About this episode
Dominic Kelly is a performance storyteller who has ventureddeep into the vast landscape of stories that surround the Irish mythological hero Cú Chulainn – so much so that he cycled around Ireland to see all the mythical places found in the Táin, sometimes called Ireland’s National Epic or the Irish Iliad. We speak about engaging with myth, how stories like the Táin have the potential to ground us in reality, and if there's a value to violence told well. Dominic Kelly http://dominickelly.eu Dominc Kelly’s blog about cycling the Táin https://dominickelly.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/cycling-the-tain-the-ulster-cycle-on-wheels-part-1/ Folklore of Birds Twitter https://twitter.com/birdsfolklore Tickets for The Hero Light at Ulverston's Coronation Hall on 17th march 2022 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hero-light-furness-tradition-tickets-245923242037 PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL contact@intheborderlands.com TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES The Táin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Táin_Bó_Cúailnge Ulster cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Cycle Fenian cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_Cycle Mythological cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythological_Cycle Cú Chulainn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cú_Chulainn Fionn mac Cumhaill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill Saint Patrick’s Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day The Morrígan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morr%C3%ADgan Asterix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix The sacred bull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_bull Minoan religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_religion Celtic otherworld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Otherworld Aos Sí https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C3%AD Lugh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugh Tuatha Dé Danann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatha_Dé_Danann Peter Brook’s Mahabharata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mahabharata_(play) Jiddu Krishnamurti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti