Category Archives: Samhain Special: Corpse Carrying for Beginners
Sat-Navs and Seanchaís – Finding your way through stories and landscapes
Story Archaeologists ♦ 19/09/2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
This article was published in the journal Keltria in issue 42, “Storytelling”. You can order this issue of Keltria here for digital download or print edition. Notes appear at the end of the article. Ireland has an international reputation as a nation of writers and storytellers, and it forms a large part of our national …
The Further Adventures of Nera ~ The Cave Between the Worlds
Chris Thompson ♦ 16/09/2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
As Nera climbed out of the steep misted cave, into the darkness, he was met by the autumn smoke smells of damp and decay, clustering around him like a guard of arms, wakeful and watching. The cold night air caught at his throat and he shivered. And yet there was another odour, strong, green, fresh, …
Dindshenchas 08: The Further Adventures of Nera – The Cow and the Time Machine
Story Archaeologists ♦ 13/09/2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
In the context of Dindshenchas, we return to the fascinating tale, Echtrae Nerai / Táin Bó Aingene (“The Adventures of Nera / The Cattle Raid of Aingene“), which we dipped into in “Corpse Carrying For Beginners“. When Nera returns from his adventures in the síd, he ends up with even more than a time-travel headache. …
Samhain Special: Corpse Carrying For Beginners
Story Archaeologists ♦ 20/10/2012 ♦ 5 Comments
An Acallam na nÉces Samhain Special In this seasonal special, the Story Archaeologists compare two stories of Samhain. It’s a time for ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night… but what could such stories tell us about life 100 or even 1,000 years ago? Find out as the Story Archaeologists go …