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

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Irish Mythology Podcast

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 26: Road to Moytura Episode II: War Cry of the Gods

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Lúnasa 18, 2022

Episode 26

Road to Moytura Episode II: War Cry of the Gods

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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 Lugh’s frustration at being held back from the battle and see his efforts to work the other gods up into a battle frenzy. 

We ask:

  • What would it mean if the Fomorians won? 
  • What do the Fomóir have in common with the Aos Sí?
  • What forces in the universe are best represented by the Fomorians?
  • How did our ancestors view destiny?
  • How does Lugh feel about being held back from battle?
  • What is the purpose of Lugh’s roll call?

The Fomorians are on their way and Lugh wants to fight, but the other gods are keeping him from the battle. Convinced his destiny is to defeat the sinister Balor, he bides his time and prepares his fellow deities for the coming confrontation. 

Starring: Lugh, Dian Cecht.

Co-Starring: The Dagda, The Morrígan, Ogma, Gobniu, Coirpre, Luchta, Bé Chuille, Díanann, Druids, Cup Bearers, Sorcerers.

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) 

Lugh, Lugh, Lugh by Marcas Ó hUiscín 

Featured image by Nance Kinane

All other sounds Creative Commons 

Sponsored by McCaffrey Crafts 

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Episode 24: The Dagda’s Club in Love and War (Explicit Content)

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Aibreán 28, 2022

Episode 24

The Dagda’s Club in Love and War

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

Image by Nance Kinane 

Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear about The Dagda’s scouting mission to the Fomorian forward camp and two sexy encounters he has along the way. 

We ask:

  • Why was this section of The Second Battle of Moytura omitted from so many retellings?
  • Why are the sexual encounters of the gods important for the fertility of the land?
  • In what ways does The Dagda exemplify the Tao?
  • What is The Dagda’s relationship with Hermes and Pan?
  • What is the connection between this story and a 4,000 year old erotic poem from Messopotamia?

The Dagda is on a mission. He travels to the west to scout the invading Fomorian armies, but it’s not all business for the supreme father. On his way, he meets up with The Morrígan for their annual tryst and later on, he hooks up with an unlikely lover. All’s fair in love, war and sorcery. 

We talk censorship, sex in mythology, the Tao of The Dagda, Ancient Mesopotamian smut and the Greek god Pan. 

Starring: The Dagda, The Morrígan, Indech Mac Dé Domhnan and his unnamed daughter.

Co-Starring various Fomorians, the forest, the sea, the beings of the microcosm, birds, burrowing animals, and lots of crows.

A cautionary tale on why you should always go if you have to go. 

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 

Sponsored by McCaffrey Crafts 

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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) 

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

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

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Son of Fomóir: Bres, Éire, and the Fomorians

  • The Causeway Coast, Antrim photo credit: U123072 on en:Flickr

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Irish Mythology Podcast

Iúil 15, 2021

Episode 17

Son of Fomóir: Bres, Éire, and the Fomorians

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Welcome | fáilte 

In this episode we hear about Bres and Éire’s  quest to find Bres’s Fomorian father. It might not be as happy a reunion for Éire as it is for Bres.. 

We ask:

  • Who are the Fomorians?
  • Why are there so few stories involving Éire/Eiriu?
  • What do the vikings have to do with The Second Battle of Moytura?
  • What can the modern Irish language tell us about Mythology?
  • Is Elatha a social justice warrior?

Bres is throwing a strop after losing the throne so he goes to the least reliable person in his life for help (his dad).

His mother, Éire, comes along too.

Along the way they encounter strange human/goat hybrids and a potentially fatal ball game.

Starring: Bres, Éire, Elatha.

Co-Starring various Fomorians.

We talk about how an Irish word that has only recently fallen out of use might be a clue to one of the biggest mysteries in Irish Mythology.

A cautionary tale on why you should always make a tryst before sleeping with a stranger. 

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 

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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 

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

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 

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

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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