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mythology
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Thursday, 29 October 2015
Do you know what happened to Deirdre?
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Deirdre of the Sorrows It's one of the most famous tales in Irish mythology, but so many Irish people don't know anything abo...
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Monday, 25 May 2015
WB Yeats and what we talk about when we talk about Ireland.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel and Fionn McCumhail has precious little to do with the price of onions. You’re proba...
Saturday, 18 April 2015
Why Ireland's most famous female character is also a feminist icon.
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That Deirdre of the Sorrows is still one of the most famous of the old stories in Irish folklore speaks volumes, I think, for how we s...
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Cuchulainn Reinvented: Guardians of the Galaxy, Manga and 5 more bizarre appearances.
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Most people know Cuchulain as Ireland's most famous mythological hero, defender of Ulster, warrior against armies and international...
Saturday, 4 April 2015
How modern mythology connects people from different cultures
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I was living in London when I started reading the old Irish stories again. I had gone there for work and had started missing home pre...
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