Weird Ireland Podcast

• Tedfest

  Father Ted is probably the most influential and iconic Irish comedy TV show so far. So much so that there's an annual festival to celebrate the 30 year old programme on Inis Mór, County Galway where attendees dress up like priests and nuns, deep lore references to the show dictate the rituals of the convention, and absurdity becomes the normality for a weekend. So I chatted to Peter Philips, one of the organisers of the 18 year old event since it's beginning, to learn all about it.Follow Tedfest: instagram.com/tedfesthqtedfest.orgFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

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• The Lough Ree Monster & Adolf's Irish nephew

  This week me and Shameen sat down to talk out two odd tales. I went for the Irish phenomenon of lake and sea monsters, and Shameen for the little known relation between Ireland and one of the world's most notorious tyrants.Follow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

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• Pints with Publican Enemy

  Colm Dalton, the Publican Enemy, is on a quest to visit every Irish pub in the world, all 6500 of them. So I met him in an Irish bar in London to talk about it.Follow Colm: instagram.com/publicanenemypublicanenemy.comFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

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• Stone Talk with traditional stone mason Dominic Keogh

  I was stone mad to learn about traditional stone masonery so me Miles and Shameen went to Manorhamilton to learn all about it from traditional stone mason and conservation worker amongst lots of other things, Dominic Keogh.Follow Dom: instagram.com/memento_mori_stoneworkFollow Weird Ireland: instagram.com/weird.irelandtiktok.com/@weirdirelandyoutube.com/@weirdlyirelandWeird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is out now Or you can order it online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email:[email protected]

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• St Brigit, & Biddys Day in Kilorglin

  Happy Brigid's Day! And happy Bridget's bank holiday weekend! For Brigit's Day I went to Killorglin, County Kerry, to see their Biddy's Day Festival, which is a tradition going back decades or even centuries there. I chatted to Neil Browne, one of the organisers of the event, to learn about the festive day. Follow Biddys Day in Kilorglin: instagram.com/biddys_day Their email: [email protected] 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: [email protected]

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