Sheela Na Gig
Send us Fan Mail What ancient artifacts are there explaining the role of woman in ancient society as opposed to modern society? A Sheela na gig is a figurative stone carving of a naked woman explicitly displaying or pulling open her vulva, commonly found on Romanesque churches, castles, and historical buildings, particularly in Ireland and Britain, dating roughly between the 11th and 16th centuries. These enigmatic figures, often featuring exaggerated, hag-like features, are interpreted as pr...

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Did the British Cause Ireland's Worst Aircraft Disaster?

Did the British Cause Ireland's Worst Aircraft Disaster?

Send us Fan Mail Aer Lingus Flight 712 crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968, killing all 61 passengers and crew. The aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 803 named St. Phelim, crashed into th...

4 Jan 24min

The Irish King with Horses Ears

The Irish King with Horses Ears

Send us Fan Mail Labraid Loingsech, also known as Labraid Lorc, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. A king above all the other Kings. He was an ...

3 Jan 15min

The Song of Amergin

The Song of Amergin

Send us Fan Mail The Song of Amergin is an ancient, powerful Gaelic poem from Irish mythology. It was spoken by the bard Amergin when the Milesians (Celts) arrived in Ireland to claim the land from th...

26 Des 202511min

Eiocha - Celtic Creation Story

Eiocha - Celtic Creation Story

Send us Fan Mail Eiocha was born by the sea and earth when the world was nothing, empty and void. She births gods and becomes a symbol of fertility and rebirth. Support the show Irish Mythology - Myt...

23 Des 202511min

Irish Mythology and Groundhog Day

Irish Mythology and Groundhog Day

Send us Fan Mail Is America's Ground Hog Day rooted in Irish Mythology? Could Irish and Scottish Immigrants have evolved a very celtic day that determines if winter will be long or short? In Irish my...

20 Des 202514min

Ireland - Site of the 1st World War? Part 2

Ireland - Site of the 1st World War? Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Irish Mythology tells of a battle where a united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry (Cath Fionntrá) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. It ...

18 Des 202528min

Ireland - Site of the 1st World War? Battle of Ventry Part 1

Ireland - Site of the 1st World War? Battle of Ventry Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Irish Mythology tells of a battle where a united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry (Cath Fionntrá) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. It ...

18 Des 202530min

The Celts and Bees

The Celts and Bees

Send us Fan Mail The Celts had laws around bees and a custom called telling the bees. The "Celt bee laws," more accurately called the Brehon Laws' Bechbretha (Bee Judgements) in ancient Ireland, were...

16 Des 202520min

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