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Samhain: The Last of Squite Enniscrone
October 6, 2026 · 34 minIn episode 265 of Fireside, it's the first of this years Halloween batch of spooky tales! An old house on the Irish coastline has been uninhabited for a century. No one dares go inside. Noises can still be heard. This was the home of…
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The Dream of Macsen Wledig
September 30, 2026 · 30 minIn episode 264 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of Roman Emperor Macsen Wledig who falls asleep and dreams of a fortress in a land with deep valleys and high mountains - and the beautiful woman living there. But when the emperor goes in…
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The Bogside Bachelor
September 23, 2026 · 33 minIn episode 263 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of Jamie Boyson, a lonely old man who lives by the bogside in County Derry. His only company is a trained cricket, and mysteruous spectre who may or may not be the ghost of his one true…
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Legend of the Faerie Lake
September 16, 2026 · 33 minIn episode 262 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale of Welsh mythology- a lake in North Wales is supposedly a portal to another world - but only twelve mortals are allowed to visit each year. Ieuan wants to go to the other world more than…
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Don't Curse the Childher
September 9, 2026 · 33 minIn episode 261 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of an old woman who begins to take out her grief over losing her husband on her own children... until one night, when a door is mysteriously left open and refuses to be sh…
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The Glastonbury Thorn
September 2, 2026 · 35 minIn episode 260 of Fireside, Kevin tells a foundational myth of Britain - Joseph of Aramathia was a wealthy merchant, imprisoned by the Romans - he is visited in jail and given a seemingly insignificant cup. Have you ever wondered how the…
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The Fisherman's Wife
August 26, 2026 · 34 minIn episode 259 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of those who go to sea, and the one's who are left behind. Kate Browne has been married to Dermot for seventeen years. But one morning as he and their son Benjamin are about to set sail…
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Scota and Scotland
August 19, 2026 · 33 minIn episode 258 of Fireside, we have a foundational myth of Scotland - a story that stretches back thousands of years, before the Celts, to sands of Egypt and the daughter of a Pharaoh... .Source: https://www.amazon.co…
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The Spirit of the Hill
July 31, 2026 · 32 minIn episode 257 of Fireside, Kevin tells a gothic tale of doomed romance, and what obsessive love can drive us toward. Aileen loves Connor, but Connor loves another. So the obsessed Aileen decides to take love into her own hands, and seek…
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Brutus in Britain
July 16, 2026 · 32 minIn episode 256 of Fireside, Kevin tells a foundational myth of the island of Britain. Brutus is the great-grandson of Aeneas, Prince of Troy. After their city is destroyed by Agamemnon and his army of free Greeks, it falls to Aeneas, and…
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Curse of Fire and Shadow
July 8, 2026 · 33 minIn episode 255 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale that fuses history and folklore. On July 1st, 1642, Sir Fredrick Hamilton set fire to a church, with all clergymen still inside. But before death, one friar placed a curse on Hamilton and his…
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The Snow Queen
May 27, 2026 · 33 minIn episode 254, Kevin tells the Hans Christian Andersen tale of the Snow Queen - two friends are divided by the shards of an evil mirror. But not even the harshest cold can keep them apart. Order Gardensea Paperback: …
About the show
Fireside is the Irish Storytelling Podcast. Kevin C. Olohan is your host and Fireside Bard. Every Wednesday, Kevin takes a story from Folklore or Mythology, gives it a fresh retelling, and discusses the story itself and the craft, culture and history of Storytelling. Whether you’re a folklore fanatic, or someone who just enjoys hearing a good yarn, you can always join Kevin by the Fireside.
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