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Podcast Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

Candlelit Tales

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 336

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We are a group of storytellers, performers, and musicians. We tell Irish myths to a live audience with live music. Candlelit Tales was founded by brother-sister storytelling duo Aron and Sorcha Hegarty. Driven by a passion for Irish mythology, we started retelling the stories to a near-empty room upstairs in a Dublin pub one rainy evening in November. The next week, the room was a lot less empty, and we were joined by musician Ru O’Sé. By the fourth week, the room was full, and so was the hall outside. We realised that when we share our passion, it becomes contagious. And we’ve been telling stories and playing music from that day to this. Since then, over the past five years of telling stories in the capital of this nation of storytellers, we have developed and refined our uniquely expressive, naturalistic and modern style. Live music is the heartbeat of all our performances, and a live original music score composed by a team of talented musicians drives the rhythm of the stories
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The Rowan - Fianna Saga (Irish Mythology Podcast)

mercredi 4 mars 2026Duration 28:48

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ You can order our book Celtic Mythology now! Ireland: https://www.easons.com/celtic-mythology-sorcha-hegarty-9781507223888 US: https://bookshop.org/lists/our-books-candlelit-tales UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/our-books-candlelit-tales #candlelittales #candlelittalespodcast #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #thefiannaseries #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales/ https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales/ https://vimeo.com/user52850249

Who is the Irish God of Love | EXPLAINED

mercredi 25 février 2026Duration 23:12

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel Aron's here to tell us about the Irish God of Love Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Aron’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via / candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ Find details of our upcoming courses here: candlelittales.ie You can order our book Celtic Mythology now! https://www.easons.com/celtic-mythology-sorcha-hegarty-9781507223888 https://bookshop.org/lists/our-books-candlelit-tales https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/our-books-candlelit-tales https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast

Magnéis Mac Morna - Fianna Saga (Irish Mythology Podcast)

mercredi 19 novembre 2025Duration 11:54

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ You can pre-order our book Celtic Mythology now! Ireland: https://www.easons.com/celtic-mythology-sorcha-hegarty-9781507223888 US: https://bookshop.org/lists/our-books-candlelit-tales UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/our-books-candlelit-tales https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast

Episode 223 - Reflections Of The Fianna Classics

mercredi 4 octobre 2023Duration 48:47

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. 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. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/

Episode 222 - Classics - The Children Of Lir

mercredi 27 septembre 2023Duration 36:44

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. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast

Episode 221 - Classics - Deirdre Of The Sorrows - Part 2

mercredi 20 septembre 2023Duration 26:02

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast

Episode 220 - Classics - Deirdre Of The Sorrows

jeudi 14 septembre 2023Duration 27:28

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/

Episode 219 - Classics - How Cúchulainn Got His Name

mercredi 6 septembre 2023Duration 19:49

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast

Episode 218 - Classics - The Birth Of Setanta

mercredi 30 août 2023Duration 17:20

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/

Episode 217 - Classics - Fionn And The Dragon

mercredi 23 août 2023Duration 29:55

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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast

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