Celtic Mythology Sleep Stories: the Gods, Cú Chulainn, Táin Bó Cúailnge, Deirdre...

This soft spoken ASMR video contains stories from Celtic Mythology, taken from Irish Mythology. I tell you about the expansion, decline and revival of ancient Celtic culture, that left its most important marks in the Northwest of Europe, especially in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Britanny.
We will relive colourful stories from the Ulster Cycle: Deirdre and Naoise, the epic of Cú Chulainn including the Cattle Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cúailnge), or the appearance of the Morrigan. I will tell you about what we know of some Celtic deities: the Matres, Cernunnos, Taranis, Lugh, Epona...
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Credits:
- Thanks a lot to all Irish speakers who helped me with pronunciation, especially Fionna, Frainc, Ruraí, Shauna and Shane!
- Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under web license from Panthermedia. Music and sound effects from the KZbin Audio Library for Creators.
Additional musical credits:
Long Road Ahead B by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
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- Thumbnail: illustration under license by Jonas Jödicke.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Deirdre and Naoise
11:42 Celtic Mythology
20:04 Story of Cú Chulainn (part I)
34:38 Rise, Fall and Revival of Ancient Celtic Culture
48:05 The Gods and Celtic Pantheon
55:01 Story of Cú Chulainn (part II)
1:08:42 Silent Hand Movement and Forest Sounds
1:23:42 Summer Forest Sounds

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Timestamps: You can also listen to my stories on Spotify spoti.fi/2yv5WvP, Apple Music apple.co/2USUIZu and other streaming platforms. Patrons can download videos in HD, or audio only, and watch/listen offline. www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer 0:00 Deirdre and Naoise 11:42 Celtic Mythology 20:04 Story of Cú Chulainn (part I) 34:38 Rise, Fall and Revival of Ancient Celtic Culture 48:05 The Gods and Celtic Pantheon 55:01 Story of Cú Chulainn (part II) 1:08:42 Silent Hand Movement and Forest Sounds 1:23:42 Summer Forest Sounds

[@eric778]

Kñ JJ ahí×

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[@minipeach25]

The effort you put into these doesn’t go unrecognised. I hope you know how good your content is sir.

[@nostalgiaasmr1370]

Irish mythology is so underrated. Thank you for taking such a keen interest in our stories!

[@spunj]

Thank you for helping with some of the pronunciations! :D

[@Joe72399]

Celtic not irish

[@skooma4878]

@@Joe72399 these are irish stories

[@ViewFromTheRoadMusic]

@@DemonSlayer_StarDragon to be fair. The stories are all Irish. The myths and cultural references are generally shared all over, but Ireland have luckily managed to hold onto the legends better than the rest, usually because of outside influence.

[@momcmahon397]

@@DemonSlayer_StarDragon yes but in this video there are only irish stories

[@aidankeane8971]

As an Irishman I was concerned with how you'd handle the names. And then you went pronounced Conchobair perfectly, by far the weirdest one, very very well done sir.

[@ugadugaga4972]

French are celts to.

[@namedrop721]

@@ugadugaga4972 the languages aren’t remotely similar

[@staunchy7143]

@@namedrop721 Ethnically we're quite similar.

[@raspberrymuffins402]

@@staunchy7143 ethnicity doesn’t really mean anything when it comes to language though? also the french aren’t celtic, just the bretons

[@staunchy7143]

@@raspberrymuffins402 The sources of the Language are rooted in the Ethnicity, ergo Celtic is primarily an Ethnic identity.

[@josephmcauley3649]

As an Irishman, you did a fantastic job with both the research and the narration, the pronunciations were effortless and the way you depicted our tales was as magical as it was enchanting, amazing job and thank you 🙂

[@quiqweig13]

How the HELL does this guy only have 211k subs? Here is one of the best male voices in ASMR, best video production values as innovated and/or co-op’ed, and the content has no parallel, bar none. Complete with time-stamps, c’mon, dammit! Mister, you are gold. You are the definition of an NFT.

[@sirpizza2044]

It’s because he took like a 4 year long break from the Chanel a couple years ago

[@sirpizza2044]

I was a fan of his channel a couple months before he took the break, he had mutch mutch less subscribers than he does today and I remember everyone was always commenting on his videos for him to come back and everybody missed him. Somebody said that he got In touch with the French whisper through Twitter and he said he was thinking about coming back and everyone was super hyped and then he ironically released a video about ghost towns and he’s Ben uploaded every since I’m so glad he came back

[@christinenewland386]

Who doesn't love a bedtime story! Bedtime stories for adults. I can feel the knots in my stomach relaxing. I love the little bit of music at the start and then his mesmerizing and soothing voice telling the most interesting story. I fell asleep so fast! I have to start to listen again the next night, where I fell asleep the previous night, in order to hear more of the story! He never makes mistakes. His hands move slowly and his accent is beautiful and easy to understand. He is brilliant!!! This is how an ASMR video should be! Thank you!

[@louisebolton4775]

As an Irish woman struggling to sleep tonight, I am so happy I found this. Go raibh míle maith agat mo chara x

[@bobveinne2439]

The Legend of Cu Chulainn was a childhood favourite of mine (still is), it's a grand inspiration for young Irish boys that make them proud of their homeland, as am I. Your channel, and these powerful mythologies are highly underrated, I think they certainly deserve a lot more attention. Thank you for retelling these stories.

[@MoSloosh]

Looking forward to hearing how you got on learning the Irish words. Brilliantly, I bet!

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

I don't know, the Irish lived up to their reputation and were really nice and helpful, and then I did the best I could 🙈

[@arthurmorgan2026]

@@TheFrenchWhispererASMR I am Irish and I can say you did a good job at pronouncing Irish names. Of course your accent was the same but that's what makes you so nice to listen to.

[@DemonSlayer_StarDragon]

Arthur Morgan I thought you were American with Welsh ancestry?

[@arthurmorgan2026]

@@DemonSlayer_StarDragon I forgot I have to LARP constantly with this account don't I. Boah

[@DemonSlayer_StarDragon]

Arthur Morgan I guess you do. Grl

[@bobytubeify]

I kind of hoped one day you'd do a history of Civilisation. Starting from hunter gatherer, to the agricultural revolution, through to the industrial revolution and modern day. Some of my favourite books that dicuss human civilisation and its benefits vs. problems are so interesting and extremely relevant to today's modern problems. Thank you again!

[@12235117657598502586]

Ohhh yes! 👍 I’d like to hear about the growth of civilisation read in his soft soothing voice too! 🙂

[@trainingwithlukey3308]

Hunter gatherer.... Is that actually what happened tho?

[@bobytubeify]

@@trainingwithlukey3308 yeah? For the best part of human history

[@catabc-rd8dy]

@@bobytubeify the new way of life must be comparable to the blink of an eye in the timeline of humanity.

[@bobytubeify]

@@catabc-rd8dy I saw somewhere that the industrial revolution it's applicable in human history to 23.57pm to midnight 31st December at the end of a year and history before thar is the rest of the year prior

[@Jamie-qd6ks]

Never clicked so fast. I’m not too knowledgeable on the mythology of my homeland, but I’ve been looking forward to this since you put up that community post! Glad your covering it cus I know it’ll be high quality as always. Thanks again from Ireland my french friend :) ❤️🇮🇪🇫🇷

[@ariaxrose1]

Are you proud of your history now? 😊

[@thomasalmond3311]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷!!!.

[@estephens4483]

As a Irishman and a lover of mythology I thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you.

[@IRLTheGreatZarquon]

Cork here, seconded.

[@illestvillain1971]

Mayo here, thirded

[@poopslinger_]

Westmeath here, forthded

[@stueymurphy5073]

Tipperary here, Fifthed

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Dublin. Here first

[@gabriellecunningham7196]

It's 6am and Autumn dark here in the Australian bush. I'm going to enjoy this with a cuppa. Purrfect. 💜

[@zerulant7524]

it’s how I keep falling asleep the first 5 minutes so I keep coming back to listen to the story lol

[@asj2001]

My heritage is heavily Irish and i always love learning more about Irish mythology and folktales so this was an absolute joy!

[@verite]

✨Brilliant how you capture the essence of your different topics in each of your videos within the asmr framework you created. They’re simultaneously inventive and comfortably familiar. ✨

[@hannahh8696]

You always post just in time for bed here in Scotland - one of two perfect locations (the other Ireland) in which to watch this particular video.

[@hannahh8696]

@Myth Tree I didn't see it! That sounds perfect

[@madisoncarter8978]

You should try exploring Welsh mythology! We don’t really get much media coverage 🤍 it’s difficult to find videos on Arawn, Rhiannon etc

[@dumpc]

Hell yes bro!

[@sionnach1311]

There is a reason for this

[@dumpc]

@@sionnach1311 that is?

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@@dumpc tom jones ?

[@HkFinn83]

@@dumpc Welsh doesn’t have a great literary canon tbh. It’s still worth studying but...there isn’t that much to study.

[@selkiecove719]

My ancestors came from Scotland and Ireland and I grew up hearing these stories! Thank you so much for making this! I love to see my ancestral culture appreciated ❤️

[@ciara4087]

oh my goodness, this video made me tear up a little! hearing the stories my grandparents told me when i was little in ASMR format was so comforting, you put so much effort into setting the scene and getting the names right as well! thank you 💗

[@hexxikens]

Forever my favorite type of ASMR not only is it soothing to listen to but I’m learning history too.

[@teramitchell4074]

I sincerely hope that you will do more Irish Mythology (and Celtic from other areas) recordings. I was pleasantly surprised with the pronunciations, and rather enjoyed how you chose to put everything together. I have listened to this recording many times, and would do so with any other similar ones. As always, thank you for the work and time that you put into these.

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

Can’t wait to finish this story in two months because I keep falling asleep so fast :)

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

Your voice was born to narrate, share stories and/or tumble into tales by the campfire light. Sooooo soothing, my friend. But what sets you above most others is your decision to bring your hands into play whilst you speak. It is, as I’m sure you know, a very good decision. Watching the nearly-hypnotic movement of your strong hands with long fingers as they move in the rhythm of your speech. Brilliant and very effective and I believe..... eyes close and head drops....thud.

[@cordwest6522]

I'm SO pumped for this! So pumped everytime you post! Could you consider doing some Native American Mythos?

[@deidraboswell8451]

I love hearing my name (Deidra) pronounced properly. This is beautiful.

[@alekxcsc]

That's it, I'm becoming a Patron. Your stories put me to sleep almost every night. They're so relaxing and fascinating and you even regularly upload, and all with no ads! You even put everything on Spotify! I've never been a Patron for anything, but your channel frickin deserves it. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into your videos. I hope my few bucks help out in some small way.

[@odubhthaighp1931]

Bualadh bos! 👏. These stories take me back to my childhood fadó, fadó (a long time ago)

[@ramartin542]

You have a calming voice, but what I really love about your website is how you expand all of our knowledge.

[@CyrusSC2]

Awesome, Awesome, AWESOME! I was following you back years and years ago and to see you come back from hiatus and now approaching a quarter of a million subscribers is fantastic! You are very deserving of your success mate!

[@CyrusSC2]

A recommendation might be a video on Sir John Franklin's Lost Arctic Expedition including 128 brave souls and the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. Truly a thrilling tale.

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

I actually included it in a compilation of mystery stories, like 2 years ago. It's called "American Mystery Stories".

[@TK-qz3pc]

I am seventy years when my three sons were very young 🌱 used to read them these the children version now I am older and listening to your version as the younger say I am loving it thank you

[@tompreston831]

This video brought back memories, i remembered learning about the salmon of knowledge and all thise stories from primary school, i never had an intrest in my own countrys mythology but damn this video gave me a spark, thank you very much sir

[@buggyboo25]

FINALLY! Celtic mythology ASMR! Thank youuuuuu

[@glytchgaming6144]

Wait, so Epona is the Goddess of Horses. Epona is the name of Link’s horse in the Legend of Zelda. I see what you did there, Nintendo.

[@aprildanae7487]

You choose the best subjects. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@kcarter0265]

As an explorer of history and mythology, I always love your content. This one is special for me though! I’m so proud of my Celtic heritage and you do these stories such justice!

[@justinhuges987]

"A man has no name. A man is no one. A man serves the many faced God."

[@Cara-39]

Irish mythology is often overlooked so I appreciate this video!

[@jennifermurphy2206]

I grew up with these stories, so this is truly a gift that I can’t wait to listen to tonight! Go raibh maith agat - thank you!

[@mlk2244]

We’ve just gone into another lockdown.....no news is so welcome as a new sleep story from TFW. - thank you!

[@Dan2TheAnTom2TheICIC]

After a 12 hour day, you have no idea how excited I am to be able to lay back and put this on!

[@CatastrophicDisease]

You are an absolute legend. Keep doing what you're doing man.

[@ASMRChess]

absolute supreme quality as always.

[@Big_Duk3]

Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sharonbohnenberger7217]

I am so ready to listen a soon as I am done working. I needed this today; thank you!

[@randomrio7935]

Oooh I cannot wait to listen to this later, Cu is one of my favourite mythological heroes

[@hannahh8696]

Me too. You might like the beautiful Irish animated film Song of the Sea, one of the characters is a dog named Cu. :)

[@randomrio7935]

@@hannahh8696 well Cu Chulainn is so named because he accidentally killed one of the hounds of Chulainn, and ended up taking its place. Or so I've heard from an Irish person. But thank you, I might check that film out

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

I actually tell the anecdote with the hound in the video.

[@randomrio7935]

@@TheFrenchWhispererASMR I assumed you would, I haven't listened to it yet as I'm planning to when I'm trying to sleep

[@hannahh8696]

@@randomrio7935 Yep, I think the film named the character after him. :)

[@garathon66]

Man you did great with the pronunciation of the Irish names. Far better than I do with my French pronunciation!

[@SpideySenses77]

Thank you for this! My kids and I love your work!

[@Bubblesandcandyfloss]

As an Irish woman I barely knew any of this stuff. Thanks so much for teaching me.

[@highprairie3647]

yours is the channel i’ve been looking for forever that i only now just found. ✨

[@littlevoice_11]

Thank you to the Patrons who have the money to keep this channel free for all. Regardless of our income, class, education and ethnicity... we are all able to enjoy these peaceful readings together across the world. Thank you. Sleep well 💜

[@sarawashington5485]

My favourite Channel 💖I'm going to sleep good tonight, 😴😴😴😴😴Thank you French Whisperer🗼👍💕

[@DjTiesticles]

Your voice never fails to relax. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into your videos

[@poetryjones7946]

Another beautiful sweet dream from our favorite ASMRist 🌹thank you for keeping us sane.

[@procrvstinvtion8479]

Dude I JUST started really looking into Irish mythology so this is sooo perfect timing wise. Thank you so much for this you’re awesome as always :)

[@wolfen26]

What I do is I play your videos alongside the sounds of a crackling campfire and burn a little wood incense. Makes it feel like you are an old lore speaker teaching the young ones the ancient stories as a bed time story around a campfire. Makes for a wonderful atmosphere.

[@justcallmeA]

Absolutely loved this one! If you're interested in more Irish mythology, I'd highly recommend the Candlelit Tales podcast. They do some really incredible and atmospheric retelling of these myths and discussions. Pretty sure they have a channel here too.

[@clove8359]

I can’t tell you how excited I am for this video! Your videos are always incredibly high quality and detailed, and no matter the subject I always end up listening to the end or until I fall asleep! I’ve learned so much history and culture from you. Thank you so much for putting so much love into your videos, it really shows ☺️

[@jdprettynails]

I'm so happy!! My Irish heritage thanks you :)

[@ivystuart1736]

I love the mirroring of Deirdre and Helen of Troy

[@jennifervahl798]

Another great video! i love the slow visual ASMR you always do in your videos, brushing and polishing items, etc. makes me so relaxed when combined with the stories!

[@laurelmcfarland7316]

When I saw this pop up I actually gasped. So excited to watch this and learn about my ancestors folklore!

[@maveryk]

Thank you, thank you, mon ami.. I was crushed when you took time off but i was so happy when you returned and I appreciate your videos, sense of humour and intelligence. Keep it up mein brudda

[@antanrach2900]

Thanks for putting such effort and consideration into getting the pronunciations right, it's very much appreciated - go raibh míle maith agat!

[@momcmahon397]

i was actually wishing you’d do this recently and you did it😭😭thank u so much

[@niamh3220]

I remember learning these stories in primary school. it’s so cool getting to listen to them again :)

[@miakota11]

Thank you so much for all these videos. I love them and listen almost every night!

[@whisperingpinesasmr7100]

Ooooh, I love this video!! I love Celtic Mythology, so thank you for sharing - and in such a relaxing way!

[@missadventuresmotorcycledi2773]

Excellent, very good Irish pronunciation .

[@thoughtfulasmr]

This one is absolutely sublime -- I keep coming back to it! I love mythology and have been trying to learn more about Celtic history (too bad I pass out before I can actually lock any of these facts in my memory lol)

[@Idealmyowncards]

Excellent as per usual

[@zoe5394]

Being Irish and love the french accent, this was perfect for bedtime 😄 merci beaucoup!

[@drolleskate6164]

I saw the title said cu chulainn and immediately thought fate stay night am I alone in that?

[@Kygon007]

I love this exploration of mythology! I can't wait to hear more wonderful tales, these videos are incredibly well done 😁😁

[@reece3163]

I come back to this Video often, it’s one of my favourites. It would indeed be amazing if you were to do a Scottish Mythology video 🙏 I would be willing to travel around ancient sites and get some footage for you :)

[@louisemon]

Woohoo. I know i recommended this subject in the past so thank you for exploring and sharing our mythology. You did pretty good with the names too. : )

[@poetryjones7946]

🌙 Revisiting after five months : Still one of my favorites. Thank you for taking me to another world. 🙏🏼🪐🌧💜🌎🌟

[@FlyinScottsman]

Fantastic video! I love to hear about my home's ancient legends. Thank you!

[@dapplerosegrey260]

I love the mythology videos so much! Thank you for this! 😊💚

[@liontoyou9518]

you’re the only ASMR channel I can actually fall asleep to 💚

[@estelleharrington3866]

There is Celtic lineage in our family! I have a LOVE for MYTHOLOGY!

[@lazyh4608]

Im learning Gaidhlig at the moment, so this was just perfect timing. Thank you.

[@gracehiser8066]

i will never stop watching these videos thank you so much

[@meghangebhardt7820]

I have been waiting for this one! Thank you!

[@sophieg840]

Thank you so so much for this. Extremely interesting subject. I keep coming back to it because I inevitably fall asleep but want to hear it all. You are a star 🌟

[@13crystalsister]

Still 5 hrs to go before bedtime, but looking forward to this video. Thank you so much. I know you've put some hard work into this one, as with all of your videos. You are the best! 🧡😊✌

[@LetsReadPodcast]

I’m a magical faery 🧚‍♂️

[@anjaS.86]

I heard you for the very first time and i fall asleep immediately. Great voice, great video. Thank you keep going on ☺️

[@Ri_Penguin]

Perfect as an Irish person I'm very impressed

[@talithabrumwell561]

Your videos are always so informative, interesting and relaxing! 💛

[@alinavolina3625]

Thank for amazon video, my 🌃 just deep and I see so creative ideas every night.

[@quoxsi6995]

This guy's voice is actually so enjoyable

[@seamusoneill9666]

Can't believe you haven't made this video before! Maith a fear, well done

[@Frostgnaw]

Thought I was just going to be listening to mythology. Didn't know it was ASMR. Pleasantly surprised.

[@RelaxingMusicandNatureSounds]

Very relaxing, amazing work! Leaving you my like 👍

[@rahuldhargalkar]

Thank you so much, you are a treasure

[@ianreptil]

Can already tell this is going to be a good one! Thanks for the content, FW!!

[@rutheveritt]

I was delighted to see this video! Your pronunciation was spot on 👌🏻Thank you 🙏❤️

[@rebekahlafever333]

That was wonderful! Thank you so much... ...💚