First episode of a new series of telling the Irish epic of the Táin. Episode 1 features the 'Pillow Talk of Meadh and Ailill' and 'The Children of Clothru'.

TW; themes of murder, incest, death in childbirth.

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Some of the source I’m drawing on;

The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge: From the Irish epic Táin Bó Cuailnge, Thomas Kinsella

The Táin: Translated from the Old Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cairan Carson

Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster, Lady Gregory

Candlelit Tales candlelittales.ie

Shadow of the Táin, Candlelit Tales Candlelittales – Episode01-shadowsofthetain-part1_whelanslive

Story Archaeology, storyarchaeology.com

storyarchaeology.com/feed/podcast/

Hog and Dice

hoganddice.com

And almost every other Irish Storyteller I’ve met or heard.