Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel Aron's here to tell us about the Irish God of Love Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Aron’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. 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 but...
Feb 25, 2026•23 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. Things are heating up in this episode as we continue to follow Diarmuid and Gráinne in their flight from the Fianna’s hounds. We had a long conversation about how to contextualise this story within the Fianna Saga that we’ve been working on - that’s going to be up on Patreon (and on our YouTube Members feed) along with all our post-show chats and reflections! Artwork for this arc...
Feb 19, 2026•27 min
The Beast of Slieve Mish - F**ked Up Love Stories (Irish Mythology Podcast) by Candlelit Tales
Jan 28, 2026•12 min
The Wedding - Fianna Saga (Irish Mythology Podcast) by Candlelit Tales
Jan 21, 2026•25 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel Sorcha's back to tell us about the Cailleach, the coolest Goddess of Winter! Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via / candlelittales and anyone who...
Jan 14, 2026•18 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. In this episode, we’re starting on a seven-part mini-arc of one of the great love stories of Irish mythology: The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne. We had a long conversation about how to contextualise this story within the Fianna Saga that we’ve been working on - that’s going to be up on Patreon along with all our post-show chats and reflections! Artwork for this arc is provided ...
Jan 08, 2026•20 min
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 ...
Dec 17, 2025•26 min
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. . T...
Dec 10, 2025•27 min
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 wha...
Nov 26, 2025•35 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. This episode resumes our Fianna Saga with a character who is often overlooked in the Fianna Cycle, but seems to be pivotal to the events that follow. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to unrequited love and yearning. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the peopl...
Nov 19, 2025•12 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. In this episode we’re getting into spooky season with a delightfully gruesome tale inspired by Lady Jane Wilde’s folklore collection. Samhain is a great time for spells of divination, looking into the future, and taking control of your destiny. But the price is always there, and the unwary will pay far more than they bargained for. Please note the content of these stories may be ...
Oct 31, 2025•23 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. In this episode we’re getting into spooky season a few tales inspired by those originally collected by Lady Jane Wilde. The Fae and the “Good Folk” were always thought to take people from time to time, to bring them to their halls for feasting and merriment, leaving their mortal lives behind them. This tales hails from the western islands of Ireland, where fishing was a way of li...
Oct 29, 2025•22 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel! Sorcha's back to tell us about our favourite time of the year, Samhain Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittal...
Oct 25, 2025•28 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. In this episode we’re getting into spooky season with a short, sharp tale originally collected by Lady Jane Wilde. The Good Neighbours were thought to take people from time to time, to bring them to their halls for feasting and merriment, leaving their mortal lives behind them. These tales hail from the western islands of Ireland, where fishing was a way of life and the sea was a...
Oct 22, 2025•13 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, where we tell Irish myths set to original music. In this episode, we’re getting into spooky season with a sinister take on the changelingstories, inspired by a tale in a collection by Lady Jane Wilde. Sadness and loss were always in Ireland, and the changeling gave an explanation to the loss of innocent children when no other explanations could be found. A meeting with one of the dead at this time of year can be to deliver an e...
Oct 19, 2025•15 min
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 another strange encounter with the otherworld when part of the Fianna go hunting. Fionn is left at his home for this one, trusting the grumpy Goll Mac Morna to tackle a group of younger warriors out hunting to test their strength. The strange events of the enchanted hall became one of Fergus’s favourite stories to tell… Please note the ...
Oct 15, 2025•18 min
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 about an encounter with an Otherworldly woman, who wants things to be all on her own terms, and what happens when she doesn’t get her way. 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 compulsion, verbal abuse, and abando...
Oct 01, 2025•16 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel! Sorcha's back and she has brought along Aron this time, to help share some ideas on where to start with Irish Mythology. Please note the content of these stories 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. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who do...
Sep 24, 2025•32 min
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 the strange tale of an even stranger encounter with the Bodach. This character, the Bodach, appears in stories across Ireland and Scotland, and is usually a trickster of sorts. This time the Bodach comes to the aid of the Fianna, when the fastest man in Ireland couldn't be found to race against a mighty foreign warrior threatening Ireland's ...
Sep 17, 2025•18 min
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 about Caoilte mac Rónáin, the fastest member of the Fianna and the fastest man in all of Ireland Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candle...
Sep 03, 2025•25 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel! Sorcha's back to tell us about the Irish God Of Healing Dian Cecht. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales ...
Aug 27, 2025•14 min
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 two-part story of what happens when the Fianna split up to go hunting. You could call it a love story, of a sort. This is part two of the tale, so if you missed the last episode, go on back and listen to the previous episode before this one. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take car...
Aug 20, 2025•29 min
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 two-part story of what happens when the Fianna split up to go hunting. You could call it a love story, of a sort. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains allusions to coercive control, animal cruelty and animal death, and physical re...
Aug 13, 2025•15 min
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 Aron tells the intriguing tale of The Death of Fergus. 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 musici...
Aug 06, 2025•11 min
Fionn and the Phantoms - Fianna Saga (Irish Mythology Podcast) by Candlelit Tales
Jul 30, 2025•16 min
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 classic Fianna adventure. This is yet another adventure tale turned wrong. But it takes place in High-hilled Alban, or Scotland as it’s more commonly called now. This tale is dark and gruesome and one that the Fianna wish not to repeat. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of ...
Jul 15, 2025•41 min
Conas taoi? How are ye? Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales YouTube Channel! Sorcha's back to tell us about the Irish God Of The Sea Manannán mac Lir. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This podcast includes Sorcha’s idea of what jokes are, which may be painfully cringe for some listeners/viewers. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelit...
Jul 09, 2025•19 min
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 tale that introduces a new generation of warriors to the fold; some you’ve met before in this series, and some that are brand new. . 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 public speaking and fear of failing tests! This ...
Jul 02, 2025•23 min
Hi folks, here's another story from one of our live shows at the Harbour Bar in Bray, Co. Wicklow. We hope you enjoy!
Jun 25, 2025•13 min
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 classic Fianna adventure. This is another adventure story, and it’s placed in the west at the amazing caves of Kesh, that you can still visit today if you wish to see them for yourself. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story contains mention...
Jun 18, 2025•25 min