Our storyteller Stephen tells us about Poor Man's Bridge near the town of Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, and shares the story of the Poor Man himself, the "Bacach Ruadh" or Red Beggarman.
Find out more about Poor Man's Bridge on Duchas.ie. Learn more about Abbeyleix in County Laois on Duchas.ieand on Logainm.ie.
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Where the Story Begins is a new podcast from the National Leprechaun Museum exploring common and forgotten places around Ireland through stories.
Every story starts somewhere. In this podcast we'll take you to the four corners of Ireland from craggy cliffs and bare topped hills to bog drowned fields and sacred wells. Who knows where we'll end up!
Where the Story Begins is brought to you by The National Leprechaun Museum, in Dublin, Ireland.
