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Tell Me A Story Podcast with Eddie Lenihan
Ireland
Приєднався 22 жов 2019
"Eddie's stories are not for the faint-hearted, but then good stories never are."
RTE Guide
Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storytellers. He has been telling tales now for 35 years. As a cultural preservationist, Eddie has amassed the largest collection of folk stories and tales in Ireland. His dedication to the tradition has seen him collect and compile stories from all across the country, particularly those that deal with the themes of the supernatural, fairies, and mythological heroes.
Each month, Eddie shares Irish wisdom and stories from the past on the Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan Podcast, recorded from his home in Co. Clare. The series is produced by Philip Murphy and John Lillis, and features music by Clare Sands.
RTE Guide
Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storytellers. He has been telling tales now for 35 years. As a cultural preservationist, Eddie has amassed the largest collection of folk stories and tales in Ireland. His dedication to the tradition has seen him collect and compile stories from all across the country, particularly those that deal with the themes of the supernatural, fairies, and mythological heroes.
Each month, Eddie shares Irish wisdom and stories from the past on the Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan Podcast, recorded from his home in Co. Clare. The series is produced by Philip Murphy and John Lillis, and features music by Clare Sands.
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 him into Other World. Dennis is drawn into the Big House, a place where caution is called for against every creature that you might encounter. This tale was originally told to Eddie by Jimmy Armstrong, a patient in Our Lady's hospital in Ennis. Jimmy's stories are available in Eddie's recently republished book, The Man In The Big House.
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Episode 29 : Irish Wakes
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This month, Eddie brings us an in-depth insight into the traditions surrounding Irish wakes. He speaks about how our relationship with death has changed over time, and the importance of honouring the rituals surrounding it. In particular, Eddie focuses on the games that would occur at wakes, amusements and customs that helped pass the long night with the departed. Arm wrestling, cards, rope cli...
Episode 28 : The Fairies of Corbally Fort
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Eddie recites the frightening tale of what happens when two farmers from Quin in Co. Clare interfere with the Good People who called Corbally fort their home. On an October's evening, Pat and Sean were returning home from an unproductive day's hunting. On glimpsing a goose on the grounds of the fort, a rifle shot rang out and the two men thought their hunting luck was improving. What they didn'...
Episode 27 : Animals in Irish Folklore Part2
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Dogs and cats and horses and rats. Eddie explores how these animals have long been the subject of Irish folklore stories, and what messages or foreboding they may bring. He explains the long held belief that dogs and horses have the gift of seeing the Other, especially in the dark of night. Eddie also recalls the terrible fate that may befall you if you offended a poet and they decided to send ...
Episode 26 - The Banshee
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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 as she is also known, is a female spirit who gives a warning of impending death. Eddie reflects on a frightening story once told to him by an elderly man that left him convinced that the banshee is more than just a dark figure of the imagination.
Episode 25 : Graveyards
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Eddie speaks on the macabre subject of graveyards in Ireland, and the rituals and piseogs that surround them. He explains the delicate process of burying a body, and what charms and objects may be placed in the grave, from a deck of cards to a fiddle bow. He also mentions the care required around one's behaviour in a graveyard, unless they wish to find that the next hole being dug is one intend...
Episode 24 : The Place Names of Ireland (Part 2)
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Continuing from his previous discussion last month, Eddie picks up where he left off on his journey into the place names of Ireland. Listing each location through it's Irish translation, he continues to build a visual landscape from the names of towns and villages. Part 2 or a 2 part series. This episode is kindly supported by Creative Ireland.
Episode 23 : The Place Names of Ireland
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This month, Eddie discusses the place names of Ireland. He traces how the Irish version of the name often contains important geographical references to the land itself. Eddie looks at the English version of these names, and explores what is being lost in the translation of the original language. Using over 50 examples of Irish towns and villages, Eddie paints a picture of the physical landscape...
Episode 22 : The Black and Tans
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This month, Eddie tackles the contentious subject of the Black and Tans and their arrival in Ireland in 1920. He traces their history as constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary, and the reasons and incentives that brought them into the conflict. He explains how the terror they inflicted on the Irish public resulted in a profound sense of resentment and fear towards them. Burnings...
Episode 21 : Holy Wells
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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 of Holy Wells in Ireland. He explores their origins in pagan worship and how they were assimilated into Christian culture over time. He speaks of some of the strange customs that visitors to the well would enact, from tying ribbons to nearby trees to circl...
Episode 20 : The Care Of The Dead
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Death has always been a mournful time. The transition from one world into another. In Ireland, the rituals and practices that surrounded a funeral and burial were both grand and precise. There was a respect there for the spirit of the dead person, and care was taken to ensure their passing was a marked event, grounded in both grief and celebration. The wake, the dressing of the body, and the di...
Episode 19 : Trades Part 2
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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 wear out. There was a dignity and quality behind the work, tools and utensils crafted to the highest standard by skilled trades people. The harness maker, the tinker, the hatter, the cooper, the potter, the basket-maker; Eddie explains how each trade was so n...
episode 18 : Trades Part 1
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Trades-people formed the backbone of society in traditional Ireland, supplying the public with hand-made tools and services. This month, Eddie looks at some of the important trades that influenced old Irish life, and the folklore tales that accompanied them. Eddie speaks on the role of the blacksmith, the thatcher, the wheel maker, the tailor and the dress maker. Part 1 of a 2 part series. If y...
Episode 17 : Birds
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Ireland has a wide variety of native birds, full of colour and character. This month, Eddie discusses the superstitions and symbolic relevance that birds have played in Irish tradition and beliefs. From the crow, to the wren, to the robin - Eddie explores how each bird has it's own unique personality traits, and how we can learn to read their behaviour as harbingers and predictions of what may ...
Episode 16 : Roads Pt.2
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Eddie continues his discussion of roads in Ireland, this time reflecting on some of the stranger aspects of our routes and byways. He speaks of the significance of the public road, and how it acts as a symbol of safety to those who encounter the darker elements of the night. He mentions what happens to those who stand on the stray sod when out walking and the confusion that ensues. And how alco...
Episode 14 : The Long Dark Winter Nights
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Episode 14 : The Long Dark Winter Nights
Episode 10 : Music and the Fairies Part 2
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Episode 10 : Music and the Fairies Part 2
Episode 9 : Music and the Fairies Part 1
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Episode 9 : Music and the Fairies Part 1
Eddie Lenihan on Biddy Early's cure for sick horses.
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Eddie Lenihan on Biddy Early's cure for sick horses.
Episode 3 : Animals in Irish Folklore
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Episode 3 : Animals in Irish Folklore
Thank you fabulous xxx ❤
Eddie.. been a huge fan since adolescence, would love to get in touch, I'm interested in learning about becoming a researcher and storyteller.. could you send me an email address to reach you and discuss in person.
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I absolutely love this man and his story telling. A real treasure.
The Irish people have been treated very badly by the powers-that-be in England.
Your videos are horrible
Listening on Halloween night in NYC
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Fuck off ed i no brosna
Ed folkow long time m9m mom was joan o ahea
God Bless the Work you do Eddie to keep Our Tradition Alive 🙏
We have her cross above our door ❤😊
You have a gift or telling stories. Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed listening to you.
We used to play bob apple on Halloween as a child in England. There were no pumpkins then,we made a jack o lantern with a turnip (swede) . We borrowed my grandads stiff waterproof mac and walked about in the street with it over our heads like a headless man. We had loads of fun and never went trick or treating,it wasn't heard of then.
Halloween became Americanised in the 90's. In the 80's and early 90's some of the traditions were clinging on. They had gone by the mid 90's. It's a shame because the Americanised stuff is just superficial junk for business to make money.
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Different story here in West Cork, they shot the local priest (Canon Magner) for refusing to toll the church bell for armistace day anniversary, the shot a local 8yr old boy who was with the priest so to leave no witness, but the local magistrate came upon the scene in his motor car. Dunmanway Co cork
Hungarian listener here. Thank you so much for the work you do. I live in the UK ( South West of England) and I experience this place being ''barren'' mentally. Listening to your stories helps me to remember who I am. They don't have any storytelling around here...
Good man Eddie keep up the good work 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Well done ✨️ Thank you, such a gift for all...an important one
Very rare and precious transmission thank you for the moments of culture shared among the entire world ☘️
Now, what if it's true. Because, there really is something to these stories. I have a reason to say it. It doesn't mean every tale might be completely true, but it may. It's very interesting that he said, "in times past, several Irish went to America to escape trouble with the Fairies, not just from hunger and unemployment and all those kinds of things "
I am tuning in from India. Pleased to make your acquaintance.
RIP Sinead O Conner
I thank you Eddie❤❤❤
An old priest stopped my pregnant grandmother at the gates of a graveyard when there was a funeral he said "Madam, I suggest you wait outside here with me, a person should only be carried in here once".
I feel that I had a fairy blast a month ago when I magically fell on my steps and broke my leg.It was as if I was carried through the air and placed down in a seated position with no cuts blood or bruises except on 1 leg.It was very bizarre.My shoes were floppy and one fell off.The day before it happened I was pruning bushes in my yard.My husbandwho is Irish, is always telling me to be careful in the garden and Don t offend the fairies.I was weeding a path that had become overgrown.I am starting to believe that I offended them.But now what do I have to do to recover and not offend again?
A great thanks WITHOUT whom our language folklore and culture could fall in the memories of soo much thank you 🙏 sir😊❤☘️💚🤍🧡😁👍 take care of such a tresor of knowledge I feel so little front of such habilities that soon, telling Tales specially in the context of my grandparents House growing 9kids like those days but blood is thicker than you know I have been told you don't know who you are yet Boy I took it like a criticism not a fact... It's knowing ourselves and assuming who you are and your background to learn about the cense of life,☘️
People at night are not walking roads at night cars and speed see nothing or hear nothing the Devil has taken over big time
The banshee is real no doubt about that and in Scotland called the cunnard some times there's clapping .slot of people think no such thing as ghosts.they think death is final the don't understand that we are eternal beings that our soul lives on and returns in a new body if it is wordy to return if not it will b in prison if you like .what they call limbo.i heard it in 2009 at 3 o clock in the morning lasted 5 minutes .my grandmother seen her sitting over a sallow tree long grey hair combing it and crying never looked at her she was transparent all silver .her old neighbour was dead in the morning.
Great stories when you go camping in the middle of nowhere scare the underpants off your 😂😂
How sad about the Beech trees.
Have you heard of sky burial? The ravens take care of you. Sounds nice.
I heard a banshee last Saturday in Broad daylight. On my way to A place l visited S. Killian's Well. The Gate to the well was open ... which is unusual. I made my offerings and said my prayers. As l turned to leave, l heard a keening sound in the road hedge. I couldn't see anything but the sound moved north uphill. This is what happened the last time l heard a banshee. Anyway... l thought it was probably a cat. I thought nothing of it til next day, when l was told first thing a family Friend passed away. RIP.
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It's been a long time since you have had a video up , I really hope you are ok ❤🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi Eddie I love your stories I would like to hear more banshee stories or talk about her when I was young she used frightening me. Now I am 46. I am interested in her I enjoy your stories take care Eddie
Great tale as always
You love to be sitting in the kitchen with him telling stories
Greetings and thanks from Finland. Loved listening to your podcasts before going to sleep.
TOTALLY MAGIC.
Stoats are not weasels Eddie. One is weasely recognised and the other is stoatally different😊
Best story teller about the faires ever I have been listening to Eddie lenihan since I was young and he always scared the shite out of me 😂😂🎉🎉
The best prayer for the souls in purgatory is eternal rest grant unto them o Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them may there souls and the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of god rest in peace amen 🙏 ❤
You're such a great story teller. Thank you for uploading these stories.
Im probably one of the few people who actually believe some of these tales as i stdy the super natural after what happened to me i know human senses only can sense a small percentage of reality. Theres alot of modern acxounts of people being taken by entities Humanity has always been toyed with by the gods. We still are theres a war going on for our eternal consciousness
I hope you all had a blessed Imbolc
Happy new year Eddie were u @ tho