# S3 EP20 – How the Tuatha Dé Evolved into Fairies

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Podcast: [The History of Ireland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644)
Published: 2026-06-30T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-history-of-ireland/episodes/s3-ep20-how-the-tuatha-de-evolved-into-fairies
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## Resource

The old gods of Ireland never really died — they went under the hills, and people learned not to say their name. We follow the Tuatha Dé into folklore, where they become the fairies, the Sídhe, the Good People — and take the first step towards the changeling and the 1895 killing of Bridget Cleary. The episode cover image is a hawthorn tree, famously associated with fairies in Ireland. (Wikimedia Commons/Robin Somes) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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