Quick disclaimer, there's a little bit of sad dog stuff this week.

It's a little bit hyperviolent, and I learned a long time ago that people have a real issue with dog stuff. So if you'd like more info on that, please see the post on mythpodcast.com, linked in the show notes, for more info. This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the story of Oshin from Irish folklore. and we'll see that evil wizards are evil, and that there

are no wingmen like your dog cousins, who will literally hunt down the love of your life.

The creature this time is that little naked man who will eat your brain.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 424, out of time.

This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins,

and others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. Today, we're back in Irish folklore, and we're telling the story of O'Sheon. It's part of the legends of Fianne

of Fianne. We told the origin story of Fionn a long time ago in episodes 95A and B, but Fionn McCool is a legendary Irish warrior

whose stories take place in the third century. Fionn, now an adult, leads the Fianna, a band of

heroes, as they travel the land fighting and feasting and repelling invaders. We'll jump in,

not in the time of heroes and monsters, though, but 300 years later,

with two old men sitting in a monastery. Th thrilling entry point I know.

Thank you. Two old men sat by the fire in the monastery in what was otherwise a cold and drafty room.

One was the leader of the monastery and several others,

a man of some fame, the future saint, named Patrick. The other had

a story to tell. He said he knew of the old days and the old ways. Some of the people said

troubling things about this old man that sat across from Patrick. He needed to see if there

were any truth to his words.

I knew Fian McCool, the old man said, feeding the fire in the damp stone room.

Patrick felt the growing blaze warm his skin.

Patrick said that there weren't too many people that knew the legends of Fion and McCool.

But also, that's impossible. Fionne McCool. But also, that's impossible.

...