Episode 30 : The Man Who Sold His Horse In Tír Na nÓg
This month, Eddie recounts the curious tale of Dennis O'Rourke and how his meeting with a stranger on the way to the Tulla horse-fair pulls...
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Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan
Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storyteller. He has been telling tales for over 35 years. Each month, Eddie will share Irish wisdom and stories from the past on the Tell Me A Stor...
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20 of 31 episodesEpisode 29 : Irish Wakes
This month, Eddie brings us an in-depth insight into the traditions surrounding Irish wakes. He speaks about how our relationship with death...
Episode28 : The Fairies of Corbally Fort
Eddie recites the frightening tale of what happens when two farmers from Quin in Co. Clare interfere with the Good People who called Corball...
Episode 27 : Animals in Irish Folklore Part2
Dogs and cats and horses and rats. Eddie explores how these animals have long been the subject of Irish folklore stories, and what messages...
Episode 26 - The Banshee
This month, Eddie speaks of the banshee in Irish culture, and the fear her wail instilled in those who heard it. The banshee, or the badhbh...
Episode 25 : Graveyards
Eddie speaks about the macabre subject of graveyards in Ireland, and the rituals and piseogs that surround them. He explains the delicate pr...
Episode 24 : The Place Names of Ireland (Part 2)
Continued from Eddie's previous discussion last month, Eddie picks up where he left off on his journey into the place names of Ireland. List...
Episode 23 : The Place Names of Ireland (Part 1)
This month, Eddie discusses the place names of Ireland. He traces how the Irish version of the name often contains important geographical re...
Episode 22 : The Black and Tans
This month, Eddie tackles the contentious subject of the Black and Tans and their arrival in Ireland in 1920. He traces their history as con...
Episode 21 : Holy Wells
After months on hiatus spent working on his new book, Eddie returns with another episode of the podcast. This month, Eddie looks at the idea...
Episode 20 : The Care Of The Dead
Death has always been a mournful time. The transition from one world into another. In Ireland, the rituals and practices that surrounded a f...
Episode 19 : Trades Part 2
This month, Eddie continues his study of the old trades of Ireland. Things back then were made to last, where as things today are made to we...
episode 18 : Trades Part 1
Trades-people formed the backbone of society in traditional Ireland, supplying the public with hand-made tools and services. This month, Edd...
Episode 17 : Birds
Ireland has a wide variety of native birds, full of colour and character. This month, Eddie discusses the superstitions and symbolic relevan...
Episode 16 : Roads Pt.2
Eddie continues his discussion of roads in Ireland, this time reflecting on some of the stranger aspects of our routes and byways. He speaks...
Episode 15 : Roads Pt.1
This month, Eddie takes a historic look at the role that roads play in Ireland in all their complexity, beauty and ugliness. The windy and s...
Episode 14 : The Long Dark Winter Nights
The Long Dark Winter Nights. An eerie time of the year, where those other things might be closer to us than we think. They take many forms,...
Episode 13 : Christmas
This month, Eddie speaks about Christmas customs and traditions in Ireland in the olden days. A time for preparations, rituals and feasts. T...
Episode 12 : Trees
We're back at last. This month, Eddie speaks about the great trees of Ireland, and why they held such a profound spiritual power over the na...
The Blessing (Snippet)
A quick memory revisited by Eddie about the old custom of offering a blessing when you stepped inside the home of someone else. Support this...
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