Episode 91: Irish Mythology Special: The Landing
05/20/25 • 23 min
This episode is the first in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, available exclusively from Audible.
Over three episodes I'll share the first three chapters of the book, recounting the arrival in Ireland of the Tuatha Dé Danaan.
In the introduction to the book, I explain how the Irish Mythological Cycle tells of six invasions into Ireland. The first four are extremely sparse and briefly told, so I recount them in the prologue before moving on the fifth invasion, that of the Tuatha, in Chapter One, which is shared here.
The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025).
Get the audiobook here.
Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.
Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.
Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
This episode is the first in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, available exclusively from Audible.
Over three episodes I'll share the first three chapters of the book, recounting the arrival in Ireland of the Tuatha Dé Danaan.
In the introduction to the book, I explain how the Irish Mythological Cycle tells of six invasions into Ireland. The first four are extremely sparse and briefly told, so I recount them in the prologue before moving on the fifth invasion, that of the Tuatha, in Chapter One, which is shared here.
The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025).
Get the audiobook here.
Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.
Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.
Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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This episodes features a story taken from my book Finn & The Fianna, a retelling of the Finn MacCool stories which originated in Ireland, and which tell of the legendary band of warriors known as the Fianna. Their captain at the height of their fame was a man named Finn MacCool, and in this story, Finn leads his men on a hunt on which something magical and mysterious takes place, which isn’t unusual for these stories.
Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.
Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.
Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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Episode 92: Irish Mythology Special: Fire in the Sky
This episode is the second in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, available exclusively from Audible.
Over three episodes I'll share the first three chapters of the book, recounting the arrival in Ireland of the Tuatha Dé Danaan.
In the introduction to the book, I explain how the Irish Mythological Cycle tells of six invasions into Ireland. The first four are extremely sparse and briefly told, so I recount them in the prologue before moving on the fifth invasion, that of the Tuatha. This short chapter sets up for the first major battle between the Tuatha and the native Firbolgs, which is covered in the next chapter, The First Battle of Moytura.
The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025).
Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.
Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.
Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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