The Mythical Ireland Podcast
Mythical Ireland - New Light on the Ancient Past - is dedicated to the study of Ireland's prehistoric monuments and their associated mythology, cosmology, astronomy, archaeology and history.
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Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland delves into the story of the mysterious and shadowy Scáthach, who trains Cúchulainn in combat. Scáthach's story is part of Tochmarc Emire, The Wooing of Emer, which is one of the tales of the Ulster Cycle and is linked to Táin Bó Cuailnge.
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Today, I'm continuing to read from Charles Squire, about the Tuatha Dé Danann. This broadcast features the story of the coming of Lugh, and the Fate of the Children of Tuireann. It was broadcast live on the Mythical Ireland Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mythicalirel...). I'm hoping to make this a regular broadcast.
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Author Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland reads from Charles Squire's 1912 book 'Celtic Myth and Legend: Poetry and Romance' live on Facebook as a means of taking people's minds off the developing coronavirus situation. Interestingly, the myths about the earliest inhabitants of Ireland - the Partholonians and the Nemedians - say that they were both wiped out by a plague!