360: Leprechauns: Lucky

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The saga of Fergus mac Léti is, apparently, the first time leprechauns make their appearance in folklore. It's also the first time leprechauns try to kill a guy, get stuck in porridge, and offer some magical menswear.

The creature this time is the Oyaleroweck, who's thriving in the absence of knights in Canada.

We actually merged two stories of Fergus. Here's one translation of the overarching narrative: https://www.ucd.ie/tlh/trans/dab.eriu.16.001.t.text.html

Here's the inset one with King Iubdan: https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/fergusmacleide.html

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Music:

"Daphne" by Chad Crouch
"Dog and Pony Show" by Chad Crouch
"Dutiligi" by Chad Crouch
"In My Head" by Chad Crouch
"Midnight Blue" by Chad Crouch

Transcript

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0:00.0	This week on myths and legends, it's the first story of leprechons from Irish folklore.
0:05.0	We'll see that the best way to get out of owing someone is to sneak up and drag your creditor into a lake,
0:10.0	and that, when leprechons build safeguards into their shoes, you should follow those.
0:15.3	Or else you might scream so much that the top of your mouth stretches to the back of your neck.
0:20.0	The creature this time is a Canadian dragon who does not want to move.
0:24.0	This is myths and legends episode 360.
0:31.0	Lucky.
0:34.0	This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:38.0	Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. and
0:43.0	some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:45.0	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
0:49.0	Today we're an Irish folklore in Northern Ireland, with the story of Fergus McCliti and the leprechons.
0:55.0	Set around the time of the toin from episodes 22 A through C,
0:59.0	this Ireland is one of brutal kings who will not take dishonor lightly or apparently take meetings to know
1:06.3	what's going on in their kingdoms. Oh my gosh, why do we have to have these meetings? I King Lou Gay had asked his advisor.
1:23.3	They were so boring.
1:26.3	It's because when we don't, the advisor snapped his fingers to get the king's attention,
1:31.2	when we don't, you make careless mistakes.
1:34.1	Like what? I'm king. I can't make a mistake. The high king laughed.
1:39.0	Like, there are two kings of Ulster right now.
1:42.8	The advisor immediately shut the king down.
1:45.2	The king coughing up his wine and said,
	...

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