Story Archaeology
By Chris Thompson and Isolde Carmody
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Episodes: 152
Anna O
Jan 3, 2019
I studied Celtic literature at University 20 years ago and I love this podcast. I wish it had been around then! It's so interesting and fun and intriguing. A brilliant way into this often confusing literature. Thoroughly recommended.
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Story Archaeology combines the knowledge and skills of the storyteller with academic exploration of ancient texts. The main focus is the Irish tradition but at https://storyarchaeology.com, you will find an archive of podcast articles, stories and translations as well as new podcast conversations with people from around the world who have ‘Stories in the Landscape’ to share.
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Chris’ Ramble 24 ~ Welcome to the Otherworld
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May 30, 2026 |
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Chris’ Ramble 23 ~ Animal Companions in Early Irish Law and Folklore
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May 13, 2026 |
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A Conversation with Phillipa Klaiber
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May 03, 2026 |
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Chris’ Ramble 22: Concerning Animal Companions
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Chris’ Rambles 21: Sheebeg and Other Cairns
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Chris Ramble 20 ~ What is so special about the Cath Maige Tuired?
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Chris Ramble 19: Hidden in Plain Sight
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 12~ The Land Restored.
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 11~ The Great Battle.
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 10~ The Well and the Forge.
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 9~ The Muster.
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 8~ What the Dagda Did Next.
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 7~ The Arrival of the Ildánach
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 6~ Among the Fomoire
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 5~ Betrayal.
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 4~ The Healers.
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 3~ Wasteland!
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 2~ The Shadow of the Fomoire.
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Cath Maige Tuired, for a wider audience: Part 1~ The First Battle.
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Audio stories: Fergus Mac Léite and the fearsome péiste’
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Audio story 7: Findabair’s Story ~ A quarrel over a bull!
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Chris’Ramble 18: Then The Morrigan said…
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Audio Story 6: The Dreadful adventure of Conan Maol.
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Audio stories 5: The Adventures of Nera~ A Rathcroghan story.
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Audio stories 4: The Pig-keeper poets
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Audio stories 3: Scathach’s Story
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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New! Irish audio stories for a wider audience. (9+) 1: Bricriu’s feast.
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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New! Irish audio stories for a wider audience. 2: The Gilla Dacair and his ugly horse.
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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A Conversation with Sana Malik
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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A Conversation with Tamlyn Young
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Chris’ Ramble 17: Once Upon a Myth
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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A New Conversation with Daniel Curley
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Chris’ Ramble 16: Oíche na Gaoithe Móire ~The Night of the Big Wind
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Chris’ Ramble 15 ~ Lament for the Ash
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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A conversation with Professor Lisa Bitel
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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The Uí Máine Project~ A Conversation with Liam Kildea, Nicola Bowes and Paula Sharkey.
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Samhain Special: Corpse Carrying For Beginners
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Chris’s Ramble 14: Introducing Banbha
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Exploring Samhain: A glimpse into the past
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Chris’ Ramble 12: The Rider on the River
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Chris’ Ramble 11: Romancing the Neolithic Stone
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Chris’ Ramble 10 ~ Stories to Remember
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May 04, 2024 |
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A Conversation with Anthony Murphy
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Chris Ramble 9: An Irish Winter Solstice Journey
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Celebrating Professor Ralph Kenna
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Chris’ Ramble 8: A Story for our Times
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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A new conversation with Jamie Madden: The Writing of the Takings
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Chris’ Ramble 7: What’s in a Name?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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A Conversation with ÉIRÍ winner, Kate Lionis
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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An Immráma Voyage with Jamie Madden
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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A Conversation with ÉIRÍ winner, Louise Shine
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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A Conversation with ÉIRÍ winner, Lee Fenlon
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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A Conversation with ÉIRÍ winner, Ruth Egan
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Chris’ Ramble 6: Just how old are Irish Stories?
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Nicola Bowes and Rosemary Carty.
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May 03, 2023 |
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Chris’ Ramble 5: The Landscape of Stories
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Shona Macdonald
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Chris’ Ramble 4: Walking with Sheela-na-gigs
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Dwyer
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Chris’ Ramble 3: Is This Not a Story Worth the Telling?
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Scottish and Irish ‘landscape’ stories: with Professor Patrick Nunn
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Professor Patrick Nunn
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Chris’ Ramble 2: David and Goliath, Meet Lugh and Balor
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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A new conversation with Professor Ralph Kenna
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Chris’ Ramble 1: Mercator the map maker and the Tuatha Dé Danann
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Ann Gerety Smyth
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Jamie Madden
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Clare Millege
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May 25, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Professor Ralph Kenna
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Daniel Curley
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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More Questions answered from the Story Archaeologists
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Stories and Activities with Children 4: The Two Poet Pig-keepers
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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Stories and Activities for Children 1: Bricriu’s Feast
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Medb: Conquests and Consequences
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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Telling Stories : Continuing the Oral Tradition
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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The Dagda’s Cauldron ~ A Seasonal Special!
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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Some questions answered by The Story Archaeologists
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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The Mysteries of Midir: a Samhain Special
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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The Otherworld and How to Get There!
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Circling the Tain: 07 – The Pig and The Hound
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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Circling the Táin 06: Women Warriors ~ The Training of Cú Chulainn
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Circling the Táin 05: The Wooing of Emer ~ Cú Chulainn meets his match
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Circling the Táin 04: Harder, Faster, Stronger, Better – The Boyhood Deeds of Cú Chulainn
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Jun 05, 2017 |
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Circling the Táin 03: The Birth Pangs of Ulster
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May 04, 2017 |
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Circling The Tain 02: Portents and Prophecies
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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Winter Special 2016: Aisling MacConglinne – A Satirical Tale of Extreme Gastronomy
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Dec 21, 2016 |
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Circling the Tain 01: The Quarrel of the Two Swineherds (or “Where It All Began”)
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Nov 25, 2016 |
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Series 5,episode 6: Encountering The Mórrígan
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Jun 15, 2016 |
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Revisiting Mythical Women 05: The Search for Brigid
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Apr 12, 2016 |
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Revisiting Mythical Women. 4: Revisiting Airmed.
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Feb 18, 2016 |
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Midwinter Special 2015 – Fair’s Fair
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Dec 24, 2015 |
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Elin Gow, the Swordsmith and the Cow, the Glas Gaianach
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Dec 14, 2015 |
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Revisiting Mythical Women 3 – Revisiting Eithliu
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Dec 05, 2015 |
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Revisiting Mythical Women 2 – Revisiting Macha
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Oct 23, 2015 |
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Revisiting Mythical Women 1 – Revisiting Sinann
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Aug 06, 2015 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 14: The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair – An Unofficial Fenian Immrám
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Jul 06, 2015 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 13 – In Search of Midir
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May 02, 2015 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 12 – In Search of Manannan
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Apr 21, 2015 |
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Rowing Around Immrama 11: The Mongan Mysteries – Some Poetic Fragments
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Mar 17, 2015 |
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Rowing Around Imrrama 10: Mongán and the Poets
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Feb 15, 2015 |
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A Crock of Old Cobblers ~ A Holiday Special
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Dec 23, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immrama 09: Mongan and His Missus
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Dec 10, 2014 |
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Samhain Special 2014 – A Tale to Remember
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Nov 01, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immrama 08 – The Shocking Revelations Concerning King Cormac Mac Airt
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Oct 29, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immrama 7 – Echtrae Tadhg Mac Cein – The Adventures of Tadhg son of Cian
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Sep 21, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immrama 06: When is an Immram not an Immram? The Voyage of St Brendan
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Jul 29, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 05: Immrám Curaig Máel Dúin 2 – The Voyage of Mael Duin’s Boat Part 2
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Jun 26, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 04: Immrám Curaig Máel Dúin – The Voyage of Máel Dúin’s Boat
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Jun 07, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 03: Immrám Uí Corra
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May 07, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 02: Immrám Snedgussa ocus Mac Ríagla
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Mar 27, 2014 |
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Rowing Around Immráma 01: Immrám Brain Mac Febul
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Mar 06, 2014 |
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Fer Fio’s Cry: A Poem for Long Life
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Feb 08, 2014 |
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Dindshenchas 12: A Magical Mystery Tour
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Jan 16, 2014 |
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Midwinter Special: The Craneskin Bag – A Santa’s Sack of Gifts from Irish Mythology
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Dec 18, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 11: Tocmarc Étaíne 3 – A Game of Fidchell
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Nov 26, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 10: Tocmarc Étaíne 2 – The Re-Born Identity
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Nov 05, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 09: Tocmarc Étaíne 1 – A Fly On The Wall
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Oct 11, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 08: The Further Adventures of Nera – The Cow and the Time Machine
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Sep 13, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 07: Fled Bricrenn 4 – A Head to Head Discussion
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Aug 22, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 06: Fled Bricrenn 3 – Your Head or Mine?
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Aug 15, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 05: Fled Bricrenn 2 – The Road to Crúachán
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Jul 25, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 04: Fled Bricrenn 1 – The Feasting Hall
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Jul 07, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 03: The Well and the Cheese – The Unlikely Story of Medb and her Sisters
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Jun 13, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 02: Dindshenchas and Dreamtime
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May 23, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 01: From Vellum to Hardback – An Interview with Dr. Ranke de Vries (Part 2)
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May 05, 2013 |
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Dindshenchas 01: From Vellum to Hardback – An Interview with Dr. Ranke de Vries (Part 1)
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May 05, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 12: An Experiment In Story Archaeology (Part 2)
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Apr 17, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 12: An Experiment In Story Archaeology (Part 1)
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Apr 17, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 10: The Children of Tuirenn 2 – Three Shouts on a Hill (Part 2)
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Mar 29, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 10: The Children of Tuirenn 2 – Three Shouts on a Hill (Part 1)
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Mar 29, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 09: The Children of Tuirenn 1 – The King of Bling (Part 2)
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 09: The Children of Tuirenn 1 – The King of Bling (Part 1)
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 08: A Journey Through Moytura – Stories in the Landscape
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 07: Reflections of Moytura – The Landscape of a Story (Part 2)
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 07: Reflections of Moytura – The Landscape of a Story (Part 1)
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 06: Amarc na Mór Rígna – The Morrigan’s View (Part 2)
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 06: Amarc na Mór Rígna – The Morrigan’s View (Part 1)
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 05: Inna Cethóir Cerdi – The Four Craftsmen
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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The Battle of Moytura 04: Ar Shlicht in Dagdae – On the Track of the Dagda
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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The Battle of Moytura 03: Techt Lugo – The Coming of Lug
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Dec 06, 2012 |
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The Battle of Moytura 02: Echtrae Breis – The Adventures of Bres
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Nov 22, 2012 |
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The Battle of Moytura 01: Echtrae Nuadat – The Adventures of Nuada
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Nov 08, 2012 |
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Samhain Special: Corpse Carrying For Beginners
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Oct 19, 2012 |
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Special: Tales of Sheebeg
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Oct 04, 2012 |
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Special: Trees and Ogham – When is a tree not a tree?
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Sep 20, 2012 |
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Mythical Women 06: Encountering the Morrigan
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Aug 29, 2012 |
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Mythical Women 05: The Search for Brigid
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Aug 17, 2012 |
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Mythical Women 04: The Story of Airmed
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Aug 01, 2012 |
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Mythical Women 03: Tales of Eithliu
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Jul 18, 2012 |
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Mythical Women 02: The Story of Macha
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Jul 04, 2012 |
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Mythical Women 01: The Story of Sinann
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Jun 20, 2012 |
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What is Story Archaeology?
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May 05, 2012 |