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Blúiríní Béaloidis Folklore Podcast

Bluiríní Béaloidis is the podcast from The National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin, and is a platform to explore Irish and wider European folk tradition across an array of subject area... Read more

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 03 - The Moon In Folk Tradition

Blúiríní Béaloidis 03 - The Moon In Folk Tradition

Since the earliest times, Man has sought to come to terms with the unknown powers and forces that act upon life and well... Read more

24 May 2017

1hr 1min

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 21 - Samhain / Halloween (With Dr. Billy Mag Fhloinn)

Blúiríní Béaloidis 21 - Samhain / Halloween (With Dr. Billy Mag Fhloinn)

The festival of Samhain has since ancient times been considered as a major turning point in the ritual year. In marking ... Read more

29 Oct 2019

1hr 12mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 06 - Fairy Forts In Folk Tradition

Blúiríní Béaloidis 06 - Fairy Forts In Folk Tradition

In fields, valleys and quiet places the country over can be found countless earthwork mounds, cairns, tumuli and other s... Read more

4 Sep 2017

1hr 3mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 19 - Sacred Trees In Folk Tradition

Blúiríní Béaloidis 19 - Sacred Trees In Folk Tradition

While rooted in the earth, trees ascend towards the firmament of the Heavens. They likewise renew themselves through the... Read more

11 Mar 2019

1hr 2mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis - 22 Invisible Worlds (With Eddie Lenihan)

Blúiríní Béaloidis - 22 Invisible Worlds (With Eddie Lenihan)

Our lives are built on the stories we tell. At both an individual and a communal level, they orient and mould us, shapin... Read more

5 Dec 2019

1hr 6mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 18 - Brigid In Folk Tradition

Blúiríní Béaloidis 18 - Brigid In Folk Tradition

St. Brigid’s Day falls on the first of February, and is traditionally understood as marking the beginning of spring in I... Read more

28 Jan 2019

1hr 23mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 13 - The Soul In Folk Tradition

Blúiríní Béaloidis 13 - The Soul In Folk Tradition

The idea of the existence of a soul or life-force which exists independently of the body is of considerable antiquity. I... Read more

16 Apr 2018

1hr 16mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 07 - Cú Chulainn & The Táin

Blúiríní Béaloidis 07 - Cú Chulainn & The Táin

The Ulster Cycle consists of a corpus of tales forming one of the main branches of early Irish Literature, which have co... Read more

2 Oct 2017

1hr 7mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 04 - The Luck Of The House

Blúiríní Béaloidis 04 - The Luck Of The House

In the traditional dwelling is found a well of spiritual, cultural and material information. Through it many things are ... Read more

29 Jun 2017

1hr 16mins

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Blúiríní Béaloidis 24 - Folk Medicine

Blúiríní Béaloidis 24 - Folk Medicine

It was said in tradition that 'there isn't an ailment or infirmity the cure of which doesn't grow in the fields or along... Read more

6 Apr 2020

55mins

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