Episode 7 : The Fairy Wind

This month, Eddie gives a brief introduction to the fairies, na daoine uaisle. He explores the traditional roots of fairy folklore and legends, and tells of a West Clare women's deadly encounter with the fairy wind, an sí gaoithe.
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  • @m1169199
    @m11691994 жыл бұрын

    I am so glad when I see a new one of these podcasts. It will be a great archive for future generations. My grandparents told stories like this in Donegal........but they are long gone and people don't tell stories like this anymore. 👍

  • @carolineflanagan6855

    @carolineflanagan6855

    4 жыл бұрын

    My mother came from Donegal and remember going every summer in the 60s and 70s and it was the old stone cottage with no running water and they gave the most special memories of my life. Magical

  • @chrismitchell4131
    @chrismitchell4131 Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't think of a better character for these narrations.. this guy is the perfect storyteller. Very enjoyable, thank you sir..

  • @christinehope6317
    @christinehope63174 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making these stories known to another generation

  • @tama-a-tumatauengahiku3647
    @tama-a-tumatauengahiku36473 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to you Eddie all the way from New Zealand, in respect of our fae people the Patupaiarehe

  • @paulg451
    @paulg4514 жыл бұрын

    I never heard the stories in all their glory but I've been told that the storytelling that used to happen in the houses up the mountains in Leitrim were special. There's not too many lights left to be seen in the mountain now but even I remember the mountain sparkling with lights as a child. The community was strong and the stories were the gel that kept people together. What you're doing is great, record as much as you possibly can so we can keep it alive and share it near and far.

  • @thecardinalsins2075
    @thecardinalsins20754 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Eddie , great as always

  • @freedemonhugs
    @freedemonhugs4 жыл бұрын

    CAME AS SOON AS I SAW THE NOTIFICATION

  • @colmleaf5641
    @colmleaf56414 жыл бұрын

    Eddie thank you! What I'd give to have an evening in your company. You're a credit to our nation.

  • @ah-hl6fr
    @ah-hl6fr2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you eddie . Your a credit to Ireland keeping these stories alive. I myself have seen the fairy wind in kilkenny. My grandfather told me it is a sign of trouble . And that night there was trouble . True story .👍

  • @michellehabachi1863
    @michellehabachi18633 жыл бұрын

    I spent a week in County Clare a few years back and fell madly in love with the place. It's my dream to move there!! Cheers from an American living in Tunisia ♥️

  • @tellmeastorypodcastwithedd7774

    @tellmeastorypodcastwithedd7774

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best County in Ireland!

  • @markharan1875

    @markharan1875

    8 ай бұрын

    Have you moved to clare yet

  • @michellehabachi1863

    @michellehabachi1863

    8 ай бұрын

    @@markharan1875 Sadly, no....but I still dream of living there.

  • @roddygeoghegan57
    @roddygeoghegan573 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Eddie for sharing your wisdom

  • @redroots3103
    @redroots31034 жыл бұрын

    The more I research Irish fairy lore and I hear about people being struck by "The Fairy Wind" is strange because my own father who worked as a Crane Driver was working one day in Lansdowne Road, Dublin in March 2009 and he phoned my Mother to say he'd be home early that day because they had been 'winded off' from the site he was working on. After he got down from the crane sometime after making that phone call a site manager had seen him walking towards his van when he collapsed to the ground. He had suffered a massive stroke and was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital. He was never the same after and lost his speech and the use in his right arm and hand at 59 years old right up until he passed away in December of 2017. Of course O know there are many factors that can cause a stroke but I just thought it strange that he was 'winded off' that particular day. May he rest in peace, god knows he suffered for long enough.

  • @LandersWorkshop

    @LandersWorkshop

    3 жыл бұрын

    :(

  • @laetitialogan2017

    @laetitialogan2017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never easy loosing a great father, I know your pain

  • @roguesdiary
    @roguesdiary4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the fine stories. I often wonder about Hy-Breasil.

  • @arudegesture
    @arudegesture3 жыл бұрын

    It's so fascinating to learn about Irish/Celtic folklore; And from such an accomplished storyteller at that! I'm Scanian and have not heard any of these stories before, but now I find myself wanting to delve deeper into the subject! Though we do not have the concept of a fairy wind in Scanian (or Swedish) stories, we do have some relating to whirlwinds. Firstly: It was thought that whirlwinds was used by wizards and witches as a means of transport. Secondly: You should never look directly at a whirlwind because then you would surely go cross-eyed (or your baby would if you were a pregnant woman). In fact, this last belief still lives on in that one of the words for cross-eyed in Swedish is "Vindögd" which literally translates as "Wind-eyed"! I know I've thanked you in the comment section of another video, but I do really appreciate these podcasts and they have inspired me to learn more! So; Thank you again!

  • @michaeloconnor2430
    @michaeloconnor24304 жыл бұрын

    These stories are captivating

  • @williammichael2156
    @williammichael21564 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, from Scotland

  • @henryanderson7533
    @henryanderson75333 жыл бұрын

    Nothing less than a great folklore story teller

  • @carolineflanagan6855
    @carolineflanagan68553 жыл бұрын

    Wonderfully told , magical Ireland take me away from this dense place called inner city density

  • @galwaytribesman9289
    @galwaytribesman92893 жыл бұрын

    There is a fairy fort beside me and a man was telling me he was in the comapny of a priest one night passing the area and the priest said to him do you see them. See what the man asks? No I don't see anything he said. Touch my cloth the priest said so he did and he could see spirits or fairies or whatever they were. Whether that story is true now or not I don't knonw but that#s what he told me. There is a fairy fort there though so I don't rule anything out. An awful lot of stuff happens here in Galway

  • @jrvthatsme
    @jrvthatsme2 жыл бұрын

    Eddie, just say if you could go back in time for one day and visit Biddy Early to have a chat with her and ask her a few things about herself and the faeries in general. What would you ask her about?

  • @dylanthomasoboyle9426
    @dylanthomasoboyle94263 жыл бұрын

    Great story

  • @SethPai666
    @SethPai6663 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this podcast, I loved it! I am not native Irish as Im french but I understood perfectly everything so thank you for that. I am curious about if you have ever met them faes?

  • @scorpiothegreat1
    @scorpiothegreat14 жыл бұрын

    Missing 411 got me here

  • @dangitgayle555

    @dangitgayle555

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @shangilms7102
    @shangilms7102 Жыл бұрын

    I completely agree with everything you're saying. I'm not sure why this is happening. I have them with me. I saw them 3 times but I feel they want something. I don't know where else to turn.

  • @sheila6186

    @sheila6186

    Жыл бұрын

    You can leave them offerings of milk, honey, chocolate or whiskey regularly. They absorb the essence of those items, not necessarily consuming them like a human would do. Also, if you're outright frightened of their presence and need help, you can call out loud for Archangel Michael to assist you. Call out for him several times a day each day, with love and sincerity in your heart, and he will come to you eventually.

  • @jb6368
    @jb63684 жыл бұрын

    Any man can loose his hat in a fairy wind,,,,

  • @Jacob-og9pz

    @Jacob-og9pz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Must be related to all the wind that messes with the Pope and his friends

  • @Fortyball
    @Fortyball4 жыл бұрын

    Bail ó Ḋia oraiḃ!

  • @jamesbach2322
    @jamesbach23223 жыл бұрын

    Hello sir, im 1st generation iish canadian and im trying to learn irish gealic. If some how i could just ask you some question that would be lovely. If not by all means

  • @deniseconsidine9606
    @deniseconsidine96063 жыл бұрын

    Can you tell a story my grandad jack Nihill from quin told you please

  • @carolineflanagan6855
    @carolineflanagan68554 жыл бұрын

    Godless societies create godless people and it is for our own demise in the end

  • @john_hourihan

    @john_hourihan

    2 жыл бұрын

    and what kind of societies were there before God? Before that one man in that little place in the middle East? There were plenty of good people before they were murdered ' for God' by christians. So much tradition lost...

  • @feral7523
    @feral75232 жыл бұрын

    Lucifer literally means Light Bringer!!

  • @chrismitchell4131
    @chrismitchell4131 Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't think of a better character for these narrations.. this guy is the perfect storyteller. Very enjoyable, thank you sir..