[Gaeilge] San eipeasód seo, labhraíonn Stiofán Ó Briain le hAilbe van der Heide, scoláire béaloidis atá ag obair i gCnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, faoin mbéaloideas agus faoi bhéaloideas na hÉireann. Pléann siad a bhfuil i gceist leis an mbéaloideas, stair an Chnuasaigh, traidisiún an luchta sí, leigheasanna dúchais in Éirinn, béaloideas na rónta agus úsáid an ábhair bhéil mar ionsparáid chruthaitheach.

[English] In this episode, Stiofán Ó Briain talks to Ailbe van der Heide, a folklore scholar who also works in the National Folklore Collection, about folklore and Irish folklore. They discuss what folklore means, the history of the Collection, Irish fairy-lore, traditional cures in Ireland, seal-lore and the use of folklore as a creative inspiration.

Féach ar na háiseanna agus na saothair thíos le tuilleadh a fhoghlaim faoi bhéaloideas na hÉireann | Take a look at the resources and works below to learn more about Irish folklore:

Máistreacht i mBéaloideas agus Eitneolaíocht UCD | Masters in Folklore and Ethnology UCD

Blúiríní Béaloidis: Podchraoladh Chnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann | Folklore Fragments: The National Folklore Collection’s podcast

Dúchas.ie

Lámhleabhar Bhéaloideasa Éireann | Handbook of Irish Folklore

‘Oidhche Sheanchais’

‘Múscail, a Ghiorria’ le hEithne Ní Ghallchobhair

Séamus Ó Duilearga

Anna Nic a’ Luain

Peig Sayers

Tá an podchraoladh seo as Gaeilge. | This episode is in Irish

It was recorded in April 2021. Links and notes also available on our blog here.

Óstach | Host: Stiofán Ó Briain

Aoi | Guest: Ailbe van der Heide

Music | Ceol: “Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy” by Sláinte, CC BY-SA 3.0 US (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/), available from freemusicarchive.org.