Episode 7 : The Fairy Wind
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2020
- 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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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. 👍
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
I couldn't think of a better character for these narrations.. this guy is the perfect storyteller. Very enjoyable, thank you sir..
Thank you for making these stories known to another generation
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.
Shout out to you Eddie all the way from New Zealand, in respect of our fae people the Patupaiarehe
CAME AS SOON AS I SAW THE NOTIFICATION
Thank you Eddie , great as always
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 .👍
Eddie thank you! What I'd give to have an evening in your company. You're a credit to our nation.
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.
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Never easy loosing a great father, I know your pain
Thank you for the fine stories. I often wonder about Hy-Breasil.
Thank you Eddie for sharing your wisdom
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 ♥️
Best County in Ireland!
Have you moved to clare yet
@@markharan1875 Sadly, no....but I still dream of living there.
Wonderfully told , magical Ireland take me away from this dense place called inner city density
Thanks for this, from Scotland
Nothing less than a great folklore story teller
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
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!
These stories are captivating
Great story
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?
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?
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.
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.
Missing 411 got me here
Me too
Bail ó Ḋia oraiḃ!
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
Any man can loose his hat in a fairy wind,,,,
Must be related to all the wind that messes with the Pope and his friends
Can you tell a story my grandad jack Nihill from quin told you please
Lucifer literally means Light Bringer!!
Godless societies create godless people and it is for our own demise in the end
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...
I couldn't think of a better character for these narrations.. this guy is the perfect storyteller. Very enjoyable, thank you sir..