The Celtic Tales Chronicles Podcast

BONUS EPISODE: Kerry and Jim and everything you need to know about Galway

In this bonus episode, Kerry chats to friend of the show Jim Ward about all things Galway. Enjoy!
Catch up with Jim's Galway Trails tours at  Galway Trails - Walking Tours of Galway
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647

High Seas Slaughter (Part Two)

In the second part of the story Rab and Kerry look at how the tension and madness ramped up on the good ship Mary Russell as she sailed across the Atlantic in 1828...
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Primary Source
The ship of seven murders: the tragic voyage of the Mary Russell, written by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney.
 

High Seas Slaughter (Part One)

Over the next two episodes Rab and Kerry will be taking a look at a horrific mass murder that took place on the Mary Russell, an Irish cargo ship, in 1828.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
Primary Source
The ship of seven murders: the tragic voyage of the Mary Russell, written by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney.
Secondary Sources
Clare People: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) (clarelibrary.ie)
The 1798 Rebellion – a brief overview – The Irish Story
Cobh - Wikipedia
Cork Harbour - Wikipedia

Irish Dragons, Sea Serpents and other Cryptids

Kerry and Rab take a deep dive into the lives of Irish and Scottish dragons, mermaids, sea serpents and other cryptids.
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Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
Sources
The Celtic dragon myth by J.F. Campbell, originally published in 1911.
Seventy Years of Irish Life, by W R Le Fanu, originally published 1893
( Curious fact W R Le Fanu is the brother of Sheridan LE Fanu)
Dido - Wikipedia
Brigid of Kildare - Wikipedia

Irish Women Pirates. Part Three - Anne Bonny & Mary Read

In this episode Rab and Kerry explore the life and world of Ann Bonny an Irish pirate in the Caribbean, and her swashbuckling buddy Mary Read. It is a tale of adventure, death and cursing women. Enjoy!
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Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
Sources
Craton, Michael. “The Role of the Caribbean Vice Admiralty Courts in British Imperialism.” Caribbean Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, 1971, pp. 5–20. Accessed through JSTOR
Cuncic, Arlin "What Is the Mandela Effect? 20 Examples and Explanations", in verywellmind.com, Jan 2024
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_piracy 
 
Jeffries, Stuart. "Woke the plank! Were pirate ships actually beacons of diversity and democracy?", in The Guardian, April 2023.
 
Dawdy, Shannon Lee, and Joe Bonni. “Towards a General Theory of Piracy.” Anthropological Quarterly, vol. 85, no. 3, 2012, pp. 673–99. Accessed through JSTOR

Irish Women Pirates. Part Two - Launching the Pirate Ship

In this episode Kerry and Rab have a look at belief systems of pirates, including the relationship between Saint Brigid and the Vodou faith. This episode was recorded live in Galway City Library on 1st February, St Brigid's Day, and features a caravan of (possibly) French Tractors rolling by the library...
Thanks to Caroline Rowan and all the city library crew for supporting the event.
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
Sources
"Maman Brigitte, the Haitian Loa of Death and Life" in New York Latin Culture Magazine
Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia
François Mackandal - Wikipedia
Brigid - Wikipedia
Brigid of Kildare - Wikipedia

Irish Women Pirates. Part One - The Pirate Queen

In this first episode of Season Two, Rab and Kerry take a deep dive into The Pirate Queen herself, Granuaile, as she fights, loves, gives birth in the middle of a sea battle, and finally shows Queen Elizabeth Tudor who's the real boss.
Clarification: Rab gets his dates mixed up at one point and says 1856 instead of 1586. 
Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
Tickets for the Celtic Tales storytelling show: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
SourcesChambers, Anne. Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530–1603. Gill Books, 2019.
Chambers, Anne, and Slattery Williams, Emma. "Grace O’Malley: the fearless pirate queen of Ireland." History Extra, 2021 Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen Of Ireland – Biography & Facts | HistoryExtraEdwards, R. Dudley, and David B. Quinn. “Sixteenth Century Ireland, 1485-1603.” Irish Historical Studies, vol. 16, no. 61, 1968, pp. 15–32. Accessed via JSTORMurray, Theresa D. "Gráinne Mhaol, pirate queen of Connacht: behind the legend" History Ireland, vol. 13, Issue 2, 2005)
Tudor conquest of Ireland - Wikipedia
Parliament of Ireland - Wikipedia

Halloween Extravaganza

In this Halloween episode Rab and Kerry discuss all things Spooky including the origins of Halloween, a deadly fairy encounter, and the 1997 Corrib Park Poltergeist.
CONTENT WARNING This episode also includes discussion about slavery, infanticide and clerical sexual abuse.
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The Halloween Horror Celtic Tales live shows take place in the Crane bar, Galway on 27 October and 2nd November. Tickets from: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Halloween Werewolf Intro" by miksmusic is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
 
Source material
Halloween https://www.britannica.com/topic/HalloweenSamhain https://www.britannica.com/topic/SamhainThe Origins of Halloween Traditionshttps://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.
 
"The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway: History, folklore and mythology in an Irish horseracing family", by Ronan Lynch. Published by. Four Courts Press, 2006
Galway Slave Traders & Sugar Planters in the Caribbean - Dr. Orla Power https://soundcloud.com/galwaycitymuseum/episode-6-galway-slave-traders
Galway Poltergeist - RTÉ archiveshttps://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0513/873383-galway-poltergeist/A haunted house ; The Galway Ghost with Sandra Ramdhaniehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ7zSs-e5XYSandra Ramghanie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Ramdhanie‘Every little bone’: How 796 babies at Tuam’s mother-and-baby homewill be exhumedhttps://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2023/06/04/every-little-bone-the-difficult-exhumation-ahead-at-tuams-former-mother-and-baby-home/Eamonn Casey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_CaseyFifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Irelandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland#:~:text=15%20of%201995
 

Culture Night Live Show

On 22nd September Kerry had a great time chatting about all things podcasting with two other podcasters in Galway City Library, as part of Culture Night 2023. The event was hosted by Caroline Rowan of Galway City Library.
The three podcasters at the event were:
Kerry Graham, co-host of The Celtic Tales Chronicles
Richard Loftus, co-host of The Shnug Podcast
Andy Gaffney, host of Promenade
After listening to this episode go check out all the podcasts on your favourite app; they'll give you a brilliant insight into culture, society, history, humour, and dreams and reflections from the west of Ireland.
And go join your local library.
Enjoy!
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Support The Celtic Tales Chronicles on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
For details tickets, times and dates of the Celtic Tales live shows check out: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & Instagram @celtictalesgalway
Follow The Shnug podcast on Instagram at @theshnugpocast
Follow Promenade on Instagram at @promenadestories
Follow Galway City Library on Instagram at @galwaycitylib
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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Live show date and other awesome news

Here's lots of awesome news, including details of The Celtic Tales Chronicles first live outing. 
On 22 September The Celtic Tales Chronicles will be one of three podcasts featuring in a live panel discussion in Galway City Library, as part of Culture Night 2023.
The three podcasters on the panel are:
Kerry Graham, co-host of The Celtic Tales Chronicles
Richard Loftus, co-host of The Shnug Podcast
Andy Gaffney, host of Promenade
The event is free, but it will be busy so book your free ticket at https://ti.to/galwaycitylibrary/culturenight2023/with/general-admission
The event is hosted by Barbara Nic Dhonnacha, and organised by Caroline Rowan, Executive Librarian of Galway City Library/Leabharlann Chathair na Gaillimhe.
Before you come to the even, go check out the three podcasts on your favourite app; they'll give you a brilliant insight into culture, society, history, humour, and dreams and reflections from the west of Ireland.
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Support The Celtic Tales Chronicles on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCelticTalesChroniclespodcast
For details tickets, times and dates of the Celtic Tales live shows check out: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celtic-tales-storytelling-show-tickets-503373151647
Follow @TheKerryGraham on twitter and Substack.
Follow Rab on Twitter @haveringrab & instagram @celtictalesgalway
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/