Most people know Daniel O'Connell as the great liberator who lends his name to the main street in Dublin City but did you know he was responsible for the city's largest graveyard? He wanted everyone no matter their religious beliefs to have a d

The Hound, The Hero And The Hurley - The Legend Of Cú Chulainn

May 7th, 2021 10m 9s

How do you get a cool nickname like The Hound Of Chulainn? Well, you use your top ninja skills when fighting Chulainn's dog of course - courage, smarts, and uh... hurling! Here's our telling of the story of a normal boy called Setanta who becam

Up Up And Away - Richard Crosbie

Apr 30th, 2021 5m 40s

We aren't the first generation to walk around Dublin and not look where we are going and walk into poles and signposts. Back in 1785 The Lord Mayor passed a law to stop people gazing up in the air scanning for flying machines. This is the story

The Original Cable Guy - Robert Halpin

Apr 23rd, 2021 6m 1s

This week's episode of Tell Tale is all about Robert Halpin from Wicklow, who was one of the most interesting and important mariners of the 19th century. He lived an extraordinary life! Running away to sea as a young boy was just the start and

Freedom A Story of the 1916 Rising

Apr 9th, 2021 10m 22s

We are back after the Easter break with a story about a very significant Easter in Irish History. It was of course 1916 and this episode tells the story of the Rising in a different way. Ruairi comes home from school and tells his family that h

A Tale To Tell - A Brief History Of Storytelling In County Wicklow

Mar 23rd, 2021 4m 59s

This week's episode is a bit of a tongue twister - A Tale To Tell by Tell Tale!It is all about storytelling in the County Of Wicklow and talks about some of the great storytelling peoples who's stories travelled through the area. Narrated by

St Patrick and Mantan Visit Wicklow

Mar 14th, 2021 5m 57s

Tell-Tale is our weekly storytelling podcast that features a different character from Ireland's colourful and interesting past.Some of our podcasts are also available as Stop Motion Animations and you can view these at www.youtube.com/telltale

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