Podcast Episodes

S3 EP17 — The Scholars on the Edge of the World

Season 3 Episode 17

The Fate of the Children of Tuireann Pt. 3

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Published on 8 hours ago

S3 EP16 — The Fines That Made Brehon Law Tick

Season 3 Episode 16

In this episode Lug issues a fine to the Children of Tuireann and we look at how fines were the bedrock of medieval Ireland's decentralised system of laws.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

S3 EP 15 — Ireland's First Psychopath?

Season 3 Episode 15

In the latest episode we dive into the Fate of the Children of Tuireann, a story from the 15th century that builds on The Second Battle of Moytura and introduces a fascinating (if slightly horrible) …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell

Season 3 Episode 13

In this episode we explore the concept of honour price and how it was one of the most important legal concept in early medieval Ireland. We then dive back into The Wooing of Étain, where three games …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

S3 E12 — The Kings of Early Medieval Ireland Meet Étain

Season 3 Episode 12

In this episode we look at how early medieval Ireland was ruled through a series of different kings and over kings, as well as continue our story of Etain, who is now living in early medieval Ireland…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

S3 EP11 – The Unique Oddness of Irish Mythology

Season 3 Episode 11

In this episode we get back into The Wooing of Étain, exploring her life as a fly and witness how she is reborn 1000 years later...

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Published on 5 months ago

S3 EP10 – How Patrick Became Our Patron Saint

Season 3 Episode 10

In this episode we look at how a Welsh bishop with fringe apocalyptic ideas became the patron saint of Ireland – defeating a whole load of druids in the process.

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Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

S3 EP9 — How Druids Learned To Read The Moon Through Story

Season 3 Episode 9

Did Étain represent the moon? And did The Wooing of Étain teach druids how to read the moon's movement over decades? In this episode we explore how connected to the natural world Irish stories really…

Published on 6 months ago

S3 EP8 — A Lost Story of how the God's Fought Over Newgrange

Season 3 Episode 8

In this episode we look at the history behind how The Wooing of Étain was uncovered and then dive into the story itself — as the Dagda swindles a poor man out of his home in Newgrange.

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

S3 EP7 — Were the Fomorians a Metaphor for Vikings?

Season 3 Episode 7

In this episode we finally get to the big clash between the Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé. It's a brutal and beautiful piece of literature. It also may have been inspired by Viking invasions...

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Published on 7 months ago