In this episode, we tell the story of the birth and boyhood of one of Ireland’s greatest heroes: Fionn Mac Cumhaill. But this story isn’t about Fionn, so much as it is about the women who raised him, shaped him, and made him the man he was. We talk about the place of the Fianna in old Irish society, and the women of the Fianna who have been forgotten.

The article we talk about after the story is here, for any of you who would like to have a read:

https://aliisaacstoryteller.com/2016/02/29/warrior-women-of-ireland/

Produced and edited by Oisin Ryan, with music by Oisin Ryan, story by Sorcha Hegarty and Aron Hegarty.

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One of the most heartbreaking stories in Irish mythology, Sadhbh is a story of persecution, resilience, and tragedy that doesn’t pull any punches. Maybe it’s something in Irish genes, but that just makes us love it more! Curl up with a cup of something comforting and prepare to have your heart punched in the face.

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This is a love story. One of the most romantic love stories of Irish myth. A sweeping epic that shows how true love transcends all barriers of form and time and place and circumstance.

And then it has a really dark, messed up ending. Because apparently, we can't have nice things.

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Ancient Ireland functioned as a society without police or prisons: but how? This episode, we’re telling you one of the great stories of Crime and Punishment in Irish myth, with a complex cast of characters and a mighty adventure, you might find yourself wondering who the good guys are by the end!

Produced and edited by Oisin Ryan, with music by Oisin Ryan, story by Sorcha Hegarty and Aron Hegarty.

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The magical Tuatha de Dannan were said to have ruled Ireland for many years. But what happened to them? And where did they go? In this story, we hear who supplanted the shining ones as the rulers of Ireland, and why they may still be closer than we think.

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For the month of March, just after the spring equinox, we’re bringing you three short stories to celebrate this time of new life and new beginnings. The births of Lugh, god of the sun; Brigid, goddess of healing, craft, and poetic inspiration; and Cuchulainn, the great boy-hero of Ulster.

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One of our best-known tales, Oisin in Tir na nOg, doesn’t end the way we thought. The great pagan warrior, cast out of his own time, met the foremost Irish Saint, and they had a whole lot to talk about!

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Irish mythology has many wonderful love stories... and almost all of them end horribly! Here is "the happy one" - a tale of true love and how the God of Love, Aonghus Og, met his match!

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Whether goddess or Saint, Brigid is a character of timeless importance in Ireland, transcending the divide between pagan and Christian, and bringing us all together under her magical cloak.

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The ancient battle between good and evil, Irish style. So the good guys aren't always that good, and the evil isn't so simple. If you've ever wondered where J.R.R. Tolkien got his idea for Sauron of the Evil Eye, well, look no further than Balor's baleful orb!

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