Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
Leeanne O' Donnell
Exciting news! We are running a special online course this winter. Over 6 weeks from Samhain to Winter Solstice we invite you to join us online to be nourished and entertained by the magical stories of Ireland’s ancient culture. A live interactive experience with Into the Mythic hosts Pol and Leeanne.
Find out more and book your place at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
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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Episode 6 - Sideways to the Sun
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
05/10/23 • 35 min
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 is a place where the veil between the worlds can be very thin then this week's episode offers some mythological context !
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 4 : Brotherly Love - Can it Survive a War ?
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
02/01/23 • 39 min
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 ?
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 3 : All's Fair in Love And War - Or Is It ?
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
01/31/23 • 25 min
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.
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 2 : The Birdman - A Curse or a Blessing ?
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
01/31/23 • 29 min
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.
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 9 : Mythical, Mystical Islands
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
10/29/24 • 27 min
Exciting news! We are running a special online course this winter. A live interactive experience with Into the Mythic hosts Pol and Leeanne. From 6 weeks from Samhain to Winter Solstice we invite you to join us online to be nourished and entertained by the magical stories of Ireland’s ancient culture.
Find out more and book your place at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
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...
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Into the Mythic Update
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
06/13/24 • 1 min
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 5 : The Mystic and the Monk
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
03/29/23 • 32 min
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 twist to the tale ...
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Intro
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
02/27/23 • 1 min
Join us as we find out what resonances our ancient stories have for us today
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 1: The King's Secret - An ancient Irish myth with a modern message
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
01/31/23 • 24 min
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 problem.
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
Episode 7 : The Sun God and the River Goddess
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times
07/09/24 • 25 min
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, who are two important characters in the stories about the Tuatha De Dannan. It seems that origins of this story go right back to the culture that built Newgrange.
Come Into the Mythic with us ! Find out more about our live interactive course on Irish Mythology this winter at https://www.leeanneodonnell.com/store/p/into-the-mythic-online-course
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How many episodes does Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times have?
Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times currently has 11 episodes available.
What topics does Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times cover?
The podcast is about Irish, Legends, Mythology, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Podcasts and Spiritual.
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The episode title 'Into the Mythic Update' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times?
The average episode length on Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times released?
Episodes of Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times are typically released every 26 days, 4 hours.
When was the first episode of Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times?
The first episode of Into The Mythic - Ancient Irish Stories for Modern Times was released on Jan 31, 2023.
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