The Engaging Ireland Podcast

Travis & Kathy Nelson
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  • PLACES & TRAVEL

Travis and Kathy Nelson talk about Irish travel, history and culture...as well as their own desire to live in Ireland. If you dream of traveling to Ireland and want to make your dream a reality, this is the podcast for you! Includes tips for travel in Ireland and information about places to see. Podcasting "live" from Ireland, whenever the opportunity presents itself.

  1. 01/09/2016

    Ep. 37 - The Gobbins Path

    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 of Summer 2015.     Start out at the beautiful visitor’s center for a walk through the interpretive display to learn about the history of the path, the wildlife that abounds in the surrounding area, and the astounding effort that it took to reconstruct the path in its current incarnation.     If you’d like to check out some parts of the Gobbins path from the comfort of your own home, take a look at the 360 degree pictures of the Gobbins on VirtualVisitTours.com:   http://www.virtualvisittours.com/gobbins-cliff-path/   Walking the Gobbins path is a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience…though we’re already looking forward to the next time we get to walk the Gobbins! We highly recommend a visit!   Check out the official Gobbins Path website at:   http://www.thegobbinscliffpath.com/

    31 min

  2. 03/17/2015

    Ep. 36 - In The Footsteps of Patrick - Continued

    In this episode, we bring you more sites associated with the Patron Saint of Ireland. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Balintubber Abbey Website: www.ballintubberabbey.ie/ Tochar Phadraig Website: www.heritagecouncil.ie/landscape/initiatives/the-pilgrim-paths/tochar-phadraig/ The Western Way: www.irishtrails.ie/trail/western-way--gal-/37/ Christopher Sommervile Walk of the Week: www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/walk-of-the-week-mamean-connemara-co-galway-26574913.html Altadaven Wood: www.voicesfromthedawn.com/st-patricks-chair-and-well/   The Rock of Cashel: www.cashel.ie Saint Patrick's Well: pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/2014/04/12/st-patricks-holy-well-at-marlfield-clonmel         The closing song, sung by Kathy, is "May the Road Rise to Meet You" by Denes Agay.

    9 min

  3. 10/31/2014

    Ep. 35 - Contemporary Irish Halloween Traditions

    During this, the last of our special Halloween-week episodes, we are taking a look at some contemporary ways to observe Samhain/Halloween.

    6 min

  4. 10/30/2014

    Ep. 34 - Samhain stories of the supernatural: the Pooka and the Banshee

    Our Halloween-week episodes are nearly done. In this episode, we talk about two supernatural creatures of Ireland: the Pooka and the Banshee.

    6 min

  5. 10/28/2014

    Ep. 33 - The Legend of Stingy Jack

    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.

    5 min

  6. 10/28/2014

    Ep. 32 - Finn Mac Cumhal and the Captaincy of the Fianna

    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. This story is from "The High Deeds of Finn and Other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland", By T.W. Rolleston, Illustrated by Stephen Reid, which can be found on Project Gutenberg at www.gutenberg.org

    8 min

  7. 10/27/2014

    Ep 31. - A History of Halloween Traditions

    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.

    7 min

  8. 10/17/2014

    MiniCast - The State of the Podcast 2014

    We're back! Sorry to have been gone for so long! In this small episode, we talk about what we've been up to and what our plans for new episodes. We also mention the Thin Places tours led by our friend Mindie Burgoyne. You can check out her website at http://www.thinplacestour.com/ Please follow us on FaceBook!

    11 min
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Travis and Kathy Nelson talk about Irish travel, history and culture...as well as their own desire to live in Ireland. If you dream of traveling to Ireland and want to make your dream a reality, this is the podcast for you! Includes tips for travel in Ireland and information about places to see. Podcasting "live" from Ireland, whenever the opportunity presents itself.

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  • Creator
    Travis & Kathy Nelson
  • Years Active
    2008 - 2016
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Creative Commons Attributions 3.0 License
  • Show Website
    The Engaging Ireland Podcast