Crann na beatha Stories and Poetry

by T. O'Domhnaill

A weekly podcast where I read fictional stories and poetry I gather from Medium.com writers from around the world. I add in sound effects, a little Gaelic and Irish music to make it feel more like an Irish seanchai telling stories under the village oak tree. This show is now available to listen to at 11 pm Monday nights ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • Three Stories and Two Poems

    Three Stories and Two Poems

    Cead Fáilte romhat! is é do bheatha A thousand welcomes to Crann na beatha Short Stories and Poetry for April 26th, 2024 I am Terrance Ó Domhnaill, your Irish scéalaí with more stories and poems from Medium writers. I have three stories and two poems this week. The first is chapter thirteen of the ongoing story From Beyond the Water Wall, then, another short, real short, continuation of The Elementals and a mythical story about a cursed god and a child. Two poems, one about gardens and one from someone who rarely writes poetry but his older one is very good. So gather round once more and let me read them to you so you can decide for yourselves. Warning: The first story is rated PG-13 for a bit of language

  • Four Stories and Four Poems

    Four Stories and Four Poems

    I am Terrance Ó Domhnaill, your Irish scéalaí with more stories and poems from Medium writers. I have four stories and four poems this week. The first is chapter twelve of the ongoing story From Beyond the Water Wall, then, a three short stories, two from the same writer, some beautiful poems, one with a bit of the Gael in it that I will do my best to read with my American accent, and another wonderful meditative poem by David B to close things out. So gather round once more and let me bring these stories and poems to life for you.

  • More of Beyond the Water Wall and More

    More of Beyond the Water Wall and More

    I am Terrance Ó Domhnaill, your Irish scéalaí with more stories and poems from Medium writers. I have two stories and three poems this week. The first is chapter eleven of the ongoing story From Beyond the Water Wall, then, a somewhat lengthy story of a dystopian future western United States, a poem about the ocean in the Pacific northwest, a short poem about spring sunsets and another wonderful meditative poem by David B to round things out. So gather round once again and let me bring these stories and poems to life for you.

  • More Beyond the Water Wall, a Long story and a Meditative Nature Poem

    More Beyond the Water Wall, a Long story and a Meditative Nature Poem

    I only have two stories and a poem this week. The first is chapter ten of the ongoing story From Beyond the Water Wall, then, a rather lengthy third chapter of our intrepid magician, Adelaide from Rachel Anderson Lee, and another wonderful poem by David B. So gather round and let me read to you for a bit. I will add in my commercial break after the first story today. Just a reminder, that all of these podcasts will now be broadcast on WAA Radio on Monday nights at 11 pm, starting on April 22nd. I hope you will consider a donation to help me keep this going. Any amount is fine. I use Paypal for your safety as it allows you to donate without giving up any personal information. You can donate from any country with access to Paypal using your currency. It goes to support all that I give to bring these stories and poems to the world.

  • Again this Week, Five Stories and a Beautiful Poem

    Again this Week, Five Stories and a Beautiful Poem

    The first is chapter nine of the ongoing story From Beyond the Water Wall, then, a David Pahor story of escape, a children's ghost story, an Irish folklore story, a science fiction version of dangerous curiosity, and another wonderful poem by David B., who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite poets. So gather round and let me read to you for a bit. I will add in my commercial break after the first three stories again today. With regard to that, I want to let everyone know some good news, especially for my Medium writers. This podcast has been accepted for broadcast by WAA Radio, which is Wreaths Across America, a non-profit radio station from Portland, Maine. Which means this podcast will have even more distribution across the world. Listen to the commercial for more details. I hope you will consider a donation to help me keep this going. Any amount is fine. I use Paypal for your safety as it allows you to donate without giving up any personal information and you can use any currency around the world. It goes to support all that I give to bring these stories and poems to the world. A bit of a warning, there is a wee bit of language in a couple of the stories so be careful around children younger than 16 years.