Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 28 - TheTáin - Post Show Chats
28 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 28 - TheTáin - Post Show Chats https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales http://candlelitta...
Episode 27 - TheTáin Part 5 of 5
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 26 - TheTáin Part 4 of 5
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 25 - TheTáin Part 3 of 5
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 24 -TheTáin Part 2 of 5
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 23 - TheTáin part 1 of 5
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 22 - The Morrigan
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast focuses on The Morrigan. https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales http://candlelittale...
EPISODE 21 - The Children Of Lir
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“What don’t you like the Children of Lir, Sorcha?” Where to start? This is our retelling, and discussion of, the Children of Lir, perhaps the b...
Episode 20 - The Selkie
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for a different kind of story, the story of the selkie, and a conversation about what kinds of stories we want to tell on this podcast. We...
Episode 19 - The Hostel Of The Quicken Trees
10 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you know who everybody is, it’s time for the Avengers, sorry, the Fianna to assemble! This episode, we’re taking you along on a rollickin...
Episode 18 - The Hospitality Of Cuannas House
27 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Fianna story with a difference, this tale takes our heroes way out of their comfort zone and into the mysterious house of Cuanna, where everything i...
Episode 17 - Heroes Of The Fianna Part 2
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing on from last week, it’s time to meet more heroes of the Fianna! This time, it’s the surly teenager who grew up and became a hero after ...
Episode 16 - Heroes Of The Fianna Part 1
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a series of short stories, we’re introducing you to the members of one of the greatest bands of warriors the world has ever seen over the next co...
Episode 15 - Fionn Birth & Boyhood
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we tell the story of the birth and boyhood of one of Ireland’s greatest heroes: Fionn Mac Cumhaill. But this story isn’t about Fi...
Episode 14 - Sadhbh
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most heartbreaking stories in Irish mythology, Sadhbh is a story of persecution, resilience, and tragedy that doesn’t pull any punches. M...
Episode 13 - Midir & Etain
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a love story. One of the most romantic love stories of Irish myth. A sweeping epic that shows how true love transcends all barriers of form an...
Episode 12 - The Sons Of Tuireann
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient Ireland functioned as a society without police or prisons: but how? This episode, we’re telling you one of the great stories of Crime and Pu...
Episode 11 - The Sons Of Mil
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The magical Tuatha de Dannan were said to have ruled Ireland for many years. But what happened to them? And where did they go? In this story, we hear ...
Episode 10 - Three Births
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of March, just after the spring equinox, we’re bringing you three short stories to celebrate this time of new life and new beginnings....
Episode 09 - Oisín & St Patrick
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of our best-known tales, Oisin in Tir na nOg, doesn’t end the way we thought. The great pagan warrior, cast out of his own time, met the foremos...
Episode 08 - The Dream of Aonghus Óg
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Irish mythology has many wonderful love stories... and almost all of them end horribly! Here is "the happy one" - a tale of true love and how the God ...
Episode 07 - Brigid
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whether goddess or Saint, Brigid is a character of timeless importance in Ireland, transcending the divide between pagan and Christian, and bringing u...
Episode 06 - Lugh & Balor Of The Evil Eye
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ancient battle between good and evil, Irish style. So the good guys aren't always that good, and the evil isn't so simple. If you've ever wondered...
Episode 05 - Cesaire & Fintan
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Irish mythology has no creation myth: the land was here first. This is the tale of the very first person to come to these shores: Cesaire and her foll...
Episode 4.5 Whelans Live Show in aid of I.C.H.H.
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Mary Mc Laughlin performs, teaches, writes and records original and traditional songs (in both English and Irish)...
Episode 04 - The Curse of Macha
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the tale of a crucial lesson learned too late: that a warrior’s strength is meant to defend the weak, not to prop up the strong. The Curse o...
Episode 03 - Deirdre of the Sorrows
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One of the background stories to the Tain, Deirdre is the story of tragic beauty and what happens when we treat people like things. Sorcha and Aron ta...
Episode 02 - Shadows of the Táin - Part 2 (Whelans Live)
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We released our first podcast on our 4 year anniversary as a company. We started, as we did in the winter of 2014, with the story of ‘An Táin Bo Cu...
Episode 01 - Shadows of the Táin - Part 1 (Whelans Live)
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We released our first podcast on our 4 year anniversary as a company. We started, as we did in the winter of 2014, with the story of ‘An Táin Bo Cu...