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Send a textJames Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish socialist, trade union leader, and revolutionary nationalist, renowned for his role in the 1916 Easter Rising. Born in Scotland to Irish parents, he was a key figure in fighting for worker rights, founding the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), and aiming for a socialist republic before being executed by the British."Big Jim" Larkin (1876–1947) was a towering Irish trade union leader, socialist, and revolutionary who championed workers' rights in the early 20th century. He founded the Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) and was the central figure in the 1913 Dublin Lockout, fighting against extreme poverty and for the rights of unskilled laborers.James Gralton (17 April 1886 – 29 December 1945) was an Irish socialist leader who became a United States citizen after emigrating in 1909 and, later, the only Irishman ever deported from independent Ireland.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send a textIrish werewolves, known in folklore as Faoladh or Conriocht  are distinct from European legends, often portrayed as noble protectors of children, the wounded, and the community rather than malevolent monsters. Rooted in early Irish tales—notably the "Werewolves of Ossory"—these beings were sometimes depicted as cursed individuals or warriors with the power of transformation.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send a textDid Margaret Thatcher personally know of the specific plan to murder solicitor (lawyer) Pat Finucane in 1989? Significant evidence has been uncovered that agents of the British state—including military intelligence and police—were deeply involved in the killing, and that senior members of her government were aware of systemic collusion with loyalist paramilitaries at the time. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textFollowing the 1989 discovery of a tiny suit, bones, and coins by P.J. O'Hare, local campaigners successfully secured a European Union protected designation for the "last remaining 236 leprechauns" on Slieve Foye mountain.The Peter Bergmann case pertains to the mysterious death of an unidentified man in County Sligo, Ireland, in 2009. The man, using the alias "Peter Bergmann", had checked into the Sligo City Hotel.https://locate.international/appeals/sligo-man/If you have any information that might help in identifying ‘Sligo Man,' please contact us at appeals@locate.international or call0300 102 1011.Any information, no matter how small, will be considered their our team. Submissions can be anonymous.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe story originated in the 12th century with Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of Britain"). In this fictional work, he claimed: A "Giant's Dance" stone circle originally stood on Mount Killaraus in Ireland and possessed magical, healing properties.King Aurelius Ambrosius sought to move the stones to England as a memorial for fallen soldiers.Merlin the wizard used his magic to transport the stones across the sea to Salisbury Plain after the king's army failed to move them with manpower alone. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe quest of the sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba) is a 10th-century Irish mythological tale (Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann) where the brothers, as punishment for killing Cian (the father of the god Lugh), are forced to recover several magical treasures from around the world. The quest is a fatal,, vengeance-driven mission. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe quest of the sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba) is a 10th-century Irish mythological tale (Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann) where the brothers, as punishment for killing Cian (the father of the god Lugh), are forced to recover several magical treasures from around the world. The quest is a fatal, vengeance-driven mission. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a text"The Dream of Oengus" (Aislinge Óengusso) is an Irish mythological tale where the young god Oengus falls in love with a mysterious, beautiful maiden who appears to him in his sleep. He wastes away from lovesickness until his mother, Boann, and others locate her as Caer Ibormeith, a woman who shapeshifts into a swan every other Samhain.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textIreland's "Three Great Waves" (Tri tonna hErend) are mythical, powerful ocean waves linked to Irish mythology, named Tonn Clíodhna, Tonn Tuaithe, and Tonn Rudhraighe, believed to roar ominously before significant events like the deaths of kings or warriors, foretelling danger and mourning, with tales involving sea gods and mythological figures.  Some say you can still see and hear them and some have attributed them to shipwrecks.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe Whiddy Island disaster was a catastrophic event on January 8, 1979, when the French oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded at the Gulf Oil terminal in Bantry Bay, Ireland, killing 50 people (49 on the ship/jetty and one diver later) and causing immense destruction, ultimately attributed to structural failure, inadequate maintenance, and cost-cutting measures by the tanker's operator, Total S.A., leading to severe buckling and explosions while discharging oilSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe  Irish Crown Jewel Hiest was the 1907 theft of the ceremonial jewels of the Order of St. Patrick from Dublin Castle, a major unsolved scandal involving Sir Arther Vicars (Ulster King of Arms) and potential inside job suspects like Francis Shackleton, with the valuable emerald- and diamond-encrusted regalia never recovered and sparking political intrigue between nationalist and unionist factions. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe Brusselstown Ring archaeological find in County Wicklow, Ireland, is a massive prehistoric hillfort with over 600 house platforms, making it the largest nucleated settlement found in prehistoric Britain and Ireland, dating to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age (around 1200-800 BC). This discovery, part of the Baltinglass Hillfort Cluster, challenges ideas about early Irish towns, suggesting large, complex settlements emerged centuries earlier than previously thought, with evidence of organized structures like potential water cisterns and dense housing.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThere was a massive explosion on March 11, 1597, when a stockpile of gunpowder on the docks in Dublin ignited. The explosion devastated central Dublin, killing  126 people, and halting city growth for decades. The explosion was in midst of a clerk's mismanagement of workers that lead to a porter strike.  The strike causing an unusual build up of gunpowder. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textAer Lingus Flight 712 crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968, killing all 61 passengers and crew. The aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 803 named St. Phelim, crashed into the sea off Tuskar Rock, County Wexford. The cause of the crash has never been determined but there is some evidence to British military possible involvement. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textLabraid Loingsech, also known as Labraid Lorc, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.  A king above all the other Kings.  He was an ancestor of the Laigin clan, who gave their name to the province of Leinster.  There is an early dynastic poem that calls him "a god among the gods", suggesting he may once have been an ancestor-deity of the Laigin.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe Song of Amergin is an ancient, powerful Gaelic poem from Irish mythology. It was spoken by the bard Amergin when the Milesians (Celts) arrived in Ireland to claim the land from the Tuatha Dé Danann.  He identified himself with the land's spirit through myriad natural and elemental forms (stag, wind, wave, sunbeam, etc.) to quell a magical storm and assert divine right. It's considered perhaps the oldest poem from the all the Islands of the west coast of Europe.  It is found in ancient texts like the Book of Leinster, and is known for its enigmatic, transformative imagery, asserting control over the land's essence.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textEiocha was born by the sea and earth when the world was nothing, empty and void.  She births gods and becomes a symbol of fertility and rebirth.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textIs America's Ground Hog Day rooted in Irish Mythology?  Could Irish and Scottish Immigrants have evolved a very celtic day that determines if winter will be long or short?In Irish mythology  Cailleach rules winter and Brigid who rules spring. The Cailleach is a powerful, ancient Celtic goddess of winter, creation, and sovereignty, known as the "Veiled One," who shaped the landscape (mountains, valleys) with rocks from her apron and controls the harshness of winter, appearing as a fearsome old crone or hag, often with one eye, associated with storms, horned animals, and the cycle of life and death, ruling between Samhain (Halloween) and Beltaine/Imbolc. Brigid is a powerful Celtic goddess, daughter of the Dagda, revered as a triple goddess of poetry, healing, and smithcraft, associated with fire, spring, fertility, and water.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textIrish Mythology tells of a battle where a  united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry (Cath Fionntrá) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.  It tells the tale of the invasion of Ireland in the 3rd century by the "King of the World," Daire Donn, and a massive European army that he united.  The world was united to conquer Ireland because Fionn mac Cumhaill had eloped with the King of Frances's wife and daughter. The one year one day war was fought at Ventry Bay in County Kerry. The Fianna had fighters from other groups in Ireland to include the Tuath Dé Danann.  This battle included heroic single combat, magical elements like special weapons, and devastating losses.  The battle ultimately ended with the Fianna's victory and the invaders' retreat, though the Fianna experienced a horrific number of casualties. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textIrish Mythology tells of a battle where a  united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry (Cath Fionntrá) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.  It tells the tale of the invasion of Ireland in the 3rd century by the "King of the World," Daire Donn, and a massive European army that he united.  The world was united to conquer Ireland because Fionn mac Cumhaill had eloped with the King of Frances's wife and daughter. The one year one day war was fought at Ventry Bay in County Kerry. The Fianna had fighters from other groups in Ireland to include the Tuath Dé Danann.  This battle included heroic single combat, magical elements like special weapons, and devastating losses.  The battle ultimately ended with the Fianna's victory and the invaders' retreat, though the Fianna experienced a horrific number of casualties. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe Celts had laws around bees and a custom called telling the bees. The "Celt bee laws," more accurately called the Brehon Laws' Bechbretha (Bee Judgements) in ancient Ireland, were detailed regulations from around the 7th century (though based on older customs) governing beehives, swarms, honey, and beekeeping, emphasizing community sharing, property rights (like a finder's fee for wild swarms), and recognizing bees' sacred importance as symbols of wealth, wisdom, and connection to the Otherworld. These laws detailed who got what honey from wild or domestic hives, handled disputes between neighbors, and even outlined sharing a portion of swarms to encourage wider beekeeping."Telling the bees" was and still is a folklore tradition where you inform your beehives of major life events (births, deaths, marriages) or bad news, believing it ensures the bees' prosperity and loyalty.  For a death they would drape hives in black cloth so they could participate in the mourning.   Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textHello EveryoneJust wanted to gice you another taste of my book - The Celtic Code -  Can the Irish Save Western Civilization againThis is Chapter 5.you can find the book on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Code-Irish-Western-Civilization/dp/B0F3JN4B2W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

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Send us a textIrish water fairies are not like Tinkerbell; they are monsters.  This episode I share some of my favorites:Muirdris, the “Sea Bramble” or “Sea Briar” - A huge, mysterious, undefined horror that inflates and deflates, expands and contracts like a bellows. It has features of a thorn-bush, with branches that stings, and its appearance alone is deadly. Alp-Luachra - In Celtic mythology, a Joint-eateror Just-halver the Alp-luachra is a type of fairy who sits invisibly and consumes half of their victim's food. Chailleach- The word "Cailleach" literally means "old woman, hag" and comes from the Old Irish word caillech, which means "veiled one".  The serpent of Loch Chraili - Similarto the Loch Ness monster  The white trout, the legend of Cong - A woman turned fish pining for her dead fiance  An Dobharchú  - Translated means ‘water hound', or ‘hound of deep'. Thought to be a cross between a giant otter and a hound, Dobhar Chu is about seven-foot-long, or about the size of a crocodile. In fact, it is also known as the Irish crocodile.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textBataireacht is a traditional Irish martial art that involves fighting with walking sticks, or shillelaghs, for self-defense and community protection. It originated in the 16th century and was a key part of Ireland's resistance to colonization. Bataireacht is a combination of boxing, fencing, and grappling, where fighters use their sticks to punch, strike, and jostle. It was developed as a way to settle disputes and for self-defense in a rural and often lawless Ireland. The practice was almost lost due to the Famine and colonial efforts to eradicate it. The Doyle family developed a unique two-handed style of bataireacht known as Rince An Bata Uisce Bheatha and was the first publicly taught in CanadaSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textMany soldiers on both sides of the civil war were Irish Immigrants.  Highly regarded for their skill and courage many were high ranking officers.  After the civil war they wanted to free their country from the shackles of the British empire.  The closest target the British colony in Canada.  Interestingly, the US government looked the other way at first, since the British helped the confederacy even though they said they were neutral.  The Irish attacks actually united separate provinces into the country of Canada!Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textRose Dugdale is a remarkable but controversial figure known for her dramatic transition from a life of wealth and privilege to radical activism. Born into an affluent English family, she enjoyed an elite education at institutions like Oxford University, where she excelled academically. However, disillusioned with the inequalities she witnessed, Dugdale abandoned her privileged upbringing to align herself with revolutionary causes. She became a passionate advocate for the Irish Republican cause, participating in high-profile acts of defiance, including the infamous theft of valuable paintings from a family estate to support the Irish struggle. Her story is one of rebellion, conviction, and the pursuit of justice, making her a figure of both fascination and debate.  Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThere were two really tragic maritime disasters in Ireland in December.  One a heroic tragedy, one a total disregard for human life.   Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe Celtic Yule festival was the foundation for what we call Christmas today.  I will present the Yule festival as well as cover some other traditions still followed today. As I describe the Yule festival you will see many similarities to our modern day Christmas making it apparent as with other Christian holidays, that it was actually rooted in pagan culture. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textOíche Samhain was celebrated on the eve of November 1st.  It is  also the Irish name for the month of November. The festival was a time when people believed the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead was thin, and that spirits could cross between worlds more easily. It was a time to welcome in the harvest and welcome in “the dark half of the year.” For the Celts, the Samhain festival was the most significant of the four quarter Celebrations included: Lighting bonfires Dancing and singing Feasting Leaving treats out for fairies Children playing games to entertain the dead Adults updating the dead on the past year's news Leaving doors and windows open for the dead to come in Using particular foods for divination or soothsaying Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textThe story behind this song is just amazing and totally Irish.  I will tell you the tale behind this song and share with you a version that you can watch in the YouTube link below.  https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-fairy-tune-from-the-blasket-islands-given-new-life-1.3952348https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C5QqFapcuw Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Billy Mag FhloinnSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textIrish Peacekeepers have stood tall on the Blue line for over 44 years.The Blue Line is a demarcation line dividing Lebanon from Israel and the Golan Heights. It was published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the purposes of determining whether Israel had fully withdrawn from Lebanon. It has been described as: "temporary" and "not a border, but a “line of withdrawal”. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a textIreland is proud of being the only nation to have a continuous presence on UN and UN-mandated peace support operations since 1958, with Irish peacekeepers highly respected internationally.  They thanked Irenad and you can see it in this YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3N3WJpLA48&t=1sSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Ireland's witches include Alice a four-times-married moneylender; Biddy a much-loved healer; Bridget a successful seamstress seen as a bit too high and mighty; and eight women from Islandmagee, who were accused of bewitching a young newcomer, in a trial that came to be known as Ireland's Salem.These were incredible women that might have been seen as threatening or ahead of their time or in the case of the eight women oh Islandmagee - Women who drank, smoked and cursed and not the dainty polite lady of the dayEnjoy these storiesSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Most people are unaware of the famine before An Gorta Mor.  Bliain an Áir, meaning "The year of the slaughter" took place in 1741.  A bizarre weather pattern lasting 2 years will cause an estimated 13% to 20%  of the 2.4 million people of Ireland to die. This was a proportionately greater loss than during An Gorta Mor of 1845–1852.  This weather is just really freaky especially what happened in fall of 1740.There is a great book that will give you greater details - Arctic Ireland: the Extraordinary Story of the Great Frost and Famine of 1740-41  by David Dickson Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.This is my struggle with answering what should be a very simple question.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Druids – draoithe, plural of draoi – are sorcerers with supernatural powers, who are respected in society, particularly for their ability to do divination. Dictionary of the Irish Language defines druí (which has numerous variant forms, including draoi) as 'magician, wizard or diviner'.Celtic Tree Astrology is based on the idea that the time of our births is related to the formation of our personality and behaviour. The Celtic Tree Astrology system was developed from the Druid's knowledge of earth cycles and their profound connection with trees.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Congo crisis of 1960 could frighteningly turn into a war world.  Rich in resources and asserting its independence from Belgium it seeks United Nations assistance in protecting its sovereignty.  The UN sends in Irish troops because Ireland is a neutral company and has never colonized another country.  These Irish soldiers perform outstandingly.  They were courageous and battle a force greater than them 20 to 1.  They will not receive their due honors in order to protect the UN and prevent what happen in the Congo from becoming public knowledge.  This is their story Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.ON 6 MARCH 1988, three unarmed members of the IRA were shot dead on the territory of Gibraltar by British Special Air Service (SAS) troops.The killings of Sean Savage, Daniel McCann, and Mairéad Farrell sparked weeks of increasing violence and  murders in Belfast.All three were killed as part of the controversial Operation Flavius, the British military operation targeted at preventing a planned bombing by the IRA in the territory.Despite the fact the three were unarmed, a subsequent inquest in September 1988 into the deaths returned a verdict of ‘lawful killing', a decision that was subsequently appealed by the deceased's families to the European Court of Human Rights, which decided that the operation had been in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.This episode cover the Shamrock Spitfire Flying Ace Brendan Finucane, Father Hugh O'Flaherty who saved over 6000 people from the Germans and Maureen Flavin Sweeney whose weather reporting move D-Day to protect troops from rough weather.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Irish Saint Brendan landed in North America 500 to 1000 years before Christopher Columbus? He also arrive in Iceland and Newfoundland before the vikings and documented in the book of Icelanders written in 1130. Could Saint Brendan have stepped foot on the mythical Island that was on early maps but has disappeared and that I covered in an earlier episode Hy - Brazil?  This Saint is attributed with naming it Hy-Brazil. His voyage is record in  "Navigatio sancti Brendani Abbattis," written in the 9th-century. Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Around 130 bodies have been found in our Irish bogs to date, some male, some female, and children too. Some were thought to be there by accident, perhaps as a result of falling into the bog and drowning. Others were considered to be formal burials, and others appear to be murder or sacrafice.The most famous is known as Cashel Man, who was discovered near Portlaoise in 2011, and at over 4000 years old.  He is the oldest European bog body ever found with skin intact. Also discussed are Old Croghan Man from Co. Offaly, and Clonycavan Man from Co. Meath. Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Padraic Pearse was an Irish teacher, lawyer, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Uprising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.  My Father, brother Steve and I got to tour his summer cottage in Ireland on our last visit.  I was able to pick up a couple books while there.  He and the other leaders of the Uprising are cherished in my heart.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Ireland's deadliest day, May 17th 1974 came at the hands of the UVF, Ulster volunteer force, a radical protestant loyalist paramilitary group from Northern Ireland. The Ulster Volunteer Force set off four car bombs that exploded without warning, bringing destruction to Dublin and Monaghan and killing 33 people including a woman that was nine months pregnant. the youngest of the dead was only five months old and the oldest was an 80-year-old veteran of World War One. Two of the victims were foreigners Antonio Magliocco, an Italian man, and Simone Chetrit, a French Jewish woman whose family had survived the holocaust. In addition to these deaths, there were approximately 258 people who were injured in the explosions. Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.A lake-burst, in Irish, tomhaidhm is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology, in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug. Part of the lake-burst stories may originate in sudden hydrographic changes around limestone-based inland plains or turloughs.in the legend surrounding the lake burst of Lough Neagh, a woman turned mermaid. Her family was drowned, but she survived in an underwater chamber in the lake for a year, after which she was transformed into a being who was half-human, half-salmon.In her mermaid form, she was spotted a monk carrying a messenger sent by St Comgall to Rome. She promised to meet at the seaport inlet of Inbhear nOllarbha in Ireland after one year, and was captured in a fishnet. There she was baptised by Comgall, and given the Christened name Muirgein ("sea-born"). She appears canonized as St. Muirgen in genealogies of Irish Saints and her feast day assigned to 27 January.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Dublin whiskey fire took place on 18 June 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin. It lasted a single night but killed 13 people, and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiskey alone. People drank from the 6 inches deep river of whiskey that is said to have flowed as far as the Coombe.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.January 6 is an important day within the Christian calendar.  Known as Epiphany Sunday, or Twelfth Night, it commemorates the three kings visiting Jesus.  it is also a feast known as Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas). In Ireland, Epiphany was also associated with death divination, Twelfth Night being the night on which the gates of heaven were meant to close after Christmas. In Gaelic Ireland the following day was associated with the Day of Judgement.On January 6th 1839, The Night of the Big Wind, one would think the day of judgement had arrived.  Ireland was hit by a mass storm but it was very strange.  Bizarre weather lead up to the worst storm in Ireland's history.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Patrick "Pat" O'Callaghan was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British flag.  He was also the youngest doctor ever and his life story is a wonderful taleSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.On 27 October 1927 a number of local fishermen died when a strong gale rose without warning. The fishermen were fishing for mackerel in the Atlantic Ocean, near Cleggan in county Galway.  Many men came from the nearby village of  Rossadilisk which resulted in the fishing village becoming abandoned. Nine of the men came from the island of Innisbofin and twenty from County Mayo. Due to fishing being the main industry in the area, the disaster was devastating to local families.Following the disaster, funds were raised in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to help support local families. TG4 produced a documentary on the disaster, and various songs and poems have been written by people such as Saoirse Mhór and Richard Murphy.  I will share the lyrics of Patrick Tierney.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.These are the last three young men to die on hunger strike in 1981.  These brave and convicted young men turned history.  This episode shares a little about their lives, their storySupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Martin Hurson and Kevin Lynch were the next two die on hunger strike.  Here are their storiesSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions