Unreal Irish Folklore

Deirdre of the Sorrows


Listen Later

There once was born a cursed girl. She was beautiful, and strong-willed, and would do anything for the man she loved. But in her name, evil came to Ireland, bringing war and fighting that left hundreds dead in its wake. Her name was Deirdre, and stories told about her live on, as one of Ireland’s most sorrowful legends.

 

Read the Podcast Script

  • Sonder Magazine
  • Let's Talk About the Arts episode (my story is at about 28:30)

 

Sources and further Reading

Story Sources

  • The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu by Vernam Hull
  • Deirdre, or, The Exile of the Sons of Usnech
  • Deirdre, in The Three Sorrows of Storytelling by Douglas Hyde
  • The Trí Truaighe na Scéalaigheachta by Eugene O'Curry

 

Background reading

  • Kingship Made Real? Power and the Public World in Longes Mac nUislenn by Elva Johnston
  • Satire in Medieval Ireland
  • Leabharcham
  • Milesians
  • How Ronan Slew His Son
  • Cano meic Gartnáin
  • Diarmuid & Gráinne

 

Music

  • The Butterfly  by Sláinte
  • Our Green Lands by Bonn Fields
  • Calling on the Hill by Moorland Songs
  • Red as a Rose by Rune Dale
  • Turnpikes by Rune Dale
  • Farewell to Ennerdale Water by Moorland Songs

 


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Unreal Irish FolkloreBy Ruth A

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

64 ratings


More shows like Unreal Irish Folklore

View all
Lore by Aaron Mahnke

Lore

45,044 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,161 Listeners

Irish Mythology Podcast by Marcas O hUiscín

Irish Mythology Podcast

174 Listeners

The Irish Pagan School Podcast by Lora O'Brien & Jon O'Sullivan

The Irish Pagan School Podcast

48 Listeners

Whisper of the Winds, Irish Mythology and Folklore by Amanda Cunningham

Whisper of the Winds, Irish Mythology and Folklore

2 Listeners