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Episode 29: The Second Battle of Moytura

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Nollaig 15, 2022

Episode 29

The Second Battle of Moytura

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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 

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Episode 27: Road to Moytura Episode III: Wrath of the Morrígan

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Deireadh Fómhair 26, 2022

Episode 27

Road to Moytura Episode III: Wrath of the Morrígan

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

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear how The Morrígan fulfils the promise she made to The Dagda to decimate the Fomorían army.

We ask:

  • How does the Morrígan fulfil her promise to The Dagda? 
  • How does this promise relate to her role concerning fate?
  • How are her dominion over death, cattle, and wealth interconnected?
  • What can we learn about The Morrígan from The Metrical Dindshenchas?
  • Who would Jeff Goldbloom play in this story?

The Fomorians are under attack! The invaders’ plan to conquer Ireland has been severely disrupted by none other than the daughter of their king, Indech Mac Dé Domhnainn. Just when they think they think they are through the worst, they face a new foe, The Morrígan, the deadliest goddess of them all.

Starring: The Morrígan, Indech Mac Dé Domhnain

Co-Starring: Balor, Bres, Elatha, the Fomorian host, the forest, a murder of crows, sorcerers. 

A cautionary tale on why you never ever get on the bad side of The Morrígan. 

Resources

credits

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

Story: Marcas Ó hUiscín

Cover Art: Nance Kinane

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) 

Tension in the air: Steven F. Allen – AuDioChosis https://soundcloud.com/user-574803010

All other sounds Creative Commons 

Sponsored by McCaffrey Crafts 

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Episode 19: The Rise of Lugh

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Iúil 30, 2021

Episode 19

The Rise of Lugh Lámhfada 

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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 challenges Lugh faces before he can take his place at the hall of the gods. 

We ask:

  • What kind of game was fidchell?
  • What can we learn about Lugh from the Continental Celtic god Lugus?
  • What about the Welsh figure, Lleu Llaw Gyffes?
  • What can maps and language tell us about Lugh?
  • What clues can archaeology give us about his rise to prominence?
  • What is his relationship to the other gods and the Fomorians?
  • What modern festivals could be related to Lughnasadh?

Lugh goes to Tara to claim his place in the hall of the gods but first he will have to prove his value to them. To do this he must win at an ancient Irish version of chess called fidchell and undergo a test of strength from Ogma. Starring: Lugh, Nuada, Gamal, Camall.

Co-Starring Ogma, Macha, Gobniu, Dian Cecht.

We talk about Lugh, the festival of Lughnasadh, the continental celtic god Lugus, and the Welsh mythological figure Lleu Llaw Gyffes.

A cautionary tale on why you should always eat before you start work. 

Resources

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) 

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All sounds cc licence from freesound.org except “riders of the sidhe chanting Lugh’s name”, by Marcas O’hUiscín. 

Summer Solstice Sunset at Tara – by Marcas
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Episode 18: Lugh Lámhfada and his Resistance Militia

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Iúil 26, 2021

Episode 18

Lugh Lámhfada and his Resistance Militia

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St. Mochta’s House, Louth Village, Co. Louth.

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

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear about how the young god Lugh and the Dagda’s son Bodbh Dearg organise to fight against the Fomorians.  

We ask:

  • What kind of God is Lugh?
  • In what way does his name live on in Modern Ireland?
  • How do we know he was popular in the late Iron Age?
  • What clues can archaeology give us about the type of society that worshipped him?
  • What is his relationship to the other gods and the Fomorians?
  • What kind of festival was Lughnasadh?

Bres and the Fomorians are raiding Ireland but Nuada doesn’t want to drag the Tuath Dé into another war. Lugh and Bodbh Dearg take matters into their own hands and organise the riders of the sidhe into a resistance militia.

Starring: Lugh.

Co-Starring Bres, Bodbh Dearg, Nuada, Fomorians.

We also talk about placelore, Lughnasadh and what archaeology can tell us about the worship of Lugh.

A cautionary tale on why you should always assume that the fella making threats has back up. 

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) 

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All sounds cc licence from freesound.org except “riders of the sidhe chanting Lugh’s name”, by Marcas O’hUiscín. 

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Episode 8: Dian Cecht and Nuada’s Silver Arm

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Deireadh Fómhair,  22, 2020

Episode 8

Dian Cecht and Nuada’s Silver Arm

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

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear about Dian Cecht and how he recruits  the smiths, Gobniu and Credne to help him create a new arm for the deposed Chieftan Nuada..  We ask:

  • What was Dian Cecht’s role in myth and in the old pagan religion?
  • What is Dian Cecht’s relationship to Brehon Law?
  • What makes Dian Cecht a symbol of the medical profession?
  • Why were Blacksmiths considered to have supernatural powers?
  • How do we resolve contradictions in medieval mythological texts?

Dian Cecht receives Ogma’s message and sets out to find a way of fighting back against Bres’s tyranny. He recruits the blacksmith Gobniu and the silversmith Credne to help him create a new arm for the former High Chief of the Gods, Nuada.

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 

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All sounds cc licence from freesound.org

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Episode 7: The Passion of the Ogma

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Meán Fómhair,  22, 2020

Episode 7

The Passion of the Ogma

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

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear about Ogma and how he and the other gods  are forced to work under the reign of Bres. We also hear how Ogma invented a system of writing.  We ask:

  • What was Ogma’s role in myth and in the old pagan religion?
  • What is Ogma’s relationship to other deities?
  • What is the Ogham system of writing?
  • What attitudes to work in medieval Ireland are represented in this story?
  • Are metaphors about the origins of language encoded in tales from mythology?

Ogma suffers under the reign of Bres, but from this suffering comes a great revelation.  We talk about Ogma, ogham script, attitudes to work in myth, and the Irish language.

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 

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All sounds cc licence from freesound.org

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Episode 6 Show Notes: The Druid that Killed John the Baptist

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Iúil 30, 2020

Episode 6

The Druid that Killed John the Baptist

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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 druid Mog Ruith and his daughter Tlachtga travelling from County Kerry to the Middle East to study the magic of Simon Magus, and how on the way, Mog Ruith becomes the executioner of John the Baptist. We ask:

  • Who was Mog Ruith?
  • Why did he and his daughter, Tlachtga travel to the Middle East? 
  • Does this story have a hidden meaning that points to the early Irish Church’s struggles with both imported heresy and native paganism?
  • Why aren’t Mog Ruith and Tlachtga as well known as some other Irish Mythological figures?
  • Why did Mog Ruith behead John the Baptist?
  • Why were he and Tlachtga associated with Simon Magus?

We also talk about heresy, Roman influences in Iron Age Ireland, the oared wheel, and Kerry UFO sightings . 

Have you heard about the Druid, Mog Ruith and his most famous deed? I thought not. It’s not the sort of tale you would hear from a teacher or a priest.

Resources

  • Paice MacLeod, Sharon. Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld. McFarland & Company, Inc. North Carolina, 2018.
  • The Holy Bible, ESV, Kindle Version.
  • The Siege of Knocklong
  • Smith, Andrew Phillip. John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics, The Secret History of the Mandaeans. Watkins, 2015.
  • The Nag Hammadi Scriptures. Ed. Marvin W. Meyer. Harper Collins E-Books.

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 

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Air traffic control audio courtesy of http://www.liveatc.net

All sounds cc or attribution licence.

Sounds on attribution licence from freesound.org – 

  • Dsound1977 – Night Cyprus Sea
  • Dymewiz – Footsteps (Snow, Sand)
  • Xserra – Abu Dhabi, arab drums + Tanger drums
  • csengeri – Storm 200408
  • Inspector J – Footsteps, stone.
  • hifijohn – abstract background music
  • pogmothoin – Bodhran
  • sonsbcnintercultural – Setar Alireza Farrokhzadi
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Dawning of the Dé (part 3): Fate of the Firbolg Shownotes

PHOTO BY MICK REYNOLDS

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Iúil 09, 2020

Episode 5

Dawning of the Dé (part 3): Fate of the Firbolg

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

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear the culmination of the saga of the coming of the gods to Ireland and talk about Nuada, Sreng, war gods and Cong Co. Mayo and we ask:

  • How do we know Nuada was a war god?
  • What other gods does he share attributes with?
  • What is the role of the war god? 
  • Why are the Fir Bolg associated with Connaught?
  • How do we resolve contradictions in the old texts? 

We also talk a bit more about the Tuath Dé and the idea of a pantheon of Irish gods and the historical context to the texts this story comes from. . 

The Culmination of a saga. A bloody battle that will decide the future of Ireland. Can the mighty Fir Bolg repel the almighty power of the gods?

We talk about Nuada, Sreng, war gods and Cong, Co. Mayo. 

Resources

Where it all happens 

credits

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

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

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All sounds cc or attribution licence.

Sounds on attribution licence from freesound.org – 

  • Miguetelo SINISTER ATMOSPHERE 
  • Joedeshon ADULTS GATHERING FOR A MEETING 
  • Piano Farm – Cows Attacking Red Tail Hawk
  • Yap Audio Production – Medieval Army Marching 
  • Yap_Audio_Production – Medieval Combat
  • Metzik – Throatsinging
  • Mshashen – Wind
  • Inspector J – Smashing wooden fence

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