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Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

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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 storiesAll rights reserved Art
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  • Death Stories - The Death of Cú Chulainn

    Death Stories - The Death of Cú Chulainn
    Dec 17 2025
    Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. We recorded some of our live shows from the Harbour Bar earlier this year. Join us as Sorcha & Aron tells the tale of The Death of Cú Chulainn Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen. There is a Video for this entire show on YouTube, and you can see us perform with the wonderful Candlelit Tales musicians who were with us on the night. Please like, subscribe, leave a comment or a review wherever you get this podcast, but especially on YouTube to help us grow that channel and keep track of the many more videos we’ll be posting there soon. Linked below. You can buy our book Celtic Mythology now! Ireland: https://www.easons.com/celtic-mytholo... US: https://bookshop.org/lists/our-books-... UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/our-boo... 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 and more here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ 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
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    26 mins
  • The Hunt of Slieve Gullion - Fianna Saga (Irish Mythology Podcast)

    The Hunt of Slieve Gullion - Fianna Saga (Irish Mythology Podcast)
    Dec 10 2025
    Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. This episode continues our Fianna Saga with a story of change. Fionn Mac Cumhaill was the fair-haired leader of the Fianna until the day that he suddenly wasn’t. 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 ageing, forced physical transformation, and loss of identity. . 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 #candlelittales #candlelittalespodcast #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #thefiannaseries #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology #subscribe #youtube #mythologypodcast #fionn #boyhood #hurling #GAA #hurler #caoimhín #caoimhínceol #music #collaborations 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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    27 mins
  • Irish & Celtic Mythology Book Sources | EXPLAINED

    Irish & Celtic Mythology Book Sources | EXPLAINED
    Nov 26 2025
    Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel! Sorcha's back, and she has brought along Aron again, to discuss where they start, concerning Irish & Celtic Mythology Book Sources. We have had a lot of requests for this one, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments. Please note that the content of these videos may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s and Aron's ideas of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. You can pre-order our book Celtic Mythology now! Ireland: https://www.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 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/ Authors mentioned, not books: Lady Gregory Lady Wilde James Joyce Books: The Lore of Ireland - Daithi Ó hÓgáin Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends - Marie Heaney Dictionary of Celtic Mythology - James MacKillop The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends - Peter Berresford Ellis The Turning of the Year: Legendary Ireland Eithne Massy Tain: The Women's stories - Karina Tynan The Tain - Thomas Kinsella Brehon Laws: Old Ways Old Secrets Jo Kerrigan The Year In Ireland - Kevin Danaher Irish King and Hero Tales, Meath Folk Tales - Richard Marsh Celtic Heritage - Alwyn Brinley Rees On Ravens Wing - Morgan lywelyn Mythical Irish Beasts, Mythical Irish Places, Mythical Irish Gods and Goddesses - Mark Joyce Celtic Mythology - Sorcha & Aron Hegarty Duchas.ie (website) 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
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    35 mins
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