Irish Mythology Podcast

By Marcas O hUiscín

Society & Culture

What's Irish Mythology Podcast about?

Marcas and Stephie adapt and retell famous, and not so famous stories from Irish Mythology and Folklore.

Each episode features a dramatic reading of one of these tales, along with a deep dive into the original versions that they are adapted from.

Encounter mighty warriors, druids, witches, demons, monsters, gods, fairies, ghosts, saints, and scholars as we travel to magical locations in the Irish otherworld - below the ground, under the sea, in the sky and beyond the realm of comprehension.

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The Milesians part 1: Breog...

08.10.2023

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 ...

Irish Mythology Podcast episodes:

08.10.2023 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 ...
07.06.2023 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 ...
12.15.2022 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: ...
10.31.2022 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 ...
10.26.2022 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 ...
08.18.2022 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 ...
06.02.2022 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 ...
04.27.2022 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 ...
03.18.2022 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 ...
10.30.2021 Samhain Special: Badbh and the Banshee We talk about that old Irish harbinger of death, the Banshee, her connections with Badbh and the Morrigan, the tradition of keening at funerals and Professor of folklore, Patricia Lysaght's extensive research on the topic. credits Written, presented and produced ...
09.30.2021 The Judgement of Lugh Lugh is about to lead the Tuath Dé to war, but first he wants to bring his father's killers to justice. We talk Lugh's epithets, ridiculous fines and reading the fine print. credits Spnspored by mccaffreycrafts.com Written, presented and produced ...
08.12.2021 The Tragedy of Balor and his Piercing Eye Balor, a giant who lives in an invisible tower, commands one of the most fearsome armies that has ever been. He is prosperous, respected and feared, but there is something in his past that torments him. When Bres and the ...
07.30.2021 The Rise of Lugh Lugh goes to Tara to claim his place in the hall of the gods but first he will have to prove his value to them. To do this he must win at an ancient Irish version of chess called fidchell ...
07.26.2021 Lugh Lámhfada and his Resistance Militia 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. ...
07.15.2021 Son of Fomóir: Bres, Éire and the Fomorians Vikings! Fish! Goat headed men! Sliding into DM's Medieval style! A clue to the biggest mystery in Irish Mythology! Bres has lost the kingship of the Tuath Dé and now he's throwing a strop, but he has a plan. Maybe ...
07.01.2021 The Wooing of Étain (Part 4) - Midir and Étain It's time for Midir to face the music. He and Étain have been enjoying an extended honeymoon at Brú na Bóinne as guests of Aengus, but now he must return to Brí Leith where Fuamnach, the wife he left behind ...
06.22.2021 Irish Mythology Podcast Summer 2021 Trailer A look at what's ahead this summer on the Irish Mythology Podcast. The conclusion of subtale 1 of The Wooing of Etain The Fate of the Sons of Tuireann The Second Battle of Moytura Lugh, Balor and the Formorians, plus ...
04.15.2021 The Wooing of Étaín (Part 3) The Wooing of Ulster by Aengus Midir loses an eye while trying to break up a fight; Dian Cecht works some healing magic; Aengus goes up to Down to woo Étaín for Midir; The Dagda fights an Octopus; WB Yeats is CANCELLED! We ask if Aengus ...
03.11.2021 St. Patrick's Day Special: Patrick versus Cromm Cruach Patrick has had a lot of success spreading the word of God in Ireland, but one native deity and his followers are not going without a fight. Who will win this epic confrontation? Patrick versus Crom Cruach; This time it's ...
02.18.2021 The Wooing of Étain (Part 2): How Aengus Took Newgrange Aengus believes he is the son of Midir, his foster father, but gets a rude awakening when a jealous Fir Bolg youth tells him otherwise. On finding out his father is actually The Dagda, the King in the Sidhe, he ...
02.01.2021 Brigid - Goddess, Druid, and Saint of Imbolc Brigid returns from tending her flock to see women huddled around the hearth with only a bit of bread between them. A bit of divine magic might be just what the doctor ordered. We talk about the goddess Brigid, Saint ...
01.07.2021 The Wooing of Étain (Part 1): The Nativity of the Young Son The Dagda has got his groove back, but though his power is restored, he longs for Boann, goddess and wife of his steward, Elcmar. He makes use of his control of the Sun and time to not only make a ...
11.24.2020 The Dagda Strikes Back The Dagda has had enough of Bres's demands of his labour and Cridenbel's demands of his hospitality. Now, with the help of a magical child and a satirist, The Dagda Strikes Back. A cautionary tale outlining why you should always ...
10.30.2020 Samhain Special: Irish Mythology and Customs and the Origins of Halloween Marcas and Stephie talk about the various tales from Irish Mythology that reference Samhain and the ghastly cast of ghoulish entities associated with them. We also talk folklore, customs, games, robbing pallets for the bonfire and dressing up in bin ...
10.22.2020 Dian Cecht and Nuada's Silver Arm Dian Cecht receives Ogma’s message and sets out to find a way of fighting back against Bres’s tyranny. He recruits the blacksmith Gobniu and the silversmith Credne to help him create a new arm for the former High Chief of ...
09.22.2020 The Passion of the Ogma Ogma suffers under the reign of Bres, but from this suffering comes a great revelation. We talk about Ogma, ogham script, attitudes to work in myth, and the Irish language. We ask: What was Ogma's role in myth and in ...
07.30.2020 The Druid that Killed John the Baptist 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. In this episode we hear about the druid Mog ...
07.09.2020 Dawning of the Dé (Part 3): Fate of the Fir Bolg 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. Written, presented ...
05.21.2020 Dawning of the Dé (Part 2): Maids of Mayhem When Chief Eochaid Mac Eirc of the Fir Bolg ignores Sreng's advice to compromise with the Tuath Dé, Chief Nuada calls on three powerful goddesses with a passion for pandemonium to give them some supernatural encouragement. Meet the Morrigan in ...
05.07.2020 Dawning of the Dé (part one): The Song of Sreng When mysterious beings come from the sky and land on the mountains of Connemara, the Fir Bolg of Ireland mobilise to oppose them. Meet Sreng, champion of the Fir Bolg, inhabitants of Ireland, and emissary of the great chieftan Eochaid ...
05.01.2020 Trailer: The Dawning of the Dé When mysterious beings come from the sky and land on the mountains of Connemara, the Fir Bolg of Ireland mobilise to oppose them. Ireland will never be the same. Over the coming weeks we'll be bringing you the story of ...
04.23.2020 Rebellious Creation - Boann and the River Boyne On this episode we’re going to be talking about the acts of defiance by divine femine figures that lead to the creation of rivers, hills, mountains and valleys. Medieval and modern literature has created a pantheon of old Irish gods ...
03.16.2020 Patrick: The Saint and the Sorcerer Given the week that’s in it, we’ll be looking at a character who bridges the gap between history and myth, In whose name, this comingTuesday, many glasses will be raised and even more shamrocks will be drowned. We’re talking of ...