well that she hid it from herself, and what happened when she tried to break free. To learn more about the origins and sources for this story, and Sorcha’s process in writing it, check out our patreon where there is a bonus “writing of” episode.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we looked back at an old story, or set of stories, and told it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We called this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This is the final episode of our Táin Mosaic series. In this series, we looked back at an old story, or set of stories, and told it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We called this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

We’re delighted to have artwork for this episode from Maria Magee, you can find more from her @mariamagee.ie on Instagram

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are going right back to before the beginning, where the seeds of this conflict were planted before any of the participants were even born. This is also, ultimately, a conflict between two individuals. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start.

This is the conclusion of a brand-new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are taking the perspective of Conchubar Mac Nessa’s youngest son, Follman. Follman’s story is a particularly tragic one, as he has experienced huge loss in his young life, and does not survive the War. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start.

This is part of a brand-new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

This week, we are taking a break from our Táin Mosaic series to check in with the Goddess, and Saint, Brigid. The first day of February, also known as Imbolg, has always been associated with Brigid, and commemorated in folk practice. Cloaks are hung out the evening before to catch some of her healing magic, and crosses are woven from reeds, as the first flowers are said to bud in the wake of her footsteps across the land.

Aron and Sorcha also had a conversation about this podcast, and about Brigid more generally, which we are releasing simultaneously over on Patreon.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of violence, death, and child death.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are hearing from Medbh and Aillil’s daughter, Finnibhear, whose hand in marriage was offered to any warrior who would take on Cuchulainn in single combat. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start.

This is part of a brand new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are spending some more time with a character we last met in The Muster: Fraech. Fraech is the kind of character who would have been one of the greatest warriors of Irish mythology if he hadn’t happened to meet Cuhculainn in this story. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start.

This is part of a brand-new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we come to the initial part of the war for the Brown Bull, and a campaign of guerilla warfare carried out by Cuchulainn. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start.

This is part of a brand new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this episode, we are catching up with Cuchulainn’s chariot driver Leag, as he has a few frustrated thoughts ahead of Meadbh’s army arriving in Ulster for the Brown Bull of Cooley. If you've missed the first three episodes, go back to episode 230 to catch up from the start.

In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

And to the third part in our brand new series. If you’ve missed the start at episode 230, go back and have a listen to catch up with Fergus. In this episode, we shine a light on a few of the lesser-known figures that are called upon to gather together before the raid on Cooley, for the mythical Brown Bull.

In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

And to a brand new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

And to a brand new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or set of stories, and telling it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We are calling this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the lesser-known characters within the story.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

We have a special episode this week, a collaboration with the wonderful musician Connie Dawson, aka @thestretharpist.

We have always been delighted to collaborate with musicians and artists, and we have known Connie for years from coming to our live shows. She has been bugging us since we met her to send her a version of this story so she could put her magical music to it. And we’re so grateful she did. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.

The story of, The Dagdas Harp, told by Aron Hegarty with music by Connie Dawson..

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Like, subscribe, share if you care, and above all enjoy! We have always been so grateful for any collaborations we have created, performed and worked on with other artists. And since music has always been a backbone to our stories, we decided to take a few people up on their offers to collaborate on a few stories.

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In this episode, Aron tells the Dagda’s Harp…

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Live recording from The Sugar Club, Dublin, Ireland, October 2023.
Candlelit Tales & Special Guest Sadbh Grehan perform stories from Irish Mythology as The Dark Descends.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’ve been telling seasonal tales of Irish folklore in the run-up to the Celtic New Year, Samhain.

This is a special time of year for many of us, with the traditions and stories of Samhain going back millennia in Ireland.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re telling seasonal tales of Irish folklore in the run up to the Celtic New Year, Samhain.

This is one of the stories reputed to have inspired the vampiric classic, Dracula. The tale of a wicked chieftain who could not be killed, and could only be appeased by offerings of human blood

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast contains mentions of blood, mutilation, violence, and death.


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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re telling seasonal tales of Irish folklore in the run up to the Celtic New Year, Samhain.

This is a story that has inspired many retellings of headless horsemen throughout the world, a spirit linked with the pagan chieftain Crom Dubh, who some believe was linked to the autumn harvest. The Dullahan is famously difficult to thwart, riding down its victims and able to pass through any door or barrier.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast contains elements of body horror, the experience of being hunted, and death.


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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’ve been retelling some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’ve been retelling some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

And in this podcast, Reflections on the Fianna, we're talking about the most famous stories of the Fianna. The young Fionn Mac Cumhaill and his encounters with magical fish, his pursuit of Destiny, and the dragon that wasn't actually a dragon, just a guy who spat out molten rock.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Aron tells the story of The Children of Lir. Perhaps the best-known Irish myth. A tale of exile, betrayal, and a jealous stepmother.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Aron tells of beautiful Deirdre and her doomed love story. Called one of the “three sorrows of storytelling” this is one that will tug at the heart. It is also known as one of the set-up stories, or the priomhscealta, to the epic of the Táin.

To do this one justice, Aron decided to put in all the details! And as a result, we decided to make it a two-parter. This is the second of two.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of coercion, grooming, persecution, death by violence, threats of rape, and suicide.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Aron tells of beautiful Deirdre and her doomed love story. Called one of the “three sorrows of storytelling” this is one that will tug at the heart. It is also known as one of the set-up stories, or the priomhscealta, to the epic of the Táin.

To do this one justice, Aron decided to put in all the details! And as a result, we decided to make it a two-parter. This is the first of two.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of coercion, grooming, persecution, death by violence, threats of rape, and suicide.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Sorcha tells of how the boy Setanta won the name that he would be known for: Cúchulainn, the Hound of Cullen.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of a child under threat of death, violence towards animals, animal cruelty, and animal death.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Sorcha tells the story of another legendary pair of siblings: The King of Ulster, Conchubar Mac Nessa, and his sister and charioteer, Deichtre. And the mysterious origins of one of the greatest heroes in Irish myth, the boy who could defeat armies and eventually came to be known as Cúchulainn.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of disappearance, abduction, coerced marriage, and childbirth.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Sorcha tells the tale of young Fionn Mac Cumhaill stepping into his power and taking on the leadership of the Fianna, by defeating a monster that no one else could.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of burning, persecution of a child, death by violence, and physical mutilation.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Aron tells one of the best-known and best-loved stories from Irish myth, the story of a magical fish, an obsessive poet, and a boy with golden hair and great destiny.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of animal cruelty.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the Classics of Irish mythology, those stories that most people know, or at least know a version of.

In this episode, Aron tells the story of Oisín in Tír na nÓg, a great tale of love, loss, and exile.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast!

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down with a very special guest, Alan Titley, who has just written a new translation of The Táin.

Alan Titley is one of Ireland’s most respected writers for children and adults, in both Irish and English. He has won prizes including the Children’s Books Ireland Éilís Dillon Award. “The Dirty Dust”, his translation of “Cré na Cille” by Máirtín Ó Cadhain, was published by Yale University Press to international acclaim in 2015. He writes a weekly column on current and cultural affairs for “The Irish Times”. He is an Emeritus Professor of Modern Irish, at University College Cork, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

In this episode, we dig into the Táin and Alan’s writing process, and he was kind enough to read an excerpt from the book for us.

If you’d like to get your hands on a copy of “The Táin” by Alan Titley, please head over to https://www.littleisland.ie/products/the-tain or check out your local bookshop if you’re in Ireland or the UK. We highly recommend it!

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Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen.

Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/

Including our first retreat in Scotland, The Dreaming of Oak and Ash!

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast!

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down with a very special guest, Alan Titley, who has just written a new translation of The Táin.

Alan Titley is one of Ireland’s most respected writers for children and adults, in both Irish and English. He has won prizes including the Children’s Books Ireland Éilís Dillon Award. “The Dirty Dust”, his translation of “Cré na Cille” by Máirtín Ó Cadhain, was published by Yale University Press to international acclaim in 2015. He writes a weekly column on current and cultural affairs for “The Irish Times”. He is an Emeritus Professor of Modern Irish, University College Cork, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

We had a great time chatting with Alan about his experiences, his love of stories, his teaching and his craft. So much so that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode!

If you’d like to get your hands on a copy of “The Táin” by Alan Titley, please head over to https://www.littleisland.ie/products/the-tain or check out your local bookshop if you’re in Ireland or the UK. We highly recommend it!

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via
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Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen.

Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/

Including our first retreat in Scotland, The Dreaming of Oak and Ash!

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha discuss the stories and places that inspired our most recent Mythic Places series on Waterways.


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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this last story (for now) in our series on Waterways.

In this episode, Sorcha tells a tale of our largest waterway - the ocean that surrounds us. Mananan Mac Lir is the god of the sea, and the Crane Bag holds all the treasures of the sea within it. This is the story of where that magical bag came from.

Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mentions of death by drowning, forced transformation, and death by violence.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways.

In this episode, Aron tells us the origin of the River Lee. There are scant enough details about the event, but Saint Finnbarr is claimed to have settled a monastery on the island in the middle of the lake of Gougane Barra. The Rock of Barra. Was there already a standing stone there, a rock of limestone from the cliffs that surround the lake in the mountains there. Or did this saint settle his chappel on a rock he found and named. Either way, the place has his name to this day.

Legend has it, St. Finnbarr defeated the serpent Lua or Lú which lived in the dark depths of the lake. Upon being banished the serpent tore through the landscape, carving a trail for the water from the lake to flow all the way to the marsh mouth of the river Lee where it meets the sea.

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Big thank you to Fiaon for this wonderful article with images below, and to the poet James Harpur for his stunning poem ‘Finbarr and the Serpent of Gougane Barra’
https://roaringwaterjournal.com/2020/05/24/to-puncture-the-mysterious-finbarr-and-the-serpent/
https://roaringwaterjournal.com/tag/gougane-barra/
I also found Patrick Comerford’s writing below really helped me get into the visuals of the place:
http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2021/07/the-island-oratory-at-gougane-barra.html


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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways.

This is the story of how the River Delvin got its name. The River Delvin is a small but significant river that runs the border between Co. Dublin and Co. Meath. Rúad was the son of a King in the East of Ireland. The people of Magh Muirigh or Moymurthy were his father's people, and he decided to leave one day to go north to visit his foster brother in Norway. Things didn’t work out the way he had planned, and he spent seven years away from Ireland after a fairly enjoyable meeting with some ferocious female fae.

Unfortunately for Rúad, he broke his promise to them and suffered the consequences. But interestingly, the name of the river came from the refrain that all the people called out when they saw what had happened.

The source of this story, or set of stories tied together, was inspired by the translation of “How the River Nanny and Delvin got their Names” from the book ‘Meath Folk Tales’ by Richard Marsh.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast!

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down to chat about these tales of lakes and rivers and creatures that turn into people sometimes.

Sources for these stories include Meath Folk Tales by Richard Marsh, and Daithí Ó hÓgáin’s book The Lore of Ireland.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways.

In this episode, Sorcha tells a story of three sisters, and the Three Sisters. This is an original story in the style of a classic fairy-tale, based on the legends of wolf-walkers in Ossory.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways.

This is the story of Lough Sheelin, the lake of the fairie pool. This is more closely linked to folk tales and the folk beliefs that surround the mysterious lake in Co. Cavan.

At the North Eastern tip of the waterways that connect to the River Shannon, this lake has a number of tales of merpeople under the lake, or houses spotted under the surface.

Our protagonist is known only as the student, and he was sick and tired of hearing these superstitious stories that his father would tell frequently.

Unfortunately for the student, he had attracted the attention of one of the merpeople, and that's not often a good thing.

The source of this story, stories tied together as one, was inspired by two stories of “Loch Síodh Linn” from the book ‘Meath Folk Tales’ by Richard Marsh.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways.

In this episode, Sorcha tells the story of the Blackwater, the Great River that flows across Munster, and the battle that was fought as much with magic and water as it was with sword and sinew.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast interview.

We were delighted to collaborate with Aindrias de Staic on our latest tour, performing a live show with him in The Pavillion, Lisdoonvarna. Aindrias is a storyteller and musician who performs in Irish and English. He’s a fiddle player and seanachaí from the west coast of Ireland and has been performing for over two decades. Aron first saw Aindrias at a festival where he was playing with the Lachichos, a three-piece band that blends great tunes, with romping stories and folktales of Aindrias’s creation.

We have performed together only once before, in Dublin in 2019 but that was without Sorcha. So this was the first time the three of us told stories together, and we were accompanied by Alan Homan on guitar as Aindrias opened the night and played along with Alan as he listened to us tell the Battle of Ventry.

We gave him the story of Mis and Dub Ris and he gave us a lovely Bealtaine story to tell again. We caught up on the last episode, and for this episode, we had the pleasure of playing some tunes and hearing him tell us this story.

You can find Aindrias online at www.aindrias.com and on Instagram @smalltownsheanachai

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast interview.

We were delighted to collaborate with Aindrias de Staic on our latest tour, performing a live show with him in The Pavillion, Lisdoonvarna. Aindrias is a storyteller and musician who performs in Irish and English. He’s a fiddle player and seanachaí from the west coast of Ireland and has been performing for over two decades. Aron first saw Aindrias at a festival where he was playing with the Lachichos, a three-piece band that blends great tunes, with romping stories and folktales of Aindrias’s creation.

We have performed together only once before, in Dublin in 2019 but that was without Sorcha. So this was the first time the three of us told stories together, and we were accompanied by Alan Homan on guitar as Aindrias opened the night and played along with Alan as he listened to us tell the Battle of Ventry.

We gave him the story of Mis and Dub Ris that he tells in the next episode, and for this episode, we had the pleasure of catching up with him again as he regaled us with his wit and witticisms.

You can find Aindrias online at www.aindrias.com and on Instagram @smalltownsheanachai

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast in honour of Bealtaine

Six months away from Samhain, Bealtaine was almost as important to our ancestors. A time when the veil was thin, and both ancestors and spirits could cross over. We’ve been on a tour of the south-west with this story for the past week and we were delighted when we were able to get a recording of our show at the Cultúrlann in Newmarket, a beautiful venue in a renovated church that was donated to the community. (Thanks so much to Leo for recording the show for us!)

This is Part 2 of a two-part episode, so if you haven’t listened to the first one, you may want to check out Part 1 first.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we are pausing in our current series to bring you a special podcast in honour of Bealtaine

Six months away from Samhain (today more commonly known as Halloween), Bealtaine was almost as important to our ancestors. A time when the veil was thin, and both ancestors and spirits could cross over. We’ve been on a tour of the south-west with this story for the past week and we were delighted when we were able to get a recording of our show at the Cultúrlann in Newmarket, a beautiful venue in a renovated church that was donated to the community. (Thanks so much to Leo for recording the show for us!)

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

This is our two-hundredth episode of the podcast! We are very excited to take a look back at where we began, and a look ahead at where we’re off to next.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

In this episode, Aron tells the story of the Voyage of Bran. The mythic King who sailed off to follow the Mag Mell, the plain of honey that would lead him to the other world. After hearing enchanting music which lulled him into a deep and restful sleep, Bran met a woman from the other world and she invited him to join her in the land of Promise.

With the promise of no pain, suffering or death, in a land surrounded by feasts and music, joy, and laughter, Bran was eager to set off to experience the joys of the otherworld. Upon meeting Mannanon Mac Lir he was reminded how easy it is to perceive the magic of this world in the mundane and ordinary sights around. And in doing so, Bran was transported to the many coloured lands.

Before we get to the 200th episode we are telling this story because it is the first story we worked on as a staged retelling back in 2013/14. We will reflect on this story, what it means to have, what John Moriarty calls the “silver branch perspective” and what it has been like to tell 200 stories on our podcast.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

In this episode, Aron and Sorcha sit down to chat about this series on Waterways, the Lore of Places, and the month when everyone is proud to be Irish!

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

This month we’re telling stories of the Mythic Places of Ireland and its many waterways.

This is another story of the satirist of Ulster, Aithirne, and his incredible skill, and incredible pride, that wreaked havoc when the poet decided to insult the River Mourne.

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

This month, we’re getting back to the Mythic Places of Ireland, and the stories they’re connected to, with a new series on waterways.

This is the story that links into this time of year, a story we’ve told a few times before in a few different ways, and which has the origin of the Shannon and an alternative to the naming of Lough Derg in it too. So it certainly ties into our waterways collection this year.

Caorthannach is known as the mother of the devil himself, and the mother of all of the demons and spirits of Ireland. This is also the story of St. Patrick lighting the fires on Croagh Patrick to ward off all the snakes and demons of Ireland and in one quick and remarkable way convince the entire island to put their faith in him and the new religion. But we focus a little more on the demon side in this telling as Aron gets into character…

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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.

This month we’re telling stories of the Mythic Places of Ireland and its many waterways.

This is one of a number of stories about how Lough Derg, on the Shannon, got its name. They all seem to come back to blood, one way or another.

The poet Aithirne demanded high prices for all his performances, and liked to try to stir up trouble by asking for something he knew would be refused. He once insulted a river so badly that it might have to be another part of this series!

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