Lecture 21: Tales from Irelands Fairy Forts by Eddie Lenihan

One of the few traditional storytellers or Seanachaí still working in Ireland, join Eddie to hear some tales and folklore associated with Fairy Forts and other ancient Irish traditions
A signed copy of Eddies book are available on [e-mail]

[@Humans_Eh]

Some of Ireland's great national treasures are in the National Museum. Others walk softly in the fields.

[@nervesinapattern7261]

Beautifully put

[@cubecubesson6779]

I've walked softly through many fields in my experimental years👍

[@sitluxetluxfuit4481]

No treasures in Irelands national museum only replicas behind glass.

[@sitluxetluxfuit4481]

No treasures in Irelands national museum only replicas behind glass.

[@Humans_Eh]

@@sitluxetluxfuit4481 Indeed.... But I didn't say that they were on display... Some years ago I was friends with a conservator who worked in the national museum and they said that what's on public display is a mere fraction of the truly amazing stuff in secure storage that will never see the light of day. Anything that questions the academic narrative status quo must be, and is, suppressed at all costs.

[@eileencregg6754]

Watching in 2023 in New Hampshire and I love listening to him

[@B1N4RYGH0ST]

I miss the old stories with the family all gathered around the fireside. I'm glad that there are people left like Eddie.

[@donkelleher9726]

Brilliant, in hospital with my ear phone's. No sleep for me but what a pleasure to listen to

[@countsmyth]

Jaysus, Im living away for 13 years. I really miss home when I listen to a man like this!

[@countsmyth]

@Bres of the Tuatha De Danann "Fallen", how so?

[@carolineflanagan6855]

What a beautiful soul this man is so kind and innocent and love the heart warming stories with no swear words or any offensiveness whatsover love it

[@ItsNicola]

I was only reading this story last night in Eddie’s book. What a delightful man! We’re lucky to have him

[@owenmartin3307]

What's the name of the book

[@amycortez3289]

@@owenmartin3307 I recently read "Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland". I'm sure he's written other books as well, but Hidden Ireland is wonderful. It's a collection of stories told by the older generation.

[@newbiekitty3528]

This man simply amazes me, I can listen to him for hours and hours.

[@hawthornintheglen6944]

From Tyrone with ❤️.... I Called down to his house about 4 years ago and he welcome me and my ex girlfriend in for tea and a chat.. A lovely man very well respected

[@eileencregg6754]

Ian second generation Irish and was at my Grandad s and my cousin s cottage in Parrkeel, our family had the land for over 250+ yrs. Never felt so grounded till that day in 61 yrs. Am getting my Dual Citizenship 👀💯💚🍀💯🍀🇮🇪💚

[@nellierampersaud9501]

Wonderful story teller.I just love listening to him.💚💚💚

[@healinginteriors]

Wonderful stories. So glad I’ve found Eddie.

[@axolotl_foxy1054]

Have a few of Eddies books there only absolutely fantastic , could listen to him all day & night ...captivating xxx

[@budweiserthedog4449]

I haven't got a diddly squat what's going on here but it makes me smile 😊

[@happygoluckyscamp]

Meet Eddie once. He signed my copy of Meeting the Other Crowd. Lovely man.

[@parabot2]

Now you are flooded with Arabs and Africans and your childrens heritage destroyed . Irelands Critical Mistake ? Traitors from the inside ?

[@nervesinapattern7261]

@@parabot2 Way to ruin a perfectly fine comment with your vile hateful garbage

[@robleahy5759]

@@nervesinapattern7261 you clearly ain't here.

[@byssabyss]

Is this the Eddie from the documentary "The Fairy Faith"? Yes, I believe it is! How wonderful, he was one of my favorite parts of the film.

[@tessen58]

A World Wide Treasure!

[@PIXELSURPRISE]

Thank you for recording this. I’d hate to have only had this chat off the record, lost forever some day....

[@seancarroll6420]

Eddie is the finest storyteller I ever heard thank you for passing on your knowledge and stories you've collected over the years your an absolute joy to listen too

[@mumsow]

Love this.

[@dustindroney5116]

Does anyone know what the relations were like between the fairy folk and ancient druids and other pagan groups before the Catholic and Christian influence?

[@yannigat2381]

Thank you from England , fascinating

[@aaroncarson1770]

Three out of one, like the Morrigan!

[@lallyoisin]

Fairies have preserved our neolithic stonework. I believe and as soon as I stop the bulldozers come!

[@royaltararanger2125]

TARA

[@lallyoisin]

@@royaltararanger2125 they got newgrange (probably original Tara) its guts are still in tact though. The mounds and cairns in Meath have been reconstructed and rearranged. The fairy forts are still in tact! Apart from the obvious Irelands archaeological past is still undisturbed. History will get interesting if they are ever excavated with integrity! Not likely though!

[@jimmajer5503]

Hello from Canada.

[@LikeTektronix]

Mr. Lenihan needs to discuss fairy forts with Michael Tellinger. ... and ... It appears that certain times of the year may affect such things.

[@hoppymartin1494]

👍 amazing and nostalgic

[@femmedeplume1]

Hello ! ... and thank's from a French storyteller !

[@ministry_of_love]

Great stories. Thanks

[@steveoshakes]

brilliant stuff

[@LunarClair8]

Enjoying this very much thank you 🙏I want to get Eddie's book, Meeting the Other Crowd ! 💕🌟

[@sheionafinn5138]

More! More! More! Love Eddie. Thank you so v much ❤ from Co Cork👏👏👏

[@absinthexiii4376]

This man is amazing ❤️

[@dawnharris4261]

would Eddie ever have a live chat with us?...I would love that 😊...thank you for this episode..I love listening to him.

[@johnobrien7860]

Certainly l remember my father tell how he was astray after taking the shortcut home... the same field had a mass pass and a sceach which was grobbed out but is now regrowing in 2 parts .

[@WhoKnowsWho]

Im a Irish strremer love you guys subed you to show the love 💘

[@jeplica7011]

Wow, im American, but Irish descent . I have a lot of unexplainable happenings and a failure to progress in all endeavor. Are fareies in north Carolina? It crossed my mind and i accepted my invisible friends as ghosts or something. Could be they aren't my friends?

[@denishannan1408]

excellent

[@BrunchwiththeBradleys]

Love 💕

[@andreiapalimariu156]

Hi Ben! How are you? Awesome the Lecture 21! Would you mind telling me from which part of Eire is your gaelic?! (I'm not irish so I'm not able (yet) to recognize it). Thank you!

[@TrasnanaTire]

Ben MacCaoilte is a teacher and describes his dialect as Ring Irish which is a dialect of Munster Irish unique to a small peninsula on the coast of Waterford

[@andreiapalimariu156]

​@@TrasnanaTire I'm used to hear irish from the province of Connacht and sounds different from Ring Irish.

[@TrasnanaTire]

@@andreiapalimariu156 it is very different alright !

[@karincleary2739]

❤❤❤❤

[@kjvnews8326]

The person standing beside you could be one of them and you wouldn't know it. They look exactly like us 18:15 . This agrees with the bible which says: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. (Hebrews 13:2)

[@wms72]

I wish the volume could be turned up on this. Much is inaudible.

[@cattaylor7031]

You should try subtitles 😮😅💀🎉

[@cubecubesson6779]

Are the mushrooms extra potent in Ireland?

[@doUcare4music]

... 🤗. 😀😊

[@h.m.mcgreevy7787]

☘️💜☘️

[@cavecavecavecave5295]

Great stories. Shame it was on a zoom call as it picks up every little tap, bump and scrape he makes. Would have watched it all except for that. I do love his stories though.

[@dolenathompson2663]

Canada

[@vintagebuddha]

L0Ve

[@Doreana48501]

Don't t forget Newfoundland 🙃💞

[@joycevarner8549]

Alabama here

[@amycortez3289]

As a citizen of the cultural wasteland that is America, I have a lot of jealousy here. We don't have a lot a faerys, but I did grow up hearing of the banshee.

[@annecoll5140]

Yes, that's true you can't touch a Fort ever that's why I am building one! 😂

[@hilltop521]

Does that rule stand today

[@mitchdevi6432]

I’m sorry I couldn’t understand most of what he said .. it was the mic not his accent but lovely anyway💕

[@timothycussen6059]

Brosna town Eddie banner up in the old school thr weasel

[@luminous3357]

➡️ A pity the audio is so bad you can't decipher a word he's saying. Extra challenging if you're not Irish.

[@timothycussen6059]

Well I no all belong to him brosna

[@georgel74]

Catweazle..

[@annmariemccartan3956]

I WAS 5YRS OLD AND I SAW A BANSHEE SITTING ON TOP OF A BIG WALL I WAS BY MYSELF IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT MY GRANDMOTHER WAS HAVING A PARTY AND ALL THE KIDS WERE SENT AROUND TO MY AUNTS HOUSE .I WAS IN MY NIGHT CLOTHES AND THE OLDER KIDS WERE TEASING ME AND I WAS CRYING SO I WENT BACK TO MY GRANDMOTHER HOUSE AND HAS I WAS GOING THAT IS WHEN I SAW THE BANSHEE SHE WAS SMALL WOMAN SITTING ON THIS BIG HIGH WALL SHE WAS ALL IN BLACK COMBING HER HAIR AND SOFTLY CRYING AS I GOT TO MY GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE I SAID THERE IS A WEE WOMAN SITTING ON THE WALL MY GRANDMOTHER LOOKED OUT AND SAID THATS A BANSHEE COME INSIDE AND SHE PUT ME INTO HER BED AND TOLD ME NOT TO BE AFRAID SHE WILL NOT HURT YOU .2DAYS LATER MY FATHERS AUNT DIED .

[@cattaylor7031]

Wow, eerie .. french-greek from nz here, what an amazing cast n comments here 🙏🍀🧚‍♂️✨️

[@davidewing3718]

I thought this was about Eddie, not the other guy.

[@madeline569]

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[@penroc3]

ive never been to Ireland but i assume every pub has one of these guys. good story teller but lost me around 20 mins.

[@robleahy5759]

I hope he's not left alone with minors, his type will take over from the priests. I do not make such a serious and grave aspersion lightly, I can strongly sense his imbalanced sense of right and wrong.

[@guts5379]

bad audio and hard to understand