Episode 88 - A Goddess Story - Post Show Chats

This month we are celebrating the Goddess Brigid and her feast day of Imbolc by releasing a month filled with Goddess stories.

This episode we are talking (and arguing) about the ambiguities of Irish Mythology. Sorcha once said that working with “Irish Myth is like painting in water”... that may be a quote from somewhere else, but I like it (and I just heard my sister say it so I think it’s fair to just quote her?).

We’re talking about the Goddess Danu, and the Goddess stories that were lost. The devastation this has on our culture, by forgetting a good half of it and keeping the female voice quiet for so long. We talk about what else was lost, and amongst other things, how to go about remembering something you were never told.

More and more is forgotten about our old customs, language, and beliefs. And when you look for 'Danu' now, you might only find a line in the 12th-century book, An Leabhar Gabhala (the book of Invasions) that says "she is the Mother Goddess". If her stories were wiped out on purpose, then we have to try and stitch them back and re-knit the fabric of our lost traditions.

Although Sorcha mentioned 3 names for Ireland in her story; Banba, Fódhla, Éiru, there are some who say there are many more, and as many as 14 according to Mark Joyce in his recent book “Mythical Irish Wonders”.

More information about the An Leabhar Gabhala

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tuatha-De-Danann

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