It's Warping Time: The Táin Bó Cúailnge

Paige finally gets her chance to make everyone listen to a story from Irish Mythology. Tune in to hear about an Irish epic centered around a cattle raid and a protagonist with the weirdest superpower.

Mythology & Folklore: Irish

• Most of this came from the preface of the Tain
• Wikipedia got Paige through the info on the Morrigan and Lugh

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The Táin, translated by Thomas Kinsella

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Creative’s Corner: This week, Jennifer is recommending another webtoon, Unholy Blood. Recommended if you’re into vampires, action, gorgeous art, or badass kween protagonists.

Discussion Questions

• Tale Foundry suggests that one of the reasons that Irish mythology isn’t as popular, and also is an excellent choice for writers, is because there are a lot of holes in the myths. It isn’t as tightly constructed as say Norse Mythology or Greek Mythology. What do you think about this?
• Cuchulainn is used as a propaganda tool by Northern Ireland. What do you think about harkening back to a glorified past based on mythology?

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Chapters

• 7:37 Mythology: Irish
• 19:52 Paige Presents Fun with Comics
• 25:57 Summary: The Tain
• 51:37 Creative's Corner
• 54:29 Discussion