About this episode

The episode features readings of two Irish folk tales, one light-hearted and the other dark, exploring their cultural significance.

The Spinners of Blessings & The Abhartach It’s Irish fairy tale month (AKA the best time of the year)! Abbie reads an old Irish folk tale that’s sure to bring a happy tear to your eye with The Spinners of Blessings. Then we take a sharp turn with Kelsey’s dark Irish folk tale, The Abhartach, thought to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our Discord channel ! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/fairytalefixpod and visit us at fairytalefixpod.com . Fairy Tale Fix Podcast is a Fantastic Worlds Production. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our Discord channel ! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/fairytalefixpod and visit us at fairytalefixpod.com . Fairy Tale Fix Podcast is a Fantastic Worlds Production. Fairy Tale Fix is performed and produced by: Abbie Lammel ( @bonanzafamine ) Kelsey Horne ( @monsieurcheval ) With tremendous thanks to our good friend, Dustin Alexander In partnership with our Patreon producers: Angel Espinoza Gisselle M. Ingan Cynthia Lammel William…

People in this episode

Hosts: Abbie Lammel, Kelsey Horne

Topics covered

• Irish fairy tales
• folk tales
• Bram Stoker
• comedy
• history

Keywords

• Irish fairy tales
• The Spinners of Blessings
• The Abhartach
• Bram Stoker
• Dracula

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fantastic Worlds Productions

Books & works: The Spinners of Blessings, The Abhartach, Dracula, Fearless Girls, Wise Women And Beloved Sisters

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