Episode 29: The Second Battle of Moytura

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Nollaig 15, 2022

Episode 29

The Second Battle of Moytura

Thank you for listening to this episode!

Here you’ll find our notes, links to research and some personal highlights from your hosts. 

Welcome | fáilte 

In this Episode we finally see the Tuath Dé and the Fomóir meet in Battle and witness the big showdown between Balor and Lugh. 

We ask:

  • What was the meaning of Balor and Lugh’s duel before the arrival of Christianity in Ireland?
  • Was Lugh’s use of a slingshot a later addition influenced by the biblical battle of David and Goliath?
  • Who kiled Balor’s counterpart in Welsh mythology?
  • Is the Second Battle of Moytura our Wild Hunt?
  • Why did Wonder Woman go to Tír na nÓg?

This time it’s war!

We’ve been leading up to this battle since episode three and well, here it is.

The Tuath Dé face the Fomóir at Moytura and Lugh will finally face his grandfather, Balor of the Destructive Eye.

Starring: Lugh, Balor, Indech, Ogma, Airmed, Loch Half-Green.

Co Starring: The Dagda, Macha, Nuada, Elatha, Bres, Gobniu, Dian Cecht, Luchta, Ochtriuil, Miach.

A cautionary tale on why you should always have enough helpers on hand to open your destructive eye.

Resources

credits

Written, presented and produced  by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh. 

Music – Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 public licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode 

Cinematic Music-03 by Michael-DB (4.0) 

Medieval Combat – Yap Audio Production (3.0)

Defense of Lanosia » Dark Battle – Tyops (4.0)

BIG-REVERB-WARHORN – newagesoup (3.0)

Ghost01 and 02 – Patrick Corra (4.0)

Indech Indech Indech + Gwan Indech (Marcas and Stephie). 

Metal workshop sounds – Marcas

All other sounds Creative Commons 

Art by Nance Kinane 

Episode 20: The Tragedy of Balor and his Piercing Eye

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Lúnasa 12, 2021

Episode 20

The Tragedy of Balor and his Piercing Eye

Cover image: Tormore, Tory Island © Copyright Colin Park and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Thank you for listening to this episode!

Here you’ll find our notes, links to research and some personal highlights from your hosts. 

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear about the skeletons that the Fomorian leader Balor keeps in his closet and how they may come back to haunt him. 

We ask:

  • Who was Balor?
  • Was his eye really evil?
  • What part did he play in the birth of Lugh?
  • What place lore is associated with him?
  • Is Enniskillen named after his wife?
  • How is he represented in pop culture?

Balor, a giant who lives in an invisible tower, commands one of the most fearsome armies that has ever been. He is prosperous, respected and feared, but there is something in his past that torments him.

When Bres and the druid Lobais return to Balor’s island stronghold from mainland Ireland  reporting the rise of a new hero, the skeletons in his closet grow new flesh.

Starring: Balor, Bres, Lobais the Druid, Cethlenn.

Also featuring: Lugh, Cian

We talk Balor, his supposedly evil eye, place lore, prophecy, sleep paralysis, Assasin’s Creed Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids, the 90’s Balor PC RPG, Sauron in Lord of the Rings, Finn Balor in the WWE, and American Gods

A cautionary tale on why you should never let prophecy dictate your actions. 

Resources

credits

Written, presented and produced  by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh. 

Music – Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 public licence) 

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

All sounds cc licence from freesound.org