So how old are the Irish stories? Come to think of it what exactly is meant by old, or medieval or any of the other terms so frequently used to describe mythological stories, and… does it matter? Join Chris as she follows a familiar route and sets up a few indicative, and hopefully useful, signposts…
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The Torres Strait 8: A Landmark decision
Maluw Adhil Urngu Padanu Mamuy Moesik (Legends from the deep sitting peacefully on the waters) Clare’s installation, ‘A Well at the Bottom of Sea’ formed a part of an exhibition presented by a group of artists from the Sydney Biennale, 2022: rīvus rīvus will enable aqueous beings – rivers, wetlands and other salt and freshwater…
Stories from the Southern Hemisphere
I have just returned from a journey that I used to undertake for a month each year before the pandemic changed things. I have just arrived back from Brisbane, Queensland and a month of hot sunshine, sometimes just a bit too hot! It has, of course been so good to be able to give real…
Walking with Sheela-na-gigs: a gallery
I thought I might add a few images connected to ‘Chris Ramble 4: Walking with Sheela-na-gigs’.
Chris’ Ramble 4: Walking with Sheela-na-gigs
SacrumProfanum by Benjamin Dwyer is an exploration of the Sheela-Na-gig through music. Join Chris as she encounters this profound and poetic experience out walking her local landscape accompanied by Sheela-na- gigs. Music for this episode: Lamentum from SacrumProfanum by kind permision of Benjamin Dwyer https://www.farpointrecordings.com/product-page/benjamin-dwyer-sacrumprofanum https://benjamindwyer.bandcamp.com/album/sacrumprofanum Listen to the podcast episode ‘A Conversation with Professor…
A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Dwyer
Join Chris as she shares a conversation with Professor Benjamin Dwyer. Ben is a prolific Irish performer and composer as well as an educator. He is currently Professor of Music at Middlesex University. SacrumProfanum is Ben’s thought provoking musical exploration of the enigmatic Sheela-na-gigs as watchers and witnesses of a thousand years of Irish history….
‘Reconstructing the Lough Croan cenn áit of the medieval Ó Cellaig lordship of Uí Maine’
Another recent paper by Daniel Curley As I posted a link to the Tain bo Fraich paper published By Ralph Kenna with Daniel and Mike , I thought I might mention another of Daniel’s recent papers. This paper examines a range of sources to consider the place held by the former lake of Lough Croan,…
Chris’ Ramble 3: Is This Not a Story Worth the Telling?
Join Chris on her ramble through the landscape of early Irish story and discover why many of the best stories contain the environmental messages which are still highly relevant today. Links for this ramble.
The Kyiv Bylyny Cycle: a new paper from Professor Ralph Kenna
NETWORK ANALYSIS OF THE KYIV BYLYNY CYCLE — EAST SLAVIC EPIC NARRATIVES In our last conversation Ralph mentioned an upcoming paper exploring the network connections and relationships contained in the Kyiv bylyny story cycle. The oldest byliny belong to a cycle dealing with the golden age of Kievan Rus in the 10th–12th century. They centre…
Scottish and Irish ‘landscape’ stories: with Professor Patrick Nunn
Every community has folk tales to share, but do some of these stories encode ancient memories of climate change? This short podcast conversation with Professor Nunn focuses on stories from the North west coast of Ireland and Scotland that may have been told far longer than we might imagine. Listen, and then discover more in…