Róisín McNally's guest appearances

Róisín McNally

Motherfoclóir

Jamie Oliver

Rebecca Wells

Dave Rudden

Tara Flynn

Claire Mitchell

Rick O'Shea

Thom Dunn

Lisa Coen

Peig Sayers

Colm O'Regan

Sarah Griffin

Minh Kavanagh

Donald Clarke

Sharon Arbuthnot

Hidden Focphoc

OwlTail

In terms of literary prestige, romance novels don't get no respect, ranking lower than sports biographies and screenplay novelisations on the scale of respectability - according to people who don't read them, anyway. But what about people who do?    Since Covid, sales of romance novels have shot through the roof, largely on account of the #BookTok hashtag on Tiktok. And one of #BookTok's stars joins us on today's episode. You might remember Róisín McNally from episode #122 - she's back to tell Darach all about romance novels, how Ireland and Irishness are represented in the genre and even the bits where Gaeilge turns up.    We also have a very special appearance from Peadar and a chat with Gearóidín about Bridgerton.  ---   Get Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/  ---   Contact the show:   whatsapp - +353894784713   twitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor   email - motherfocloir@headstuff.org   ---   Want to record your own podcast?    Check out our studios at https://thepodcaststudios.ie  Or do it online at https://remotely.fm/?coddle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In terms of literary prestige, romance novels don't get no respect, ranking lower than sports biographies and screenplay novelisations on the scale of respectability - according to people who don't read them, anyway. But what about people who do?  Since Covid, sales of romance novels have shot through the roof, largely on account of the #BookTok hashtag on Tiktok. And one of #BookTok's stars joins us on today's episode. You might remember Róisín McNally from episode #122 - she's back to tell Darach all about romance novels, how Ireland and Irishness are represented in the genre and even the bits where Gaeilge turns up.  We also have a very special appearance from Peadar and a chat with Gearóidín about Bridgerton. --- Get Kirsten Shiel art prints here: <a href="https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/</a> --- Contact the show: whatsapp - <a href="https://wa.me/353894784713" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">+353894784713</a> twitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor email - <a href="mailto:motherfocloir@headstuff.org">motherfocloir@headstuff.org</a> --- Want to record your own podcast?  Check out our studios at <a href="https://thepodcaststudios.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepodcaststudios.ie</a> Or do it online at <a href="https://remotely.fm/?coddle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://remotely.fm/?coddle</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

183: #183 | Last Orders - 32 Shades of Salach: Romance Novels with Róisín McNally

“Basic Structure of an Irish Fairytale:   Don’t do the thing Does the thing Death”        Do you understand what mythology is, and its role in the way all stories are told and heard? Do you understand what TikTok is and why teenagers are spending hours preparing nine-second one-person plays in their bedrooms? How could these two things possibly be linked? Fortunately today we have a guest who can explain both.   Donegal’s Róisín McNally is an accomplished TikTok-er with a degree in Celtic Civilisation. She tells Éimear and Darach about how Deirdre of the Sorrows is just your typical goth teenager surrounded by disappointing adults, how Irish mythology is full of women discovering their potential when they are left alone by men, and the influence of Celtic Woman and Enya on Gen Z cosplayers.   This is the final episode of Motherfoclóir’s Season 2 - we’ll be back soon! Thank you for all your support.   You can find Róisín on TikTok and Insta at @roro_the_terrible  ---   Get Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/  Support for this episode comes from Foras na Gaeilge - https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/   ---   Contact the show:   twitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor   email - motherfocloir@headstuff.org   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Basic Structure of an Irish Fairytale:  <ol> <li>Don’t do the thing</li> <li>Does the thing</li> <li>Death”    </li> </ol> Do you understand what mythology is, and its role in the way all stories are told and heard? Do you understand what TikTok is and why teenagers are spending hours preparing nine-second one-person plays in their bedrooms? How could these two things possibly be linked? Fortunately today we have a guest who can explain both. Donegal’s Róisín McNally is an accomplished TikTok-er with a degree in Celtic Civilisation. She tells Éimear and Darach about how Deirdre of the Sorrows is just your typical goth teenager surrounded by disappointing adults, how Irish mythology is full of women discovering their potential when they are left alone by men, and the influence of Celtic Woman and Enya on Gen Z cosplayers. This is the final episode of Motherfoclóir’s Season 2 - we’ll be back soon! Thank you for all your support. You can find Róisín on TikTok and Insta at @roro_the_terrible --- Get Kirsten Shiel art prints here: <a href="https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/</a> Support for this episode comes from Foras na Gaeilge -<a href="https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/</a> --- Contact the show: twitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor email - motherfocloir@headstuff.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

122:  #122 | The Skellig List: Irish Storytelling from Mythology to TikTok with Róisín McNally