Trees and the Celts

Trees and the Celts

Send us Fan Mail To the Celts, trees were an integral part of everyday life. They provided food, shelter and warmth for the people and homes for the animals, birds and even for insects. It was believed that trees held souls of their ancestors and were the doors to the otherworld. They represented the cycle of life and the interconnection of all creation. Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

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Sons of Tureann Part 2

Sons of Tureann Part 2

Send us Fan Mail The quest of the sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba) is a 10th-century Irish mythological tale (Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann) where the brothers, as punishment for killing Ci...

3 Helmi 21min

Sons of Tureann Part 1

Sons of Tureann Part 1

Send us Fan Mail The quest of the sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba) is a 10th-century Irish mythological tale (Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann) where the brothers, as punishment for killing Ci...

2 Helmi 31min

The Dream of Oengus

The Dream of Oengus

Send us Fan Mail "The Dream of Oengus" (Aislinge Óengusso) is an Irish mythological tale where the young god Oengus falls in love with a mysterious, beautiful maiden who appears to him in his sleep. H...

27 Tammi 14min

Ireland's Three Great Waves

Ireland's Three Great Waves

Send us Fan Mail Ireland's "Three Great Waves" (Tri tonna hErend) are mythical, powerful ocean waves linked to Irish mythology, named Tonn Clíodhna, Tonn Tuaithe, and Tonn Rudhraighe, believed to roar...

22 Tammi 15min

Big Oil Brings Disaster to Ireland

Big Oil Brings Disaster to Ireland

Send us Fan Mail The Whiddy Island disaster was a catastrophic event on January 8, 1979, when the French oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded at the Gulf Oil terminal in Bantry Bay, Ireland, killing 50 peop...

18 Tammi 23min

The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels

The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels

Send us Fan Mail The Irish Crown Jewel Hiest was the 1907 theft of the ceremonial jewels of the Order of St. Patrick from Dublin Castle, a major unsolved scandal involving Sir Arther Vicars (Ulster K...

13 Tammi 20min

Is Ireland Re-Writing History?

Is Ireland Re-Writing History?

Send us Fan Mail The Brusselstown Ring archaeological find in County Wicklow, Ireland, is a massive prehistoric hillfort with over 600 house platforms, making it the largest nucleated settlement found...

6 Tammi 11min

The Explosion That Built Dublin

The Explosion That Built Dublin

Send us Fan Mail There was a massive explosion on March 11, 1597, when a stockpile of gunpowder on the docks in Dublin ignited. The explosion devastated central Dublin, killing 126 people, and haltin...

5 Tammi 10min

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