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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.

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

12 episodes

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 ....

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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