Episode 206 - Mythic Places - Waterways - Lough Sheelin - Lake Of The Fairie Pool

Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast, and this series on Waterways. This is the story of Lough Sheelin, the lake of the fairie pool. This is more closely linked to folk tales and the folk beliefs that surround the mysterious lake in Co. Cavan. At the North Eastern tip of the waterways that connect to the River Shannon, this lake has a number of tales of merpeople under the lake, or houses spotted under the surface. Our protagonist is known only as the student, and he was sick and tiered of hearing these superstitious stories his father would frequently. Unfortunately for the student, he had attracted the attention of one of the merpeople, and that's not often a good thing. The source of this story, stories tied together as one, was inspired by two stories of “Loch Síodh Linn” from the book ‘Meath Folk Tales’ by Richard Marsh. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast