EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 1H 5M
Druid Lore and Story Dreaming with Eimear Burke
from Tales for our Times · host Dougie Mackay
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I speak with Irish Storyteller and chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids, Eimear Burke.We discuss fairy doors and healing wells, the practice of restoring female stories in folklore and myth, and methods of walking stories out on the land an reweaving the tales.We cover grief, love and poetry, seasonal cycles and nature connection, and touch upon several stories from the Celtic cannon, especially the Birth of Ossian and tales involving Fionn McCoull, Lugh & Taliesin.You can find Eimear on Youtube during her weekly 'fireside chats' or through her work with OBOD at druidry.org.If you'd like to become a storyteller or improve your storytelling skills I'll announce a new cohort programme starting in September 26 https://sendfox.com/lp/3epnd0You can find my writing on Substack at 'Rekindling the Hearth' and join a live storytelling event in the north of Scotland via the Shieling Collective or in Edinburgh at the Scottish Storytellling Centre.Thanks for listening!
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with Irish Storyteller and chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids, Eimear Burke. We discuss fairy doors and healing wells, the practice of restoring female stories in folklore and myth, and methods of walking stories out on the land an reweaving the tales. We cover grief, love and poetry, seasonal cycles and nature connection, and touch upon several stories from the Celtic cannon, especially the Birth of Ossian and tales involving Fionn McCou...
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