With a name of two meanings, this beautiful headland on the coast of north County Dublin is awash with stories and history.

Dundalk/ Dún Dealgan a vibrant town in County Louth, has a history and associated legends going back to Neolithic times. Here I talk a bit about some of those tales and delve a little into the world of the ancient Firbolg people. 

The iconic mountain of An Earagail (Errigal) in County Donegal, in the north-west of Ireland, is central to our short podcast tonight. Along with the local village Dún Luiche (Dunlewey) and An Gleann Nimhe (the Poisoned Glen), this mountain is connected to the ancient God Lugh and his nemesis, Balor of the Evil Eye.  Just one more instance of how mythology lives beneath our landscape.  Check out my website margaretmckenna.ie for my images relating to our wonderful Celtic folklore.

The City of Armagh and nearby Navan Fort are steeped in history. These place names are meaningless however, till translated back to their original Irish of Ard Mhacha and Eamhain Mhacha. Only then do a wealth of stories and mythology emerge, and a connection to an ancient Goddess.