March is the month of St. Patrick's Day, a perfect time for a leprechaun story! Paudie introduces us to the first leprechaun story, recorded in the 8th century from the Saga of Fergus Mac Léti, starring a feisty leprechaun queen, a porridge-mad king, and leprechaun assassins! Mark and Eleanor also discuss why we shouldn't make "leprechaun traps", the museum's Giant's Room, and how they plan to celebrate Paddy's Day. 

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. If you'd like to support the podcast and the museum, our Ko-Fi and Shop is at ko-fi.com/leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Eleanor Walsh and Mark Ó Géaráin. The First Leprechaun Story is told by Paudie Holly.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 28 - The First Leprechaun Story

Paudie shares the surreal and magical love story of Midir and Etain, two star-crossed lovers who navigate time, space, and games of Irish chess to be together. Mark and Deirdre discuss the story along with Midir and Etain's happy and unhappy endings, if blame and fault are helpful when discussing a story, and encountering lads like Midir on Tinder.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum. If you'd like to support the podcast and the museum, our Ko-Fi and Shop is at ko-fi.com/leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Mark Ó Géaráin and Deirdre Quinn. Midir and Etain is told by Paudie Holly.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 31 - Midir and Etain

Diarmuid, the Fianna's most handsome warrior (thanks to that love spot), shows kindness to a cailleach hag on a stormy night, and wakes up the next morning with a beautiful new wife, an enormous new house, and three wonderful greyhound puppies - life couldn't be better! Paudie tells us how Diarmuid ends up making a mess of it all. Eleanor and Mark discuss how jealousy, immaturity, and insecurity tripped up this relationship, as in anyone's relationship, and discuss how this experience tees Diarmuid up for his great love story, the Pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne (you might have heard of it!)

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
If you'd like to support the podcast and the museum, our Ko-Fi and Shop is at ko-fi.com/leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Eleanor Walsh and Mark Ó Géaráin. Diarmuid and the Kingdom Under the Sea is told by Paudie Holly.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 34 - Diarmuid and the Kingdom Under the Sea

In todays episode Mark tells the story of The Rathcoffey Púca. Paudie and Jade discuss the story, in Jades debut episode of the podcast!

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.
Featuring Paudie and Jade. The Rathcoffey Púca is told by Mark. Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 44 - The Rathcoffey Púca

Join the dynamic duo Paudie and Lenny as they explore the tale of one of Ireland's greatest warriors. How Cuchulainn Got His Name is an Irish classic and its a story Mark has been telling since the museum open back in 2010. We look at villians and heroes, and who decides which is which. Of course Lenny cant do a podcast with talking about dogs but this time its relevant ... thankfully Paudie has a tight hold on the leash!

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Episode 050 - How Cuchullain His Got Name

Naoise and Mark sit themselves down to listen to the haunting story of The Swam Maiden told by Deirdre, told as only she can. Connections are made, comparisons are drawn and at the end of the day its a story with a message.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Episode 052 - The Swan Maiden

We're getting deeper into Irish Mythology with a telling of The Birth of Lú by Ceecee. Its a pleasant curve ball for Paudie and Mark as its a very different approach of this tale. The great thing about storytelling is that theres no one way of telling a story, you can always shift the focus and the tone.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Episode 065 - The Birth of Lú

Episode 71 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast.

Episode 71 The Dagda's Pot

Episode 72 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast

Episode 72 - The Charmsetter

Episode 73 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast - The Sons of Tuireann

Episode 73 - The Sons of Tuireann

Episode 74 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast. Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince retold by Brendan.

Episode 74 The Happy Prince

Episode 75 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast.

Episode 75 The Wooing of Étaín

Episode 76 of the National leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast. The Tiger of Moyry Castle gets angry and violent with the people of Louth in 1601.

Episode 76 The Tiger of Moyry Castle

Episode 77 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast

Episode 77 The Dream of Aengus

Episode 78 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast.

Episode 78 Paying the Rent

Episode 79 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast

Episode 79 Abhartach The Vampire

Episode 80 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast, The Wooing of Emer. Featuring Brendan storytelling and Paudie and Evan on chat.

Episode 80 The Wooing of Emer

Episode 81 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Folklore and Storytelling Podcast features Evan, Paudie and Diarmuid

Episode 81 The Hill of Truth

Episode 82 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast. Brendan and Evan discuss Paudie's retelling of the epic fight between Cú Chulainn and Ferdia.

Episode 82 The Fight at the Ford

Episode 83 of the National Leprechaun Museum's Talking Stories Podcast features the classic Kerry folktale the Midwife of Listowel. Not everything is as it seems and the most ordinary of people experience the most extraordinary of circumstances.

Episode 83 The Midwife of Listowel

Join us as our Storytellers Paudie and Emily explore the Winter Solstice, share some stories and embark on some weird and wonderful tangents!

Winter Solstice

The first episode of the new series of podcasts from the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland! Three storytellers get together and talk about storytelling, catapulting brains at kings, how a bedtime story might save your life, and what do leprechauns spend their gold on?

If you have an questions you'd like the storytellers to answer or topics you'd like discussed, feel free to tweet us at @leprechaun_ie #askastoryteller.

Featuring storytellers Mark Guerin, Paudie Holly, and Emily Collins.
Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland

Episode 1 - Telling Stories

Second Episode and the storytellers are talking about love and water! Listen to tales of zombie brides, herbal love spells, and why Paudie thinks the seals are noisy.

If you have an questions you'd like the storytellers to answer or topics you'd like discussed, feel free to tweet us at @leprechaun_ie #askastoryteller.

Featuring storytellers Paudie Holly, Nathan MacDonnell, and Deirdre Quinn.

Recorded at the National Leprechaun Museum

Episode 2 - Love and Water

The 1st of May is the feast of Beltane and to help you prepare to celebrate, the storytellers at the National Leprechaun Museum bring you tales of bonfires, food, and doctors with questionable ethics. 

If you have any question you'd like to answer or topics you'd like us to discuss, feel free to tweet us at @leprechaun_ie #askastoryteller

Featuring Naoise O'Duinn and Emily Collins.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 5 - Beltane and Cures

In this dark and dreary winter, we're dreaming of pastures new. This month our storytellers gather to discuss Exploring - is exploring in the nature of Irish people? Who's our favourite explorers? How do the museum storytellers get to go on adventures? We also get to hear stories of exploration, from Tír na nÓg, to the north of Spain, to the Land of Nod.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie #AskAStoryteller

Featuring Paudie Holly and Mark O'Géaráin.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 12 - Exploring

The National Leprechaun Museum Podcast returns after a few months break, and it's great to talk to you again! In this episode Mark and Paudie take a deep dive into some of their favourite characters in Irish stories, and ask why we love baddies, why all-powerful heroes can be a bit boring, and should we judge characters from thousands of years ago by modern standards? How do we use storytelling to relate to ourselves and each other?

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie #AskAStoryteller.

Featuring Paudie Holly and Mark Ó Géaráin.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland

Episode 16 - Heroes, Villains, and Problematic Faves

In our October episode Eleanor and Tom (Director of the National Leprechaun Museum) finally tackle Samhain, the most important festival in the Celtic calendar and the roots of Halloween. We explore what Samhain meant in old Ireland, Irish Halloween and Samhain customs and games, and ask how can we celebrate and enjoy Halloween safely in 2020? Plus, a haunting Samhain story of a bold Connaught warrior and a corpse with a strong grip and a horrible thirst.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Tom O'Rahilly and Eleanor Walsh.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland

Episode 17 - Samhain

In this episode Eleanor and Alice are talking stories! They take a well-known story The Piper and the Pooka, told by museum storyteller Deirdre, and discuss púcas in rural Ireland, ask if Mothman could be a Púca(!), and the importance of practice and perseverance for learning your craft.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Eleanor Walsh and Alice Bellamy. The Piper and the Pooka was told by Deirdre Quinn.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 18 - The Piper And The Pooka

Mark (the Abrasive) and Eleanor (the Measured) are talking stories - specifically a story called The Cave of the Cats, set in Rathcroghan Co. Roscommon, a gateway to the Otherworld. They take this story of diplomacy and terrifying cats told by Emily, and discuss Queen Maeve, navigating old stories when history is written by the victors, and the fragile male egos of mythological Irish warriors.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Eleanor Walsh and Mark Ó Géaráin. The Cave of the Cats was told by Emily Collins.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 19 - The Cave of the Cats

Eleanor and Tom (Director of the National Leprechaun Museum) examine the story of The Pig-Faced Woman of Dublin and discuss other stories of pig-faced woman, how this story could have become a part of Dublin folklore, and wonder at an evolving Dublin city over the centuries.

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Tom O'Rahilly and Eleanor Walsh. The Pig-Faced Woman of Dublin is told by Emily Collins.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 21 - The Pig-Faced Woman of Dublin

Eleanor and Deirdre (no, not that Deirdre) explore the tragic love story Deirdre of the Sorrows told by Naoise (no, not THAT Naoise either...) Along the way they discuss J. M. Synge's play adaptation which had its own tragedy, Naoise as the Snow White of men in Irish mythology, and wonder if Deirdre's sorrow could have been averted?

If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stories you'd like us to tell, tweet us at @leprechaun_ie with #AskAStoryteller or find us on Instagram @leprechaunmuseum.

Featuring Eleanor Walsh and Deirdre Quinn. Deirdre of the Sorrows is told by Naoise O'Duinn.

Recorded in the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland.

Episode 27 - Deirdre of the Sorrows

Talking Stories is a podcast of stories, folklore, mythology, and chat from the Storytellers of the National Leprechaun Museum, on the 1st and 15th of every month.

The National Leprechaun Museum, the first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, opens up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories.

National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories

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