Irish Mythology Podcast

By Marcas O hUiscínSociety & Culture

Irish Mythology Podcast episodes

August 22, 2024 The Milesians part 2: The Invisible Kingdom
The Milesians are here!
Discover the mythical ancestors of the Gaelic Irish and their journey from the city known today as A Coruña in Galicia.
Íth, Míl and their crew have set sail for the island from Íth’s vision but the sea and the gods who govern it have other ideas. Before they reach their destination they must weather a deadly storm, and even then, the island beyond the waves is not exactly welcoming.
We talk about the euhemerising and re-enchanting myth, the archaeology and genetics of Neolithic and early Bronze Age Ireland, the Dingle Peninsula, Peig, languages of Ireland, and the stray sod .
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Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh.
Story Adaptation: Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh
Story Narration: 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 other sounds Creative Commons

1 hr 4 min
August 10, 2023 The Milesians part 1: Breoghán's Tower
The Milesians are coming!
Discover the mythical ancestors of the Gaelic Irish and their journey from the city known today as A Coruña in Galicia.
Íth sees a mysterious island across the sea from atop his father's tower in the north west Iberian settlement of Brigantia. Despite the discouragement of the elders, he and his nephew Míl forge a plan to sail to this magical land that one day will be known as Ireland.

We talk about the Book of Invasions, real life prehistoric migrations, the place lore of Galicia, the camino, generational conflict and, unlikely church music.
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Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh.
Story Adaptation: Marcas Ó hUiscín
Story Narration: 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 other sounds Creative Commons
58 min
July 06, 2023 Wheel of the Seasons (Moytura Epilogue)
We talk about the relevance of Irish Mythology in a time of climate crisis, the meaning of The Second Battle of Moytura, ancient Irish calendar customs, astrological agriculture, and M People.
Bres faces trial for treason!
Does the Fomorian collaborator have anything to offer in return for his life?
The Dagda, Lugh and, Ogma travel to The Hebridies to take back The Dagda’s harp and the stolen cattle herd of Ireland.
Starring: Lugh, Bres, The Dagda, Ogma, Éire, Elatha.
Co Starring: Máeltne Mórbrethach, Loch Half Green, Fomorian Goat Man, Fomorian Man Goat.
A cautionary tale on why you shouldn’t hang the magic harp you stole on the wall of your banqueting hall.
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Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh.
Story Adaptation: Marcas Ó hUiscín
Story Narration: 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
Main story background music by szegvari, MusicByMisterbates, and Andrewkn.
All other sounds Creative Commons
45 min
December 15, 2022 The Second Battle of Moytura
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.
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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 etc - Marcas and Stephie
Metal workshop sounds - Marcas
All other sounds Creative Commons
1 hr 13 min
October 31, 2022 Samhain/Halloween Special: The Adventures of Nera in the Otherworld
The walking dead, a talking corpse, a journey to the otherworld!
Join Nera as he accepts a Halloween challenge that ends up being a lot more than he bargained for.
We talk horror in Irish mythology, the good people, the restless dead and time travel!
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 other sounds Creative Commons
Sponsored by McCaffrey Crafts
49 min
October 26, 2022 Road to Moytura Episode III: Wrath of the Morrígan
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.
We talk about The Morrígan, death on the battlefield, the boundaries between our world and the otherworld, and who Jeff Goldbloom could play in the movie adaptation of this story.
Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh.
Story: Marcas Ó hUiscín
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
45 min
August 18, 2022 Road to Moytura Episode II: War Cry of the Gods
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.
We talk about the concept of destiny and ask "what would a Fomorian victory mean for Ireland?"
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Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh. Story: Marcas Ó hUiscín
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
All other sounds Creative Commons
Sponsored by McCaffrey Crafts
31 min
June 02, 2022 Road to Moytura Episode I: March of the Fomóire
The Fomorians are ready to march to meet the Tuath Dé in Battle but their battle plans omitted a plan to ask the land spirits for permission to cross their territory. Will their lack of respect come back to bite them?
Starring: Balor, Bres, Elatha, Indech Mac Dé Domhnan, and his unnamed daughter.
Co-Starring various Fomorians, the forest, a river.
A cautionary tale on why you should always make sure your family aren’t mad at you before you need their help.
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Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh. Story: Marcas Ó hUiscín
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 from https://freesound.org/people/Michael-DB/ on freesound (4.0)
ending music for war game in vr soundtrack v2 .mp3 by https://freesound.org/people/klavo1985/ on Freesound (4.0)
RDIOLyraCloudMusic.mp3 Global Warming Studios
Albuquerque, NM https://freesound.org/people/globalwm/ on Freesound (3.0)
marching boots.wav from http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/
(4.0)
Crowd of extras in a waiting room from https://freesound.org/people/nebulousflynn/ (3.0)
Crowd of extras in a waiting room from https://freesound.org/people/nebulousflynn/ (3.0)
All other sounds cc 0 licence from freesound.org
Sponsored by McCaffrey Crafts https://mccaffreycrafts.com/
48 min
April 27, 2022 The Dagda's Club in Love and War
The episode contains some explicit content.
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.
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
1 hr 7 min
March 18, 2022 Sheelah's Day and the Myth of St. Patrick's Wife
We examine the curious folklore around the figure of St. Sheelah who isn't mentioned in Patrick's writings or in the works of his hagiographers. We travel to Newfoundland, Canada and Australia in search of answers.
Written, presented and produced by Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh and Marcas Ó hUiscín.
With special thanks to Theresa O'Keefe and Dymphna Lonergan.
Music - Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 public licence)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

21 min