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Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times

Join us as we journey back and find new meanings in some very ancient stories. Leeanne O Donnell and Pol O Colmain revisit Ireland's ancient legends with fresh ears - peeling back the layers to uncover what resonance these stories might have for us now in the 21st Century. Some stories endure for thousands of years and these ones have - so what are they trying to tell us ?

This series is made possible by the kind sponsorship of our friends at Wild Goose Studio. https://wildgoosestudio.com.

We have a new series of bonus podcasts about the fascinating Brehon laws of Ancient Ireland available over on Patreon https://patreon.com/IntotheMythic?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

Into the Mythic is recorded at the Working Artist's Studio in Ballydehob. Presented and produced by Leeanne O Donnell.

Music composed and performed by Pol and Dubhaltach O Colmain @workingartiststudios
Leeanne's first novel Sparks of Bright Matter is out now - in all good bookshops, on kindle and as an audiobook on Audible and Spotify.

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Episodes

13 episodes

Wintering, Bog Bodies and Marrying the Land

How did people winter in ancient Ireland and how did their understanding of the land and the seasons feed into the myths and legends of this society ? This wide ranging conversation takes us from Bog Bodies to Newgrange with few good stories al...

March 07, 2026 • 1:09:45

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Into the Mythic Live Halloween Special 'Samhain and the Cailleach'

A special Halloween episode exploring the origins of the Cailleach. An exploration of this incredibly potent female archetype in Irish Mythology.More than a witch, more than a hag, she takes us right back to the or...

November 05, 2025 • 58:32

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Episode 9 : Mythical, Mystical Islands

Episode 9 : This week Pol tells us about mysterious islands off the coast of Ireland that have been talked about for thousands of years - floating islands that have been glimpsed out beyond the horizon but have never been mapped... ...

October 29, 2024 • 27:11

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Episode 8: The Perfect Wife

In this story a radiant otherworldly woman emerges from the woods to marry an ordinary man .... with disastrous consequences .... If you've been enjoying what we've been doing with Into the Mythic come and join...

October 04, 2024 • 26:38

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Episode 7 : The Sun God and the River Goddess

We are very happy to be back with a second season of Into the Mythic thanks to the sponsorship of our friends at WildGooseStudio.com in Kinsale. This week's story concerns two very ancient divine beings from Irish Mythology - Dagda and Boinne, ...

July 09, 2024 • Episode 7 • 25:33

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June 13, 2024 • 1:54

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Episode 6 - Sideways to the Sun

Where did the ancient inhabitants of Ireland come from and why did they end up here ? This week's story is an ancient epic about the Sons of Mil and the Tuatha De Dannan. It's a story full of magic - and if you've ever felt that Ireland ...

May 10, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 6 • 35:17

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Episode 5 : The Mystic and the Monk

This week's story is about an unlikely meeting between a female mystic and a monk. Written down 1600 years ago it contains elements that date back even further ... and it has inspired some beautiful 21st century poetry that gives a whole new tw...

March 29, 2023 • 32:01

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Intro

Join us as we find out what resonances our ancient stories have for us today

February 27, 2023 • 1:21

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Episode 4 : Brotherly Love - Can it Survive a War ?

This Irish myth explores what happens when two friends get caught up on opposing sides of a war .... as their destines are shaped by forces much bigger than either of them what can survive of their brotherly love ?

February 01, 2023 • 39:32

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Episode 3 : All's Fair in Love And War - Or Is It ?

In this ancient Irish story a powerful chieftain and a young warrior fall in love with the same beautiful woman .... in the love triangle that ensues honour is compromised and hearts are broken.

January 31, 2023 • 25:52

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Episode 2 : The Birdman - A Curse or a Blessing ?

A curse or a blessing ? An Irish Chieftain resists the arrival of Christianity and is turned into a bird .... Sweeney must leave his home and family behind and live like a bird in the wild woodlands of ancient Ireland.

January 31, 2023 • 29:45

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Episode 1: The King's Secret - An ancient Irish myth with a modern message

The weight of carrying a terrible secret about his King causes a young man to sicken to the point of death. In this ancient Irish myth, a magical tree and the power of music combine to bring about a resolution to what seems like an impossible p...

January 31, 2023 • 24:10

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