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November 17, 2024 60 mins
Writer, David Halpin is a mine of information on Irish folklore,  fairylore and mythology in general and ideas around consciousness. David looks at the Irish stories and fairy folklore in a refreshing way, through the lens of writers such as Jacques Vallée and John Keel. His Circle Stories on Facebook is an excellent resource and there's a shortened version on Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/CircleStoriesDavidHalpin https://www.instagram.com/circle__stories/ Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠ Shownotes We discuss some of the stories on Duchas.ie Schools Collection (see link below) which relate to children. Some of these involve children being taken to fairyland NB. these are not changeling stories which are a separate type of fairy lore. We also talk about unconsecrated burial grounds called 'cillíns'. The Schools Collection Duchas.ie is collection of folklore compiled by children in the 1930s: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/volumes David mentions this graveyard during our discussion: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/kilranelagh-inspiration-for-ancient-saga-and-modern-detective-series-1.4297546 The story about the child taken by the red fairies is here: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044715/5033787/5136106 Cillíns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cill%C3%ADn ⭐️ In the B O N U S episode on the Modern Fairy Sightings Patreon, I share some stories from the Duchas.ie Schools Collection of folklore from 1930s Ireland (releases Monday 17th November 2024) V I D E O  V E R S I O N  released early to Patreon supporters and is now available on YouTube https://youtu.be/gG_4LbHU1Gc Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast Shownotes: www.scarlettofthefae.com If you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast If you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂 https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysight Warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall Studios Please like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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