Irish Mythology

Welcome back to HeadStuff’s Podcast News Roundup, your go-to place for podcast news and recommendations. This week’s roundup features HeadStuff’s Podcast Of The Week and also looks at the end of the popular Irish language podcast…

The 100th episode of Fireside! Appropriately; Kevin of the Hundred Episodes tells of Conn of the Hundred Battles. He also discusses the journey of the podcast up to this point - from Yeats to Fry. Listen to the end, for a special surprise:…

An Féileacán agus an Rí – The Butterfly and the King at Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Belfast Myra Zepf is a well known Irish children’s writer by now. Most recently her teen novel, Nóinín, was shortlisted for this year’s KPMG…

This weeks episode we are heading into the deepest darkest forests of Ireland to track down Ireland’s answer to the big foot; The Gruagach. This clever, extremely hairy, rascal plays pranks on humans and also may eat humans. The…

In National School, 1st February is a day often associated with boring talk of Saint Brigid and the frustration of making a cross from rushes that crumples in your bag before you can even show off your shoddy attempt to your nan, in a vain…

In episode 2 I speak to comedian and tour guide, Teresa Coyne, about all the strange sex, lurid affairs, and questionable marriages in Irish mythology. We also focus on some of her favourite legendary women and the roles they played, not…