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.
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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!
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…
READ THE PODCAST SCRIPT (https://unrealpodcast.com/the-giants-and-the-causeways-podcast-script/)
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
The Story of Fionn and the Giant
The Giant’s Causeway, Dublin Penny Journal (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)
A Legend of Knockmany, by William Carleton (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33887/33887-h/33887-h.htm#Page_266) (and the original article (https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=d7MaAQAAMAAJ&q=giant#v=snippet&q=giant&f=false))
Joe Moore’s Story of Finn Macooilly and the Buggane, (https://archive.org/details/manxfairytales00morr/page/42) Manx Fairytales by Sophia Morrison
Versions from the School’s Folklore Collection at Duchas.ie: 1 (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428111/4379328/4462716), 2 (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044842/5043406/5086393), 3 (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4462381/4415980/4463412), 4 (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4666594/4665212/4668215)
The very rude Scottish poem featuring the giant-sized descendants of Fionn (https://unrealpodcast.com/the-droichis-part-of-the-play/)
Other Tales Mentioned
The fall of the Viking chieftain Turgesius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgesius)
Maoil a Chliobain (http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/hopomythumb/stories/maolachliobain.html)
Jack and the Beanstalk (http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/jackbeanstalk/)
Jack the Giant-killer (http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/jackbeanstalk/stories/langkiller.html)
Stingy Jack (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/original-irish-jack-o-lanterns-halloween-turnip)
MUSIC
All by Slainte from The Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte)
Theme Song – “The Butterfly” (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_03_-_the_butterfly_kid_on_the_mountain)
The Lark in the Morning / The Atholl Highlanders (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_09_-_lark_in_the_morning_the_atholl_highlanders)
The Banshee / The Gravel Walks / The Old Copperplate (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_01_-_the_banshee_gravel_walks_the_old_copperplate)
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31 Oct 2021
The Cry of the Banshee
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?
Read the Podcast Script (https://unrealpodcast.com/the-cry-of-the-banshee-podcast-script/)
Sources and Further Reading
A Folklore Survey of County Clare (https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/chapter2.htm) by Thomas Johnson Westropp
The Triumphs of Turlough (https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100062.html) translated by Standish Hayes O'Grady
The Hostel of Da Choca (https://sejh.pagesperso-orange.fr/keltia/version-en/da-choca.html) translated by Whitley Stokes
Annals of Loch Cé (https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T100010A/index.html)
The Memoirs of Lady Ann Fanshawe (https://archive.org/details/memoirsofannlady00fansuoft/page/58/)
Personal Sketches of His Own Times (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49793/49793-h/49793-h.htm) by Sir Jonah Barrington
Keening Tradition (http://www.keeningwake.com/keening-tradition/)
"The Irish Funeral Cry (https://www.jstor.org/stable/30002710?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents)" in The Dublin Penny Journal
O'Brien's Irish-English Dictionary (https://archive.org/details/irishenglishdict00obriuoft/page/400/mode/2up)
Music
The Butterfly (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_03_-_the_butterfly_kid_on_the_mountain)– Sláinte
Return Home (https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/UdLPktt11n/) - Moorland Songs
The White Birch (https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/mJZYbR25t1/) - Moorland Songs
Mountain Solitude (https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/BIAGO2VLK1/) - Moorland Songs
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17 Oct 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.
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