Tag Archives: Rath Crúacháin
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
