Irish Spirits
Welcome to Irish Spirits, a fortnightly podcast about folklore and drinking, a natural Venn diagram of Irish culture. Hosted by Caoimhe Creed, Laura Fitzachary and Alex Buckley each week we will have a theme. Whether it’s ghosts, fairies or mythical creatures, we will discuss the stories and lore, all while drinking a themed cocktail made by our phantom bartender - Alex!
Episodes
27 episodes
Butter the Devil You Know: The Irish Spirits Podcast Reunion
We're back! For one night, and one night only...and for a devilishly good time!Chatting all things satanic, we have reunited for a one-off special this Halloween to chat all things the devil in Ireland! Of course paired with a specially...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:41:22
The Cobbler's Breakfast
It's our Season 2 finale!!! And we thought we'd end it with a bang taking on a juggernaut of Irish folklore - The Leprechaun!In what was paired with a fittingly novelty cocktail, this episode delved into the story behind the sprightly l...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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2:10:37
Apple of my Evil Eye
We hope you had a great spooky season! In a return to our usual haunted content, we decided to revisit the haunted castles of Ireland! In what was Haunted Castles P.2: Apple of my Evil Eye, we focused on everything from disruptive ghosts to enc...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:51:29
Honey, I Contacted the Dead
In a very different direction for the show, we delved into literary history (both Laura & Caoimhe were delighted!) and just how haunted writers of the Victorian period were...Focusing predominantly on occultists, we dived into palmi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:31:04
Riding the Hedge
Green fingers at the ready, this episode was all about Hedgewitches & Herbalists washed down with Alex's twist on a classic Gin & TonicWe dived into the world of Ireland's herbalists of yore from featuring witches like Biddy Ear...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:39:05
The Shanakiel Swing
Our mid-season break is over!! After a little R&R we came back with one of our creepiest episodes yet, all about Our Lady's Hospital/St Kevin's/ Cork Lunatic Asylum in Shanakiel, Cork. Why so creepy? We had for the first time, in pe...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:45:32
The Shiso Seashells by the Seashore
This week's cocktail may be a tongue twister but it went down so easy...too easy you might say!Which was good because we were finally reunited in person!! If that means our audio is a little off it is because we were back in Caoimhe's k...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:40:01
The Hotel In-Spectre
We are finally back!! Minus ghostly intrusions, thank all of the ghouls...and we are back with a very indulgent cocktail...The Hotel In-SpectreWhether hotels remind you of summer holidays, your own indulgence or just a place to rest you...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:52:32
Introducing: Irish Spirits
Welcome to Irish Spirits, a fortnightly podcast about folklore and drinking, a natural Venn diagram of Irish culture. Hosted by writer - Caoimhe Creed, historian - Laura Fitzachary and alcohol aficionado - Alex Buckley, each ...
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The Interference Interlude
What … no cocktail?!?! Sadly we tried and tried to record this week’s episode but the connection was well and truly haunted !! So instead, please enjoy our mini-episode ‘The Interference Interlude’, recorded across the c...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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25:02
Brew Moon
An Irish twist on an Espresso Martini that had us up all night...just like the subject of our show this week: werewolves! Brew Moon, get it? Yea, we can't stop singing the song either !We turned our attention to one of this island's lon...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:31:13
The Gates of Hell
We know...ominous...but Season 2 continues and it's our first location based episode! We headed to the Garden County to delve into one of the most haunted buildings in Ireland - Wicklow Gaol. First built in 1702, we tracked how th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:44:54
The Old Switcheroo
WE'RE BACK!!!!!Thank you for being so patient with us! You will hear all about what we got up to at the beginning of Episode I - Season 2! This episode was called The Old Switcheroo and was all about Changelings in honour o...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:29:34
The Shamrock Shake Interlude
Happy St. Patrick's Day! (Lá Fheile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!) from our resident historian, Laura Fitzachary - though this mini-sode is more mythological than historical. Regaling you all with an origin story of St. Patrick's banished snakes and an...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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10:26
Petronilla's Garden
This episode was called Petronilla's Garden and it was our Season 1 finale!!! Focusing on the witch trials in Ireland (or lack there of) the cocktail that wrapped the season was inspired by the fate of Irish women accused of witchcraft! Brewed ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:53:34
The Ragged Boy
The episode was called 'The Ragged Boy' and was inspired by the stories within what could be our scariest episode yet! Happy...Lent?! From a boy who repeats the last moments before his death over and over to the ghost of a girl you can fe...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:51:40
The Salt Bae
This episode was called 'The Salt Bae' which we thought was an apt name for Irish lads who fall in love with women that were formerly seals. Yes, that's right this episode is all about the selkies, merrows and mermaids. We knew there was someth...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:21:02
The Long, Dark & Full of Terrors
This episode was called 'The Long, Dark & Full of Terrors' - but full of alcohol it was not! Our first ever non-alcoholic cocktail means everyone can drink along! We chose a different route this week because of our theme: Hau...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:29:28
The Big Smoke Interlude
Happy New Year! As we get ready for our post-Christmas episodes please enjoy our third 'minisode' courtesy of resident bartender, Alex Buckley. He delves into why we call our local pubs, our local haunts... at one of Dublin’s most Haunted...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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8:16
The Irish Coffee
Our Christmas special for you, this episode is called 'The Irish Coffee.' To round off what has been a year we will never forget Laura & Caoimhe (shout out to Alex who we will hopefully be reunited with soon) talked about about the more unu...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:36
The Dark 'N Stormy
This episode was called the Dark N' Stormy - so exactly like what the cocktail is actually called, but it just fit so perfectly with our theme: shipwrecks and their ghosts. One night after watching the movie The Fog it got u...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:25:46
An Deoch Fola
This episode we got well....sexy! When you think vampire, you may think, Tom Cruise or Robert Pattinson but we would argue that vampires are inherently - Irish. We take what we call the dearg-diúlaí or 'red-blood drinkers' of Iri...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:46:49
The Stingy Jack
In honour of the month of Samhain, this episode was all about...Samhain! and how Halloween in Ireland came to be. We went full on Celtic pagan by also drinking a la mas ubal or 'Lambswool' a drink now known as 'wassailing.' This ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:24:39
The Devil's Backbone Interlude
Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin, us as a trio couldn't meet up this week - again! We will get an episode out as soon as we can but in the meantime please enjoy another interlude by Laura Fitzachary as she expands a li...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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9:41
The Howling Gale Interlude
Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin, us as a trio couldn't meet up this week! We will get an episode out as soon as we can but in the meantime please enjoy this interlude by Caoimhe Creed as she regales you with a ghost story f...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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7:40
