Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland’s most famous myths and folklore, and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history which have become almost forgotten in centuries past.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Unreal Irish Folklore
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Podcast Overview
Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland’s most famous myths and folklore, and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history which have become almost forgotten in centuries past.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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November 21, 2021
RE-RELEASE: Giants and Causeways
<p>A re-release of the second ever episode of Unreal, while I recover from illness. A new episode will come soon once my voice is back at full strength!</p><p> </p><p>Giants sculpted our landscape. They are strong, and fierce, and can be terrifying if you’re unprepared. But anyone can defeat a giant – if you are clever enough to trick them…</p><p> </p><a href='https://unrealpodcast.com/the-giants-and-the-causeways-podcast-script/'>READ THE PODCAST SCRIPT</a><p> </p>SOURCES AND FURTHER READING<p>The Story of Fionn and the Giant</p><ul><li><a href='https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2nc4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22The+Giant%27s+Causeway%22.+The+Dublin+Penny+Journal,+issue+5+(1832)&source=bl&ots=iQ3qFI-vSw&sig=ACfU3U2VRv5JMQrsxfi7wiDFt9pmmJLKvA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXzNansv7jAhXOTcAKHfbJAwcQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Giant's%20Causeway%22.%20The%20Dublin%20Penny%20Journal%2C%20issue%205%20(1832)&f=false'>The Giant’s Causeway, <em>Dublin Penny Journal</em></a></li><li><a href='http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33887/33887-h/33887-h.htm#Page_266'>A Legend of Knockmany, by William Carleton</a> (and the <a href='https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=d7MaAQAAMAAJ&q=giant#v=snippet&q=giant&f=false'>original article</a>)</li><li><a href='https://archive.org/details/manxfairytales00morr/page/42'>Joe Moore’s Story of Finn Macooilly and the Buggane,</a> <em>Manx Fairytales </em>by Sophia Morrison</li><li>Versions from the School’s Folklore Collection at Duchas.ie: <a href='https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428111/4379328/4462716'>1</a>, <a href='https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044842/5043406/5086393'>2</a>, <a href='https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4462381/4415980/4463412'>3</a>, <a href='https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4666594/4665212/4668215'>4</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><a href='https://unrealpodcast.com/the-droichis-part-of-the-play/'>The <em>very</em> rude Scottish poem featuring the giant-sized descendants of Fionn</a></p><p> </p><p>Other Tales Mentioned</p><ul><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgesius'>The fall of the Viking chieftain Turgesius</a></li><li><a href='http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/hopomythumb/stories/maolachliobain.html'>Maoil a Chliobain</a></li><li><a href='http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/jackbeanstalk/'>Jack and the Beanstalk</a></li><li><a href='http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/jackbeanstalk/stories/langkiller.html'>Jack the Giant-killer</a></li><li><a href='https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/original-irish-jack-o-lanterns-halloween-turnip'>Stingy Jack</a></li></ul><p> </p>MUSIC<p><a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte'>All by Slainte from The Free Music Archive</a></p><ul><li><a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_03_-_the_butterfly_kid_on_the_mountain'>Theme Song – “The Butterfly”</a></li><li><a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_09_-_lark_in_the_morning_the_atholl_highlanders'>The Lark in the Morning / The Atholl Highlanders</a></li><li><a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_01_-_the_banshee_gravel_walks_the_old_copperplate'>The Banshee / The Gravel Walks / The Old Copperplate</a></li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
October 31, 2021
The Cry of the Banshee
<p>The Banshee is one of Ireland’s most famous folkloric figures. A supernatural woman with a cry that foretells of death and devastation to those who hear it, stories about banshees have been terrifying listeners for hundreds of years. But has she always been this way?</p><p> </p><p><a href='https://unrealpodcast.com/the-cry-of-the-banshee-podcast-script/'>Read the Podcast Script</a></p><p> </p><p>Sources and Further Reading</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/chapter2.htm'><em>A Folklore Survey of County Clare</em></a> by Thomas Johnson Westropp</li><li><a href='https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100062.html'><em>The Triumphs of Turlough</em></a> translated by Standish Hayes O'Grady</li><li><a href='https://sejh.pagesperso-orange.fr/keltia/version-en/da-choca.html'><em>The Hostel of Da Choca</em></a> translated by Whitley Stokes</li><li><a href='https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T100010A/index.html'><em>Annals of Loch Cé</em></a></li><li><a href='https://archive.org/details/memoirsofannlady00fansuoft/page/58/'><em>The Memoirs of Lady Ann Fanshawe</em></a></li><li><a href='https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49793/49793-h/49793-h.htm'><em>Personal Sketches of His Own Times</em></a> by Sir Jonah Barrington</li><li><a href='http://www.keeningwake.com/keening-tradition/'>Keening Tradition</a></li><li>"<a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/30002710?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents'>The Irish Funeral Cry</a>" in <em>The Dublin Penny Journal </em></li><li><a href='https://archive.org/details/irishenglishdict00obriuoft/page/400/mode/2up'><em>O'Brien's Irish-English Dictionary</em></a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Music</p><ul><li><a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_03_-_the_butterfly_kid_on_the_mountain'>The Butterfly </a>– Sláinte</li><li><a href='https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/UdLPktt11n/'>Return Home</a> - Moorland Songs</li><li><a href='https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/mJZYbR25t1/'>The White Birch</a> - Moorland Songs</li><li><a href='https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/BIAGO2VLK1/'>Mountain Solitude</a> - Moorland Songs</li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
October 17, 2021
Mid Season Break
Hi everyone, Ruth here, and apologies for the slightly sporadic uploads to Unreal this season – I’ve just been having quite a busy time outside of podcasting. I’m actually going to take mid-season break and come back in two weeks with a special Halloween episode, and finish out the second half of the season then, hopefully with more regular uploads for those last few episodes. I hope that sounds ok, and wishing you a folklore-filled few weeks in the meantime. Go n-éirí an bóthar leat.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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