Tag Archives: Oweynagat
Medb: Conquests and Consequences
Chris Thompson ♦ 10/03/2019 ♦ Leave a Comment
Medb, Queen of Connacht, is rightly renowned in Irish legend and mythology, as a strong and influential woman leader. Her centre of power, Cruachan Ai, is still recognised as one of the most important Iron-age sites in Ireland. Medb lead her people in her own name and by her own right. She was a strong woman …
Uaimh na gCait (Oweynagat)
Chris Thompson ♦ 29/06/2016 ♦ Leave a Comment
The Cave of the Cats Taken from a personal journal entry after an early visit to the cave …..“There it is, by that house” and we tumble out of the car into the everlasting drizzle. The cave of Cruachán was said to be the most notorious otherworld entrance in folktale and legend. From here, so …
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. …
Uaimh na gCait (Oweynagat)
Chris Thompson ♦ 30/08/2012 ♦ Leave a Comment
The Cave of the Cats Taken from a personal journal entry after an early visit to the cave …..“There it is, by that house” and we tumble out of the car into the everlasting drizzle. The cave of Cruachán was said to be the most notorious otherworld entrance in legend. From here the Morrigan emerged …
