Ep. 22 - Interview with Mags Downey Martin from the IHF
Release Date: 09/27/2010
Ep. 37 - The Gobbins Path
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
The Gobbins is a cliff-face path on IslandMagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, northeast of Belfast. Unlike many other costal paths that just follow close along the top of an ocean-side cliff, the Gobbins first descends down to sea level, then winds along he base of the cliff, up and down steep cut stone stairs, across bridges from sea-stack to cliff face and island to island, past caves and through a narrow tunnel. Though it was long inaccessible to the public because it fell into disrepair after World War II, it has been rebuilt within the last several years and re-opened to the public as...
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Ep. 36 - In The Footsteps of Patrick - Continued
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
In this episode, we bring you more sites associated with the Patron Saint of Ireland. Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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Ep. 35 - Contemporary Irish Halloween Traditions
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
During this, the last of our special Halloween-week episodes, we are taking a look at some contemporary ways to observe Samhain/Halloween.
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Ep. 34 - Samhain stories of the supernatural: the Pooka and the Banshee
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Our Halloween-week episodes are nearly done. In this episode, we talk about two supernatural creatures of Ireland: the Pooka and the Banshee.
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Ep. 33 - The Legend of Stingy Jack
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We've talked in a previous episode about the tradition of carving turnips to carry home an ember from the communal Samhain bonfire. But where does the term Jack o' Lantern come from? In this episode, we tell the tale of Stingy Jack.
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Ep. 32 - Finn Mac Cumhal and the Captaincy of the Fianna
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
It is said that Finn Mac Cumhal fought a goblin of the fairy folk on Samhain-eve on the hill of Tara. In this special Halloween-week episode, we tell the story of Finn and how he became the captain of the Fianna of Erinn.
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Ep 31. - A History of Halloween Traditions
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
This is the first of a special Halloween series, where we explore the history of contemporary Halloween traditions and observances, such as bonfires, jack o'lanterns, costumes and trick or treating.
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MiniCast - The State of the Podcast 2014
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
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Ep. 30 - Our Irish Firsts
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
In this episode, we talk about a request we got from the folks over at Infinite Ireland (), which prompted us to reminisce about all of the Irish “firsts” we experienced during our first trip to Ireland. We hope that you enjoy reliving the joys of our first days in Ireland with us!
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Ep. 29 - In the footsteps of Patrick
The Engaging Ireland Podcast
In this episode, we follow in the footsteps of Saint Patrick, paying a visit to a few of the key sights connected with Ireland’s patron saint.
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At the 2010 Milwaukee Irish Fest, Megs Downey Martin, from the Irish Hotels Federation, and the DownHill House Hotel in Ballina, County Mayo, took some time to speak with us regarding the current state of the Hotel Industry in Ireland, and what you should think about when booking a hotel or guest house for your next Irish stay.
The term zombie hotel comes up briefly in the interview. Because of the increasing impact of zombie hotels in Ireland, we thought it would be a good idea to provide a bit more information about the zombie hotel issue, prior to the start of the interview.
Some links mentioned in the interview:
The Irish Hotels Federation
The DownHill House Hotel