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Heartlore: Irish at Heart

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A podcast dedicated to the retelling of ancient Irish folklore, myth, magic and tradition. And maybe a little bit of magic from farther off too!

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  • 22 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 12 min
  • English

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  • S2 · E23
    Monday · 16 min

    2.23 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 14)

    Cú Chulainn is badly wounded and unable to fight off Medb’s army who are not giving up on their goal. Medb has her heart set on the destruction of Ulster and the taking of the Brown Bull.

  • S2 · E22
    September 14 · 13 min

    2.22 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 14)

    Cú Chulainn's foster brother Ferdia has been tricked by Medb to fight him, and so the brothers roll up their sleeves and get down to battle.

  • S2 · E21
    August 31 · 11 min

    2.21 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 12)

    Cú Chulainn is battling his way through Quen Medb's army, a warrior a day and Medb is getting fed up, when she hears of a warrior the match of Cú Chulainn; his foster brother Ferdia, and she sets out to co-opt him to fight for her.

  • S2 · E20
    August 17 · 11 min

    2.20 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 11)

    Medb finally gets a face to face with Cú Chulainn and can't reconcile his youthful appearance with the fierce warrior that they have been battling. His appearance notwithstanding, Medb knows that they must negotiate or she will soon have no army at the rate Cú Chulainn is slaughtering her men.

  • S2 · E19
    August 10 · 11 min

    S2.19 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 10)

    Medb, Ailill and their army are closing in on the brown bull of Cooley but they'll have to go through Cú Chulainn first and the bull himself has a bit of help from a goddess too!

  • S2 · E18
    August 3 · 11 min

    S2.18 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 9)

    Chúchulainn and Ibar are hurtling back to Emain Macha with the heads of the slain MacNecht brothers, but our young hero is not satisfied that this is enough, so he get a few more wild ideas . . .

  • S2 · E17
    July 27 · 14 min

    2.17 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 8)

    Still with the boyhood deeds of the champion Cúchulain., lopping off heads and burning down castles, and he only seven years old!

  • S2 · E16
    July 20 · 11 min

    2.16 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 7)

    I promised you that the The Táin Bó Cúailinge was an epic tale. In today's episode, we are continuing with the boyhood heroics of the champion warrior Cúchulain.

  • S2 · E11
    May 25 · 10 min

    2.11 The Táin Bó Cúailinge (part 2)

    We continue this week with the epic story of the cattle raid of Cooley. This one will stretch over a few episodes. Cosy up and enjoy.

  • S2 · E10
    May 18 · 14 min

    2.10 The Quest for the Táin Continues

    We join the bards after they have returned to Éire with their tails between their legs after having spent a year in Scotland - against Guaire's advice - seeking and failing to find the story of the Táin Bó Cúailnge for Marvan.

  • S2 · E9
    May 11 · 13 min

    2.9 The quest for the Táin begins

    I spent the weekend in Gort and Kinvara in the beautiful county of Galway, and what do you know, King Guaire's castle is in Kinvara. A little about the Cuckoo Fleadh in Kinvara and then back to the bards. Seanchán and crew head off to Scotland in search of the Táin Bó Cualigne.

  • S2 · E7
    April 27 · 12 min

    2.7 Bealtaine

    This coming weekend we celebrate Bealtaine, or May day, a sacred fire festival midway between Ostara - the spring equinox and Litha - the summer solstice. Tune in to hear more about this tradition.

  • S2 · E4
    April 6 · 15 min

    2.4 The Rock Star Poets of Ancient Ireland (part II)

    This week I am continuing with Imtheacht na Tromdhaimhe or as I call it, the rock star poets of Ancient Ireland. Wait til you hear some of their requests and the hoops that their poor host Guaire had to jump through lest he be satirised for failing!

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