For our Christmas party me and Shameen talk about Christmas in Ireland and get merrier as we go on Merry Christmas everyone! Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online here Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
Back in August I met Bernard Leddy in County Leitrim and we talked Bataireacht, or Irish Stick Fighting, which is a martial art from Ireland that uses blackthorn sticks as a defensive implement, and which Bernie is a practitioner, teacher, and preserver of. Follow Bernie: fightinghares.com Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online here Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
Me and Miles spun down to Mountshannon, County Clare, to meet with traditional blacksmith, Reece Foster, who works out of a 270 year old forge. He showed us how blacksmiths work in a forge, and told us all about the trade and it's connection to the locality. Follow Reece: https://www.instagram.com/saulforged Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online here Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
Well, today I'm talking to Tina, Chris, and Billy from Paranormal Researchers Ireland about paranormal investigations, Ireland's most haunted places, spooks, scares, and what not.Follow Paranormal Researchers Ireland: instagram.com/paranormal_researchers_irlfacebook.com/pararesearchersirelandListen to Paranormal Researchers Ireland Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kuGHBoBADqR8YnFO9woc9?si=4ed8b214af7046ceFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online hereEmail:weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
In this episode Shaman was tired so we talked some place names in Ireland that are hard said. Here's the list of them: 1. Meath 2. Howth 3. Rathcroghan 4. Uisneach 5. Caher 6. Ballivor 7. Ballinagh 8. St Faithleach’s Well 9. Elphin 10. Dunany 11. Legan 12. Kesh/Keash Caves 13. Athlone/Athenry 14. Togher 15. Lough Lene 16. Cobh 17. Killaloe 18. Creagh 19. Lemanaghan 20. Ireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
I went urbexing (urban exploring) with Becca of Abandoned NI and Ines and Julie of Lobas Urbex Ireland, then afterwards we went to the pub so they could tell me all about urbexing. Follow Abandoned NI: instagram.com/abandoned_ni tiktok.com/@abandonedni Follow Lobas Urbex Ireland: instagram.com/lobas_urbex_ireland tiktok.com/@lobas_urbex_ireland Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
This time we're talking sticks, specifically blackthorn sticks, or shillelaghs, with traditional blackthorn stick maker Francis McCaffrey. How he makes them, how he got into stick making, and the place of old school walking sticks in Ireland. Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Follow Francis: instagram.com/mccaffreycrafts youtube.com/@FrancisMcCaffrey5 tiktok.com/@mccaffreycrafts Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
In this episode myself and Shameen O'Burke go on about Halloween traditions in Ireland past and present, reminisce Halloween memories, speak spooky encounters, and talk films for the season. Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
In this episode myself and Shawna Scott of Sex Siopa talk about her sex toy business, how she came to own an ivory dildo from the Victorian era, horror films, history, and the like. Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Follow Shawna and Sex Siopa: instagram.com/an_siopa_gneas twitter.com/sexsiopa Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
This is just an intro to let you know what Weird Ireland is, and what to expect from the Weird Ireland Podcast. Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now in shops in Ireland and the UK. Or you can order it online here Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.ireland tiktok.com/@weirdireland youtube.com/@weirdlyireland Email: weirdireland.jpeg@gmail.com
Well, my name is Brinsley McNamara and welcome to the Weird Ireland Podcast. The Weird Ireland book is out on the 7th of November! You can preorder it now: linktr.ee/weirdirelandbook