Fireside
Episodes
The Milk White Doo
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 251 of Fireside, Kevin tells the Scottish folk tale of a wicked stepmother and a young boy who is cooked into a stew, but returns for retri...
Orpheus - 250th Episode Special
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
its the 250th episode of Fireside, and The Fireside Bard tells of the original and most significant of all bards - Orpheus. The Supreme master of word...
MacPhie's Black Dog
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 249 of Fireside, a folk tale from the Hebrides of a rogue named MacPhie who goes hunting with a myserious black hound, only discover that it i...
The Devil's Horse
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 248 of Fireside - On the northside of the tiny Isle of Man, the locals endeavour to build a church, but when the would-be house of worship is ...
The Werewolves of The Other Side
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 247 of Fireside - Gabriel has always been curious about the other side of the river, a place where no one ever goes...and when he hears that's...
The Death Spancel
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 246 of Fireside is the Irish tale of a lustful landlord, a dark eyed woman, and a terrible curse that would bind them together forever... ...
Stoker: The Wondrous Child
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 245 of Fireside, we have the final adaptation from Bram Stoker's collection Under the Sunset: A brother and sister go on a quest to learn w...
Stoker: The Castle of the King
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 244 of Fireside, A poet is separated from the love of his life, and goes on an impossible journey to reunite with her. He must journey th...
Introducing | The Greatest Matter
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An audiodrama for fans of Fireside! The Greatest Matter is a new gothic crime tale set in Victorian Dublin, about a criminologist who arrives in the c...
Stoker: Lies and Lilies
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 243 of Fireside, A young girl learns of the Beautiful City where people go to live when they can no longer dwell Under the Sunset. A place ...
Stoker: How Seven Went Mad
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 242 of Fireside, Kevin adapts the Bram Stoker tale of a young boy and his magical pet raven Mr. Daw. When the boy is having trouble with a ...
Stoker: The Shadow Builder
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 241 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of The Shadow Builder, who rules over the Procession of the Dead Past - where all things that have ha...
Stoker: The Invisible Giant
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 240 of Fireside, Kevin continues his adaptations of Under the Sunset by Bram Stoker. The giants are gone. The giants have been gone for so ...
Stoker: The Rose Prince
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 239 of Fireside, we continue the Stoker saga, with an adaptation of The Rose Prince from Under the Sunset. King Mago is the ruler of the la...
Stoker: Under the Sunset
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the return of Fireside, Kevin becomes a new series of adaptations from Bram Stoker's book of original fairytales: Under the Sunset. in the title st...
The Frog Prince
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 238 of Fireside, Kevin adapts the Grimm Tale of The Frog Prince, a spoiled princess loses her precious golden ball, but when a mysterious f...
Briar Rose: The Sleeping Beauty
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 237 of Fireside, Kevin adapts the Grimm Tale of Briar Rose, better known as The Sleeping Beauty. A king and queen are desperate to have a c...
Cinderella
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 236 of Fireside, Kevin continues the celebration of the folklore behind Disney, with a story of dress making trees, three day festivals, an...
Snow White
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 235 of Fireside, Kevin begins a new chapter of the podcast, celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of Disney, by looking at the folklore...
Fireside of Horror V
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 234, It's the fifth annual Fireside Halloween Special! This year Kevin takes another look at the gothic masterpiece Dracula, reading a segm...
The Witches' Excursion
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 233 of Fireside, Kevin tells the whimsical tale of a man who wakes up in the middle of the night to discover a party being held in his kitc...
The Queen's County Witch
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 232 of Fireside, Kevin tells the gruesome tale of a priest's long journey home - the farmer's complain that their cows give no milk...and t...
The McCarthy Banshee
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 231 of Fireside, Kevin tells the gothic tale of Charles McCarthy, who lives a hedonistic life of whiskey, wine and women. But when his life...
The Banshee on the Bridge
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 230 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale of the figure that heralds the death of Irish families...Thomas Connolly is on his way to visit old Bid...
The Pooka's Tower
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 229 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of Daniel O'Rourke who drunkenly leaves a party and ends up encountering a bog, an eagle, a whale, a ...
The Kildare Pooka
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 228 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of the staff of a Dublin townhouse, all of whom begin to hear creaks and clatters in the night. Who h...
The Changeling Bride
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 227 of Fireside, Kevin tells a changeling tale with a twist - Jamie Friel works hard and looks after his mother. But one Halloween he takes...
Abhartach - The Celtic Vampire
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 226 of Fireside, Kevin tells the bloody tale of Abhartach, a supernatural demon dwarf who terrorised the folk of Derry a long time ago. Abh...
The Radiant Boy
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 225 of Fireside, Kevin tells the ghost story of Captain Stewart, who while hunting, gets caught in a storm. After taking refuge in a large...
The Ghost of Grace Connor
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 224, Kevin explores the ghost story of a hard working, honest woman named Grace Connor, whose spirit has unfinished business with the morta...
Brendan the Navigator
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 223 of Fireside, Kevin weaves the worlds of Myth, Religion and History with the story of Brendan the Navigator, who set out to discover the...
The Great Race of the Chinese Zodiac
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 222 of Fireside, Kevin enters the world of Chinese Mythology with the ancient tale of the Zodiac. How it came about, what it's purpose was,...
The White Trout
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 221 of Fireside, Kevin tells the Irish folk tale, of the tragedy of two lovers, and the vow of a princess to wait for her love, whatever th...
The Voyage of Máel Dúin
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 220 or Fireside, Kevin tells the of the voyage of Máel Dúin, who's troubled birth leads him on a sea voyage to find his parents and aveng...
Isis and Osiris
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 219 of Fireside, Kevin dives into Egyptian Mythology with the epic love story of the goddess Isis and her husband Osiris. The King of all o...
The Corpse
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 218 of Fireside, Kevin tells the Irish folk tale of Teig O'Kane - an irresponsible and wandering rover. After his father gives him an ultim...
The Morrigan and The Hound
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 217 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale from the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology - Cú Chulainn, The Hound of Ulster does face to face with The...
Scheherazade and the 1001 Nights
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 216 of Fireside, Kevin delves into the epic origin and framing story of the Arabian Nights - Scheherazade is a learned and gifted storytell...
The Lazy Beauty
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 215 of Fireside, Kevin tells of a beautiful but lazy girl who wins the affection of a prince. But to win his heart, the girl must find a wa...
Flidhais and The Mayo Táin
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 214 of Fireside, Kevin tells another pre-tale of the Ulster Cycle. Queen Maebh of Connaught has taken Fergus Mac Roich into her home and in...
Baba Yaga - The Wild Witch
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 213 of Fireside, Kevin tells of Baba Yaga, the wild witch of Slavic Folklore. Two children are banished to the woods by their wicked stepmo...
The Jackdaw
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 212 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale from Irish folklore of a Dublin Linen Draper who comes into the possession of a Jackdaw - but what will...
Dartaid's Cattle
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 211 of Fireside, Kevin presents a tale of the Ulster Cycle, but a battle between the forces of Connaught and Munster. Victory and Defeat ta...
Anansi and the Sky God's Stories
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 210, Kevin tells of Anansi, the West African trickster God. Anansi was a spider who gave the gift of storytelling to mankind. But where the...
The Proud Princess
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 209 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale from Irish folklore of a proud princess who finds fault with every one of her prospective suitors. When...
Nera's Adventure
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 207 of Fireside, Kevin tells a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology, continuing our look at the other Tain Bó tales: It is Hallo...
Persephone and the Chariot
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 206 of Fireside, Kevin dips into the chaotic and colossal world of Greek Mythology with a story of the kidnapping of the daughter of the Go...
Bewitched Butter
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 205 of Fireside, we have a tale of betwitching curses and fairy doctor cures - The Hanlon family has a beloved Kerry cow. but when the daug...
The Cattle of Regemon
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 204 of Fireside, we return to the world of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and another precursor tale to The Cattle Raid of Cooley. Que...
Rumpelstiltskin
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 203 of Fireside, Kevin dives into the world of the Brother's Grimm, with the tale of a boastful miller, who tells the king that his daughte...
The Lake of Healing
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 202 of Fireside, Kevin tells of an enchanted lake, the faerie kingdom beneath it, and of a poor young boy and his beloved wandering cow.. O...
A Fireside Christmas III
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the third Fireside Christmas Special, Kevin adapts and reads Christmas masterpiece and ghost story to end al ghost stories - A Christmas Carol. Aft...
200 - Here Lies Fráech, Son of Medh
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 200th episode of Fireside! Kevin reflects on four years of the podcast with an epic lesser known tale from the Ulster Cycle. Queen Medh has d...
Maui: Creator of Islands
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 199 of Fireside to coincide with Kevin's travels around New Zealand, we meet the great hero of Polynesian Mythology - Maui, demi-god and cr...
The Grave Beneath The Wave
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 198 of Fireside, We learn of the ancestral burial site of the Castillon family - a graveyard long submerged beneath the sea, and of a myste...
Rent Day
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 198 of Fireside, A legendary king visits a poor man who is in danger of being thrown out on the streets by his cruel landlord. Will O'Donog...
The Giant's Stairs
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episodes 196 of Fireside, A blacksmith is visited in a dream by a son of a lord, lost for seven years. The young boy charges the smith with his res...
The Three Crowns
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 195, Three princes and three princesses are put through the trials of a seven inch tall man, and the prize is a trinity of crowns... Order ...
Phantom of the Lee
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 194 of Fireside, a mysterious voice is heard all throughout an old cliffside manor. a voice far away, a voice nearby, and a voice that know...
Fireside of Horror III
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 193 is the third annual Fireside Halloween Special! Kevin gives readings of The Death Coach - A poem about a headless coach, with headless hor...
The Headless Horseman
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 192, Charlie Culnane is the best horse rider in Mallow, County Cork. But after making a hasty bet, Charlie starts to doubt his abilities, a...
The Haunted Cellar
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The kind Lord McCarthy can't hold onto his staff. Why? Because none of them will fetch wine from the cellar. So an ambitious young stableboy decides t...
Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Great Chase
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 190 of Fireside, Fionn Mac Cumhaill goes out hunting on his own, where he comes to a volcanic lake, and a mysterious woman, and along the w...
The Lucky Guest
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 189 of Fireside, A young maidservant recounts her poor family's turn of fortune with the unexpected arrival of a mysterious guest... Order ...
Osgar and the Green Blade
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 188, Osgar, the greatest of the Fianna, faces off against his greatest foe and a formidable blade. What will happen should Osgar fall? What...
Horse Piper
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A knock at the door on a rainy night...a story of a man on the hunt for tobacco who's turned into a horse... Order Gardensea Paperback: https://shop.h...
The Hill of Slaughter
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 186 of Fireside - The Fianna have endured a period of great peace, but no peace can last forever for Eire's warrior band...and a threat is ...
The Drunken Master
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 185, a young woman named Bridget Mac Daniel is a bit too fond of the demon drink - and one night on her way home from the pub, she meets a ...
Conan's Delusions
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 184. The Fianna are invited to the home of a Druid Dwarf, and the Big Brute Conan Maol learns a lesson about hospitality and respect that h...
Ned Kelly's Last Stand
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ned Kelly - The Irish Australian folk hero has been on the run for murder and robbery. His gang have been in hiding for two years, but now, they plan ...
Conan Maol's Wedding Crash
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conan Maol Mac Mórna, the quarrelsome, boorish and boisterous frenemy of Fionn Mac Cumhaill is uninvited to a wedding - and there is hell to pay... O...
Ned Kelly On The Run
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Fireside's second story on the bushranging bank robbing laggard that is Ned Kelly, we have two of the three great Kelly tales - The Fitzpatrick Inc...
180 - CLXXX - The Grecian Princess
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Fianna are invited to dinner with a mysterious warrior princess from Greece, but when things go sour who will defend Eire f...
179 - CLXXIX - Ned Kelly and the Bushranger
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to meet the Irish-Australian Folk Hero that has fascinated and divided people for nearly 150 years - In this first story we learn where Ned ...
178 - CLXXVIII - Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the King of the Giants
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
the first in a selection of Fionn 'Giant Tales' following in the vain of the very first ever episode of Fireside! In this tale, Fionn Mac Cumhaill is ...
177 - CLXXVII - The Seven Sisters
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A break in tradition with a story from the Aboriginal People of Western Australia - a story of seven sisters from the stars who are pursued by a group...
176 - Ventry IV: The Armour of Hephaestus
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth and final tale of The Fenian Saga of The Battle of Ventry. Fionn Mac Cumhaill must finally defeat Dara Donn, The King of the World, but he'...
175 - CLXXV - The King of Ireland's Son
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A folk tale following the adventures of the son of the King of Ireland as he goes to find a girl with raven black hair, and Snow White skin, and blood...
174 - CLXXIV - Ventry III: The Prince of Ulster
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our third story from the epic Battle of Ventry - The father and son team of Oisin and Osgar of the Fianna, face off against the sons of the Champio...
173 - CLXXIII - The Tailor and the Three Beasts
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 173, A tailor kills a fly with his pin, and becomes so confident he believes he can slay giants, build a king's court and win the heart of ...
172 - CLXXII - Ventry II: Oisín and Osgar
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second story from our look at the The Battle of Ventry - The Fianna arrive to fight the King of the World and his armies - and the first into t...
171 - CLXXI - Little Paddy and the Weasel
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 171, Kevin tells the tale of a poor young man in County Galway, and his rivalry with a vicious weasel who may be more than she seems... Ord...
170 - CLXX - Ventry: The King of the World
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 170 of Fireside, we begin an exciting new chapter with The Battle of Ventry - the epic saga of the battle between the forces of The King of...
169 - CLXIX - The Hags of the Long Teeth
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tale of a group of Dublin hunters who run into a hound from hell and seven daughters with very very long teeth... Order Gardensea Paperback: https...
168 - CLXVIII - Granuaille: Death of a Pirate Queen
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 168 of Fireside, Kevin concludes the sage of Grace O'Malley with the tale of the final years of the life of Ireland's Pirate Queen. Order G...
167 - CLXVII - The Court of Crinnán
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 167 of Fireside, Kevin tells a folk tale from the border between Roscommon and Mayo - of a mysterious court that appears, of the mythologic...
166 - CLXVI - Granuaille: The Two Queens
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in episode 166 of Fireside, we reach the climax of our look at the legends of Grace O'Malley, with the astonishing meeting between Ireland's Pirate Qu...
165 - CLXV - The Well at the End of the World
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in episode 165 of Fireside, Kevin tells of the son of a king in Connaught, who goes on a quest to find the enchanted healing water only found in a wel...
165 - CLXIV - Granuaille: A Notable Traitoress
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 164 of Fireside, Kevin continues our look at Ireland's Pirate Queen, with a look at Grace's involvement with the Spanish Armada, the Irish ...
163 - CLXIII - The Legend of Hy-Brazil
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 163of Fireside, Kevin tells the the legend of the mysterious island of Hy-Brazil, which turns from mist to land as it moves closer to the w...
162 - CLXII - Granuaille: Nurse to all Rebellions
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 162 of Fireside, We continue our look at Ireland’s Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley with the story of how Granuaille got embroiled in the gr...
161 - CLXI - The Joint Eater
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 161 of Fireside, Kevin tells the folk tale of the Alp-Luachra, a newt-like faerie who feeds of the ‘quintessence of life…’ so beware ...
160 - CLX - Granuaille: “Well more than Mrs. Mate’
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 160 of Fireside, We continue our look at Ireland’s Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley with the story of the two most important relationships i...
159 - CLIX - The Celtic Atlantis
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 159, Kevin tells the tale of The Lost City of Ys - a city built on low lying land on the coastline of Brittany, that was ruled by a debauch...
158 - CLVIII - Granuaile: Powerful by Land and Sea
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 158, Kevin continues his look at the legend of Grace O’Malley, Ireland’s Pirate Queen. In Part II, we hear of the vengeance for the dea...
157 - CLVII - The Sea Maiden
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 157 of Fireside, Kevin tells the folk tale of a fisherman who makes a bargain with a sea maiden - his unborn son for plenty of fish… Orde...
156 - CLVI - Granuaile - Ireland’s Pirate Queen
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 156 of Fireside, Kevin tells the first part of the story of Grace O’ Malley, better known as Granuaille - and of her rise to power in mal...
155 - CLV - A Fireside Christmas II
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second edition of A Fireside Christmas, Kevin gets you in the Festive spirit with tales and verse from Ireland, Denmark and America, with readi...
154 - CLIV - Gardensea: The Oystercatcher’s Loss
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 154 of Fireside, Kevin tells of the story of how the seagull stole it’s ability to swim from the naive oystercatcher - and how this tale ...
153 - CLIII - Gardensea: Crios Weaver
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 153 of Fireside, Kevin tells stories of the seal and folklore of the sea, and how it inspired the poem from his book Gardensea - Crios Weav...