Mythology & Folklore 

Storytellers of Ireland/Aos Scéal Éireann The ancient art of the Seanchaí, the storyteller of the past, has experienced a revival in the last 20 years. People of all ages and backgrounds have begun to retell stories old and new. Le fiche bliain anuas, tá borradh agus fás tagaithe ar shean-ghairm inste scéal. Tá clú agus [...]

Mythology & Folklore 2 

Lugus, the Many-Gifted Lord The Black Irish Myth The Cattle Raid of Cooley/Táin Bó CúalngeThe Cattle-Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cúalnge) is the central epic of the Ulster cycle. Queen Medb of Connaught gathers an army in order to gain possession of the most famous bull in Ireland, which is the property of Daire, a [...]