Episode 12 Away With The Fairies

The Irish Passport

Society & Culture

4.8 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Just below the surface of modern Ireland, a parallel world exists with its roots in pre-Christian belief. Irish fairies aren't like Tinkerbell - they're more like a supernatural mafia. So be careful what you say, because as the story goes, they're probably listening. Tim talks to one of Ireland's last seanchaí or story-teller historians, who once managed to get a highway diverted to prevent the felling of a fairy bush. We also hear about modern traditions from the streets of Galway as the Celtic New Year Samhain festival is underway. Meanwhile, Naomi discovers that fairies can even make an appearance in modern politics, thanks to Ireland's unique clan of rural populists, the Healy Rae political dynasty of County Kerry.

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to Irish Passport.
0:02.3	Let's do it.
0:03.1	Welcome to the Irish Passport.
0:04.8	I'm Tim McInerney.
0:06.0	I'm Naomi O'Leary.
0:07.0	We're friends.
0:07.7	Can you both to Naomi?
0:08.5	Anwar Fat, Tim.
0:09.9	This is your passport to Irish culture, history and politics.
0:13.2	Uh-huh.
0:13.5	I'm recording.
0:14.2	One, two, two, three.
0:16.6	Okay.
0:16.8	Okay. Hello and welcome back to the Irish Passport podcast.
0:40.3	Welcome back everybody. So today we are going away with the fairies.
0:44.3	Yes, we are going to be looking at how superstition and pre-Christian beliefs endure today in modern Ireland.
0:50.3	And they even make an occasional appearance in politics. Okay, yeah. But before we go any further,
0:56.8	Naomi, we have to extend a huge thank you to everyone who bought one of our tote bags. Yes, so our
1:02.3	tote bags for the Irish Passport podcast are selling really fast. So if you want to get one before
1:07.7	Christmas, you have to get your order in quick. Yeah, that would make a nice little present for someone.
1:11.6	They're very flattering, one of our tote bags.
1:13.4	You always say they're flashing.
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