Patricia Trainor is a retired university teacher at the University of Malaga. She is originally from Belfast and is interested in Ireland and all things Irish. Patricia taught Irish Studies to Spanish students BUT also to Erasmus students who came from all over the world. These stories were prepared for Patricia's contribution to Spain's Irish radio programme "Live on Eire" which is presented by Ger Sweeney.
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Exciting news! We are running a special online course this winter. Over 6 weeks from Samhain to Winter Solstice we invite you to join us online to be nourished and entertained by the magical stories of Ireland’s ancient culture. A live interactive experience with Into the Mythic hosts Pol and Leeanne. Find out more and book your place at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course Join us as we journey back and find new meanings in some very ancient stories. Leeanne ...
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Irish Stories is a weekly podcast which consists of original stories set in Ireland. Each story is a serialized work of historical, literary fiction imbued with a touch of folklore. Each story will consist of several episodes. All stories are written by and performed by the author, M. Maureen O'Callaghan. Irish Stories begins with "All Those Things Revealed", a story set in 19th century Ireland. It involves the little-known tradition of the Priest Woman. Take a step back in time and visit Ol ...
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The show about traditional music, and the bigger stories behind it. Host Shannon Heaton talks to musicians, dancers, and scholars about where Irish music has been, where it's going, and what it means to so many people around the globe. Whether you already play fiddle or know dance steps, or you don't know anything about traditional music, the emphasis of this show is creativity, community, and heritage.
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From The Irish Times, this miniseries tells the extraordinary forgotten stories of Irish Olympians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Stories and Sips is hosted by Irishman and self-professed Irish whiskey ambassador Barry Chandler, introducing unsuspecting Americans to the joys of Ireland's extraordinary whiskeys, their history and their stories.
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Get in touch wIth us ! Exciting news! We are running a special online course this winter. A live interactive experience with Into the Mythic hosts Pol and Leeanne. From 6 weeks from Samhain to Winter Solstice we invite you to join us online to be nourished and entertained by the magical stories of Ireland’s ancient culture. Find out more and book y…
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What is the U.S. Electoral College? And what does it have to do with The Kesh Jig and The Humours of Glendart? This election adjacent exploration of two popular jigs takes a look at the stories behind jig (and Presidential) contenders, and the process used to choose a winner. _________________ For playlists, transcripts, links to videos, companion …
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In this episode Patricia concludes her series on Hidden Treasures as she tells us about the Burren in Co. Clare
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Hidden Treasures - That's the current theme of Patricias tales and in this episode she tells us about some of the edible delights that are hidden in the sea.
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Get in touch wIth us ! In this story a radiant otherworldly woman emerges from the woods to marry an ordinary man .... with disastrous consequences .... Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course…
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Continuing the series on hidden treasures on the island of Ireland, Patricia tells us about the humble spud, potatoes or Murphys.
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Patricia continues her series on Hidden Treasures across the island of Ireland and in this episode she tells us about hidden gold.
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In this episode Patricia commences her 21st series and this one is all about the Hidden Treasures that can be found on the island of Ireland. She starts with our dynamic boglands.
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In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph and tragedy, and in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode five, Ian O'Riordan tells the story of Ireland's mo…
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In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph and tragedy, and in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode four, Sean Moran tells the story of Fanahan McSween…
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In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph and tragedy, and in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode three, Malachy Clerkin tells the story of a race wa…
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In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn’t know. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode two, Paul Howard tells the story of an Irish athlete who in a year went from being barely known outside his native Cork to…
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This is the final episode in the series about ideal locations across the island of Ireland. The Arann Islands, Co. Wicklow, Caher Castle in Tipperary and Dingle in Kerry all get a mention.
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In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Irish Times sports journalists have looked back at the Irish Olympic stories you didn't know. They are stories of triumph, tragedy and, in some cases, notoriety. This podcast series brings you a selection of those pieces, as read by their authors. In episode one, Malachy Clerkin tells the story of how Ireland wo…
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Get in touch wIth us ! We are very happy to be back with a second season of Into the Mythic thanks to the sponsorship of our friends at WildGooseStudio.com in Kinsale. This week's story concerns two very ancient divine beings from Irish Mythology - Dagda and Boinne, who are two important characters in the stories about the Tuatha De Dannan. It seem…
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In this episode Patricia continues her series on ideal film locations that have been used across the island of Ireland over the years. Enniscorthy, Cork and Game of Thrones get a good mention.
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Get in touch wIth us ! Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-courseLeeanne O' Donnell
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When you’re making an instrument, you’re forming something that can be used to design a melody. Or a musical life. This episode follows a precious flute’s unexpected journey. And flute makers Patrick Olwell and Eamonn Cotter, piper Colleen Shanks, and fiddle players Bob Childs and Pat O’Connor talk about what it’s like to carve an approach as music…
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Patricia walks us through some of the memorable film locations that have graced our screens over the years from across Ireland.
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Patricia continues her series on the numerous opportunities for fabulous movie locations on the island of Ireland but specifically looks at a bumper year for movie production across Ireland.
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Continuing her stories on the many available sites across Ireland that make for ideal locations for film makers, Patricia tells us some anecdotes about some of the sites chosen.
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As she starts a new series, Patricia tells us about some of the wonderful locations across Ireland that have been used for Hollywood blockbusters over the years.
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This is the final story in Patricia's series on bodies of water on the island of Ireland. In this episode Patricia tells us about some of the country's waterfalls.
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Irish musicians, and writers, and home makers can all benefit by learning some rules and technical skills—and by allowing a little spontaneity and flexibility. But how much great technique do you need? Does that get in the way of the magic? In this episode, Nathan Gourley, Brendan Mulholland, and Sharon Murphy reflect on the alchemy of order and sp…
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Today Patricia tells us about Athlone, the town in the middle of the country, and water.
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IN this episode Patricia tells us the story of Lough Gill. There is also poetry and waterfalls mentioned.
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The River Avoca is most likely known to more people than we realise as it was a regular feature on a long-running and hugely popular television series. In this episode Patricia tells us the story of this well known Co. Wicklow river.
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In this episode we continue Patricia's stories about the lakes and rivers on the island of Ireland with the stories of the Three Sister Rivers - The River Nore, The River Barrow and the River Suir.
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In this episode Patricia is taking a break from telling us about the rivers and lake of Ireland. As it's only a few days before Christmas Patricia tells us a Christmas Tale.
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There are versions of the Banks of My Own Lovely lee and there are plenty of stories about the river too. Patricia continues her series of stories on the rivers and lakes of Ireland with this episode.
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As an island Ireland is surrounded by water. However, there is an abundance of water ON the island and in this series Patricia tells us the story behind some of those bodies of water. In this episode we hear about the River Foyle
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In this episode Patricia tells us about the River Boyne which rises at Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath, and Baltray, County Louth. It's 112 KMs in length but it's history is even longer.…
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Patricia continues her series on the water on the island of Ireland. Today she tells us about the River Liffey and some of its bridges.
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Boston producer Brian O’Donovan made a lot of space for Irish music and culture. He was dedicated to sharing it widely. And though he presented music on formal stages and through his WGBH broadcast “A Celtic Sojourn,” casual, public Irish music sessions were ever important and enduring for him. This beloved leader lifted up traditional music. And h…
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Lough Neagh is a very important source of water for Northern Ireland. In this episode Patricia tells us the story of the Lough and its importance.
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Could traditional music sessions exist without listeners? Are the non-playing listeners in public spaces important for tune players? Here’s a brief podcast adaptation of a video response to this intriguing little question! _________________ For playlists, transcripts, links to videos, companion essays, and to contribute to this project, please head…
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Patricia starts a new series in this podcast and for the next while she will be telling us about the rivers and lakes of Ireland. Today with fittingly start with the country's longest river, The River Shannon.
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This is the final story in Patricia's series on the cities of the island of Ireland. In this episode she brings us north of the border to Newry
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Communities. Forests. Families. All of these different ecosystems contain a lot of different components that weave and work together. And as people, plants, and pests carry on and creep around, rich and sometimes unlikely collaborations emerge. In this episode, with the help of Karine Polwart, Colin Farrell, and Steve Nardone, I’ll explore how frie…
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Heading North of the border again Patricia tells us about another of the island's great cities, and one of the newest - Lisburn
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It's an island on the Shannon and it's referred to as the Treaty City. Patricia tells us the story of Limerick
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It is often referred to as the Marble City and the people of Kilkenny are known as "Cats". Find out more about Kilkenny as Patricia continues her series of stories on great cities of Ireland
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In part one of the Fruitful Fells, we met modern and 19th century activists dedicated to making beauty available to current and future humans. In this episode, we learn how our heroes saved acres of woods and bushels of old ballads, and we follow enduring struggles in the crusade for preservation. As always, there’s plenty of beautiful music woven …
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We're back in Northern Ireland for the next installation of Patricia's stories about the cities on the Island of Ireland. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland but more importantly it is Patricia's home town.
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It's not the oldest city in Ireland, as you know from a previous podcast, but it is the biggest and the capital. In this episode Patricia tells us about it.
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There are little creatures, trees, ponds, and pedestrians all over the earth. And there are bushels of ballads about the charms of nature. And while there are ecological activists like Mike Ryan and 19th century Elizur Wright, and song collectors like Francis Child and Olive Dame Campbell who are out to enjoy and save the critters and the old songs…
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We head North again in this episode and Patricia tells us the story of the beautiful, and relatively new city of Bangor in Co. Down
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A part of Ireland's west coast that has great ties to Spain is the topic of this episode from Patricia as she continues to tell us the story of some of the island's great cities. The City of the Tribes - Galway is our destination on this occasion.
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Get in touch wIth us ! Where did the ancient inhabitants of Ireland come from and why did they end up here ? This week's story is an ancient epic about the Sons of Mil and the Tuatha De Dannan. It's a story full of magic - and if you've ever felt that Ireland is a place where the veil between the worlds can be very thin then this week's episode off…
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We go North again for this episode as Patricia continues to tell us about some of Ireland's cities.
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