Podcast 170: In Search of Giants with Colleen Snyder

10/14/24 • 60 min

Bitesize Irish member Colleen Snyder talks to Niall about tracing her roots in Ireland and the very real medical impact of that genetic trail.
Shownotes including picture of Colleen and Niall here:
https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/roots-in-ulster-interview-with-colleen/
Find Colleen and Brendan's book on her website:
https://www.insearchofgiants.org/
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Podcast 169: Ask the Author with Garry Bannister

In this Q&A from the archive, Bitesize Irish members put their questions to Dr Garry Bannister, author of Teasáras Gaeilge-Béarla (Irish-English Thesaurus) and more.
Further shownotes including links to Garry's books at: https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/ask-the-author/
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Podcast 171: Scéalta Samhna (Halloween Stories)

Especially for púcaí season, listen to seven stories from míolseanchas na hÉireann – the lore of Irish creatures.

You’ll hear about

na sióga – the fairies
an bhean sí – the banshee
an púca – the pooka
an chailleach – the witch
an síofra – the changeling
an mhaighdean mhara – the mermaid
an fathach – the giant

You can find even more stories like this at dúchas.ie, the online home of the National Folklore Collection of Ireland.

Gaeilge script available at: https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/scealta-samhna/
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