Oíche Shamhna (November Eve / Halloween) - Eddie Lenihan, 1986
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- A man listens in on a conversation that is none of his business, but does well out of it nonetheless.
Eddie Lenihan tells the story of ‘Oíche Shamhna’. Oíche Shamhna also known as November Eve takes place on 31 October.
Brian O’Brien originally from the village of Castleconnell in County Limerick is a resident of Quin, County Clare in the townland of Corbally. His home is situated near Corbally ringfort. Every November Eve he is greatly disturbed by loud music emanating from the fort.
At his wits end, Brian O’Brien insists that his neighbour John Gorman joins him to find out who is responsible for the music. John Gorman is reluctant.
Nobody should interfere on this night of above all other nights of the year, you’ll come to no good.
Brian O’Brien takes it upon himself to investigate what is going on inside the ringfort. He follows a light down a tunnel and when he reaches a door he eavesdrops on a conversation between two old women.
They are looking forward to visitors coming for a dance and sure enough a number of beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen arrive on horseback. Brian O’Brien pulls one of the ladies off her horse and brings her to his home. He then discovers,
Never a word from her, she was dumb.
The following November Eve Brian O’Brien returns to the ringfort to find out why the lady cannot speak. Once more he overhears the old women conversing. They reveal how the lady can regain her voice.
Three sups from that bowl there on the table she’d be alright and she’d talk enough.
Brian O’Brien steals the bowl and when the lady has taken her third sip she cries,
Brian O’Brien you’re my saviour and I know you, you’re from Castleconnel, amn’t I from the same place myself, and my father is still below in Castleconnel.
The lady reveals her family in Castleconnel believe she is dead, but it is actually the changeling who replaced her that is deceased. The lady tells Brian O’Brien how she can be reunited with her father. When the plan comes to fruition her overjoyed father makes Brian O’Brien an offer,
If she’ll marry you Brian you’re welcome to marry her.
Brian O’Brien and the lady were married shortly afterwards.
‘Storyteller’ broadcast on 11 August 1986. The storyteller is Eddie Lenihan.
‘Storyteller’ was a 12-part series of Irish folktales and stories with each episode lasting ten minutes. This programme, part eight in the series, was produced by Jeremy Johnston with design by Fidelma De Paor.
Commenting on the programme in the RTÉ Guide (20 June 1986), producer Jeremy Johnston says
Eddie’s stories are not for the faint-hearted but then good stories never are. Think of the brothers Grimm, Bluebeard, Beauty and the Beast...
Eddie explains that he came across most of the stories in the programme while studying for a thesis in linguistics at University College Galway (UCG). He became interested in folklore and continued to collect stories from across the West of Ireland. - Zábava
Great story Eddie, and well done to RTE for airing this at the time. Wouldn't it be great if RTE had a show like this now for our children, telling the great aural stories from our heritage.Imagine the interest it would create in the Folklore, Mythology and the Irish language. But I suppose it's easier peddle the American and English cartoons.
I love Eddie Linehan, he's national treasure❤️🇮🇪☘️ He has a great podcast
I'm still a follower to this day,,,,,,,
Love these vids before bed. Feel like a child again.
My old bones are stiff from the want of a good dance too. This guy is amazing, I could listen to these stories forever.
Fantastic video please upload more Eddie Lenihan absolute gold 🥇 👍 🍀 🙏
I remember watching this when it came out. Eddie Lenihan and stories like this is the reason I am an anthropologist today.
Love your stories Eddie. I'm an english girl, well not now at 69 but I love your faerie stories so much. I put them on at night before I go to sleep. X
I so love these old stories. Go raibh míle maith agat.
Warms the heart
Having flashbacks of my childhood
I was trying to find Eddie`s Curse of St Patrick but this was a great shtory.
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A wee gem.
The white horses are interesting. Likely the same kind as the one Oisín rode back from Tír na Nóg. Normally someone who was carried away by the faeries and the changling of them is dead and buried there is no getting them back. But the girl wasn't in the other world when Brian O'Brien grabbed her, but in our world on a white horse. I think while on one of these white horses you'd count as still being in the other world even if you're in this world, but as soon as you touch the ground here you're fulling back in this world and that's that's.
I had a bit of time to think about this story, and it seems to me that the faeries wanted Brian O'Brian and that girl to get married. Perhaps it was part of a game or a bet between the two old women faeries and the ones in the fine clothes. Plenty old women in Irish stories could know things they weren't there to witness, so surely faeries would be even better at such things.
I think the faeries arranged the whole thing, then said exactly what they wanted Brian O'Brian to hear when they knew he'd be at their door. Normally a wealthy man like the girl's father wouldn't have wanted a man of simple means like Brian O'Brian to marry his daughter. But with him being set up to become the brave hero who rescued her from the faeries and looked after her for an entire year while she couldn't speak, she was bound to fall in love with him. The Father would have been in the right state of mind by then to be delighted to have his daughter back after grieving so long and think very highly of Brian O'Brian for what he had done.
That would explain why the faeries never sought to harm or curse Brian O'Brian for taking the girl from them or steeling their special bowl, and why he always happened to be at their door to hear just what he needed to hear.
That makes a lot of sense. What book would you recommend someone start with to learn these old stories?
Bob for short 😂😂🎉
Uabhasach math!
Such a nice cabin good stuff I guess I’m gonna get weirder looking lol
Bit more Brosna on him back then. 😅
Can you raise the volume?
What is the song playing at the beginning?
Sounds a lot like a Soap Opera.
Anyone know the name of the reel played in the intro?
@@Majortorque69 maithu
I can't see the reply, what's it called?
He still alive?
Ya he has a good podcast as well
@@sineadconran4964 Yes, and 'Still Crazy After all These Years'.......
Oh yes! His podcast is great. He is also coming out with a new book soon too..
...is this a Kenny Everet scetch 😂
Nope, it's the telling of Irelands pagan stories..
@@EmperorofCork duh... well i know......i was joking....
No, it's Gene Shalit.