Curse of Fire and Shadow

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In episode 255 of Fireside, Kevin tells a tale that fuses history and folklore. On July 1st, 1642, Sir Fredrick Hamilton set fire to a church, with all clergymen still inside. But before death, one friar placed a curse on Hamilton and his men - a curse that not even death would release them from. Source: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=uncanny+ireland&adgrpid=186818437095&gad_source=1&hvadid=793401954453&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9045888&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=344963261740353442--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=344963261740353442&hvtargid=kwd-2320075622150&hydadcr=24401_2435314_1517&mcid=81be25ed247b3d8b899a76a95fe45908&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_8whx0336vy_e Order Gardensea Paperback: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.headstuff.org/product/gardensea-by-fireside-host-k-c-olohan-preorder/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order Gardensea Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Gardensea-Neo-Myth-K-C-Olohan-ebook/dp/B09M7T184P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Fireside: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://headstuffpodcasts.com/news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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