This series allowed Isolde and I to explore some of our favourie characters from Irish Mythology. In almost every episode, as I remember, there were unexpected surprises that made us think about these mythical women in a new light. Each episode includes the podcast a plus a range of translations, stories and related material.
There are six Episodes
Episode 1: The Story of Sinann
- Listen to the podcast
- Find Chris’ telling of the Sinann story.
- Translations of the Metrical Dindshenchas stories of Sinann
- Further Dindshenchas poems of Sinann
- Read Isolde’s article Imbás: Poetry, Knowledge and Inspiration
- Read Isolde’s article The Importance of the Source
- Read Chris’ article on Creation Stories
- Read Chris’ article How Long Can A Story Last?
- Find out about the source of the Shannon, the mysterious The Shannon Pot,
- Discover A school project about Sinann and the Shannon, Poetry on the Shannon
Episode 2: The Story of Macha
- Listen to the podcast, The Story of Macha
- Find Chris’s telling of The Story of Macha
- Translation of the text: Noínden Ulad – The Story of Macha
- Metrical Dindshenchas translations by Isolde – More Stories of Macha
- Read Isolde’s article Beidh Aenach Amárach… Irish Fairs
Episode 3: Tales of Eithliu
- Listen to the podcast, Tales of Ethliu
- Find Chris’ telling of The Birth of Lugh.
- Stories of Macha. Textual translations by Isolde
- Cows as Currency: An article by Isolde
- Many shades of Darkness: Colour concepts in early Irish texts: article by Isolde
- The birth of Lugh: an examination of the Oral tradition story by Chris
Episode 4: The sory of Airmed
- Listen to the podcast, The Story of Airmed
- Find Chris’ telling of Airmed’s story.
- The Story of Airmed from Cath Maige Tuired: textual translation by Isolde
- A Pilgrimage to Abydos: article by Chris
- John Barleycorn: Some ideas from Chris
- Find out about Heapstown Cairn ~ The Well of Octriul
Episode 5: The Search for Brigid
- Listen to the podcast, The Search for Brigid
- Find Chris’ telling of Brig and Rúadán
- The Story of Rúadán from Cath Maige Tuired: translation by Isolde
- Lassair and her Well: an article by Isolde
- Brigantia: Delving into the origins of Brig, An article by Chris
- Fochard Bríde: Exploring Brigid’s well. An article by Chris
- Links to sources for St Brigid (hagiographies)
Episode 6: Encountering The Mórrígan
- Listen to the podcast Encountering the Mórrígan;
- The Morrigan’s Prophecy: modern poetic interpretation by Chris based on tranlation by Isolde
- The Mórrígan; Speaks: textual translations by Isolde
- Other Appearances of the Mórrígan: article by Isolde
- Uaimh na gCait (Oweynagat): a story by Chris