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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

Send us a Text Message.Patsy and Joe were the two hunger strikers I most related to when they were in the news in 1981.  Here is a little bit about themSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Francis was the the 2nd young man to die in the hunger strike of 1981.  Raymond McCreesh was the 3rd.  This is their stories.  A little about them and how they were arrestedSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Bobby Sands rose to international prominence in 1981 when he embarked on a fatal hunger strike while imprisoned for activities related to the IRA's armed campaign against the British government.Sands's rough childhood, which included several assaults by unionist paramilitaries and local Protestant gangs, led to his decision to volunteer for the IRA in 1972. Sands was arrested twice, the first time for weapons possession, in 1972, and imprisoned at Long Kesh as a “special category” prisoner due to his involvement with the IRA. The special category status acknowledged a sort of political status and granted those prisoners the right to wear their own clothing.  When these privileges were taken away and seen as criminals they started several protest to get them back.  When Margaret Thatcher would not budge, he died at the age of 29 and 9 others would follow.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Hunger Strike is an old Celtic tradition going back to the Brehon Laws.  It was how you publicly displayed your desire for restitution for wrongs done against you.  The first time it was used as political protest was in 1913 by James Connolly.  In May of 1981 the young prisoners who died on hunger strike changed the history and the direction of Northern Ireland in the decades that followed their deaths.  Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Hunger Strike is an old Celtic tradition going back to the Brehon Laws.  It was how you publicly displayed your desire for restitution for wrongs done against you.  The first time it was used as political protest was in 1913 by James Connolly.  In May of 1981 the young prisoners who died on hunger strike changed the history and the direction of Northern Ireland in the decades that followed their deaths.  Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.An Gorta Mor, the great hunger of 1845-1852.  All over Ireland's landscape there are ruins and grave yards that bear testimony to this horrific period in the World's history.  Mass graves and heaps of moss-covered stones that use to be thriving villages dot the countryside.  Historians cannot agree to the number that died but estimates range between 1-3 million.  The debate continues about what Britain's intent was when they exasperated the situation.  In this episode I bring to you information you probably didn't know.Slaves in America sent helpThe Choctaw Indians who suffered on the Trail or Tears sent helpBritain's navy tried to block aid with their shipsQueen Victoria discouraged donationsEngland exported 100s of 1000s of tons of food that could have prevented the deathsEnglish landlords were evicting starving people when they couldn't pay their taxesLeading up to the famine, England weakened and impoverished the country so much it was ripe for a disaster of magnitude of the Great Hunger Karen Matheson - Crucán Na bPáistehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6focZusWAgArracht Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsxOtX4QIcBlack 47 trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pSGZt-mhSYThe Fields of Athernryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlrsmEvv1QSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.An Gorta Mor, the great hunger of 1845-1852.  All over Ireland's landscape there are ruins and grave yards that bear testimony to this horrific period in the World's history.  Mass graves and heaps of moss-covered stones that use to be thriving villages dot the countryside.  Historians cannot agree to the number that died but estimates range between 1-3 million.  The debate continues about what Britain's intent was when they exasperated the situation.  In this episode I bring to you information you probably didn't know.Slaves in America sent helpThe Choctaw Indians who suffered on the Trail or Tears sent helpBritain's navy tried to block aid with their shipsQueen Victoria discouraged donationsEngland exported 100s of 1000s of tons of food that could have prevented the deathsEnglish landlords were evicting starving people when they couldn't pay their taxesLeading up to the famine, England weakened and impoverished the country so much it was ripe for a disaster of magnitude of the Great Hunger Karen Matheson - Crucán Na bPáistehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6focZusWAgArracht Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsxOtX4QIcBlack 47 trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pSGZt-mhSYThe Fields of Athernryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlrsmEvv1Q Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Under the Penal Laws, the Irish Catholics could not hold commission in the army, enter a profession, or own a horse worth more than five pounds. Catholics could not possess weaponry and arms, could not study law or medicine, and could not speak or read Gaelic or play Irish music.  The law around land ownership and how it was inherited cause 90% of the population to own only 10% of the land.  It caused widespread poverty, hunger, homelessness and immigration.  People from other countries traveling in Ireland and reporting on their observations could not believe the deplorable inhumane conditions the British were inflicting.  Through it all, the resilient Irish people went from oppression to nationalism! Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Beltane or Bealtaine is the Gaelic May Day festival, marking the beginning of summer. It is traditionally held on 1 May, or about midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought between supporters of James II and his successor, William III, it resulted in a Williamite victory. It is generally viewed as a related conflict of the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War.Two great Irish songs about the Jacobites are in the links below:https://youtu.be/PSQviNwi3gg?si=P0DyOZ1ba-11qztshttps://youtu.be/zxjvNUNXhkU?si=jGDVPkrHOftCEFv6Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Irish are all about weather and they describe it and their natural world very poetically and thoroughly.  The Irish have words for every sort of wave, tide, shift in weather and the different sounds of the sea.  The old irish could look at the moon and sun, birds, the ocean and forecast weather.  They passed alot of this down in proverbs.A great site to here regional words for weather and nature can b found here:https://www.manchan.com/sea-tam---mike-curranSupport the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Celtic culture existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the 17th century and the Anglo-Norman Invasion.  For most of its history, Gaelic Ireland was a  scattered[hierarchy of territories ruled by a hierarchy of kings or chiefs, who were chosen or elected.  Wars between  were common. Traditionally, a powerful ruler was acknowledged as the High King of Ireland.  The society was made up of clans and was structured hierarchically according to Class. Throughout this period, the economy was mainly trade. A Gaelic Irish style of dress, music, dance, sport and art were specific to the Celts.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.Cromwell remains a controversial figure due to his use of the army to acquire political power, and the brutality of his 1649 campaign in Ireland.  He had men torched taking refuge in a church and slaughtered civilians.  He also, instituted the Penal Laws.The penal laws were, according to Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher  "a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance, as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment and degradation of a people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man."Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of clashes between Irish Catholics and British Protestant settlers that lasted from 1641 to 1653. This conflict was profoundly murderous, massacring thousands of Irish people over a period of more than 12 years.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly sanctioned by the papal bull Laudabiliter.  The Anglo-Norman invasion was a watershed in Ireland's history, marking the beginning of more than 800 years of direct English conquest and colonialism in Ireland.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Nine Years' War, sometimes called Tyrone's Rebellion, took place in Ireland from 1593 to 1603. It was fought between an Irish alliance led mainly by Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tyrconnell against English rule in Ireland, and it was the end of Gaelic order and the Ulster plantation to populate Ireland by lowlander Scots and Brits. The Flight of the Earls took place in September 1607, when Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, and about ninety followers, left Ulster in Ireland for mainland Europe. Their permanent exile was a watershed event in Irish history, symbolizing the end of the old Gaelic order.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.This episode I cover the 1500s and the 1700s and heroes who led rebellions.  Thomas Fitzgerald and the Silken/Kildare rebellion.  I then Move the heroes of 1798 and another Fitzgerald, Edward.  I include some poems and quotes in honor of these men.  Wolfe Tone is seen as the Father of Republicanism.  I know I am skipping a big part of History - the 1600s but the next episode will cover the Jacobites the Williamite war.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.On Easter Monday 1916, Irish nationalists launched an armed revolt against British rule in Ireland. Although quickly suppressed by the British Army, the rising was a seminal moment in modern Irish history, helping pave the way to the nation's independence in 1922.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Saint Patrick's Battalion is a group of men that fought for Mexico in the Mexican-American War (1846 to 1848). The name come from the battalion's Spanish name Batallón de San Patricio, with the battalion often being referred to as the San Patricios. The battalion's members included many who had deserted or defected from the U.S. Army, and was primarily composed of Irish Catholics, but not exclusively.  Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.In 1980, the most documented UFO sighting in the world took place in England close to an Air Base.  One of the witnesses said he touch it and binary code was burnt into his mind.  He had the binary code decoded for him and it gave the coordinates of ancient structures like the pyramids and a place called Hi-Brazil.As early as the 12th century, the Irish believed in the existence of a strange island that could be viewed along the west coast of Ireland once every seven years. There was an oral tradition of telling stories about an island in a fog bank or a “floating island” that would disappear when people approached it. Later, the stories were printed in books about Irish folklore.The text featured above is from a chapter in a book titled Irish wonders; the ghosts, giants, pookas, demons, leprechawns, banshees, fairies, witches, widows, old maids, and other marvels of the Emerald Isle; popular tales as told by the people. It is a story about an enchanted island that was visible for the first time to inhabitants of County Cork on July 7, 1878. The island vanished and would later appear once every seven years off of the west coast of Ireland. The Enchanted Island may be read in its entirety by clicking on the text. Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us a Text Message.The Iconic Leader of Ireland.  The Most revered king of the Island defeated the viking invaders and took command of all of Ireand.  The Catholic church called him the Emperor of the Irish.  If you are an O'Brien, this is the story of the greatest of your clan and how the clan was renamed after him.Support the Show.Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions