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theoneandonlygreatescapes · 9 months

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"Emerald Dreams: Enchanting #GreatEscapes in Ireland!"

Introduction:

Hello adventurers and dreamers! If you've ever wanted to visit beautiful landscapes, old castles, and snug pubs packed with Irish culture, you're in luck. Get ready to experience #GreatEscapes in Ireland, where every step is a novel!

1. Whispers of History: Moher Cliffs Exploration

The Cliffs of Moher's raw beauty will humble you. Standing at the brink of these towering cliffs, the thundering waves and salty breeze will transport you to nature's beauty. Take the perfect Instagram photo and let the cliffs speak their stories.

2. Mystical Pathways: Giant's Causeway Wanderlust

Visit the UNESCO World Heritage landmark Giant's Causeway, which seems like a myth. Admire the hexagonal basalt columns that lead to the sea. This wonder is said to have been crafted by giants—you'll feel like you've entered their planet!

3. Emerald Isle Castle-Hopping: Medieval Marvels

Explore Ireland's charming castles to discover centuries-old secrets. These historic fortifications will inspire you and take you back in time, from the hauntingly beautiful Blarney Castle, where you can kiss the renowned stone, to the majestic Rock of Cashel.

4. Dublin's Literary Legacy: Literary Escapes

Literary inspiration awaits bookworms and poets in Dublin. Visit Trinity College to see the Book of Kells, a timeless manuscript. Enter the city's bustling literary scene and follow literary luminaries like James Joyce.

5. The Serenity of Connemara: Irish Whispers

Connemara is a serene location with lush vistas, sparkling lakes, and quiet charm. There's quiet and serenity everywhere, whether you're trekking the Twelve Bens or walking around Lough Corrib.

Conclusion:

Ireland is a passionate embrace from a land that can make magic happen. Irish #GreatEscapes are a patchwork of history, nature, and intrepid people. From misty mornings to warm pub nights, Ireland feels like a fairy tale waiting to be written. So pack your luggage and prepare to be enchanted by Ireland's emerald fantasies! 🍀✨🏰In Ireland, every escape is a chance to craft your own story. Let's explore the Emerald Isle, which will fascinate, refresh, and change us forever. Great Escapes

#kilmorequay #wexford #beach #sunset #nature #sea waves #outdoors #ireland

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unsponsoreduk · 3 years

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Tales Of The Corrib

For many, the Corrib river is the birthplace of their interest in the sport of kayaking. Find out in this short film why that’s the case! Tales Of The Corrib Continue reading

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#Kayaking #Tales Of The Corrib #WW

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teatitty · 2 years

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Fuck it here’s some Manannan lore to curb my fury at this pseudo servant bullshit so!

Manannan is, of course, one of the most well-known and popular Irish Deities, chiefly known as being a great Merchant, Sailor and a God of the Sea (and occasionally described as a Fomorian). He owned swine that could be resurrected when killed, and those who ate of their flesh would be granted immortality

The Isle of Man was the throne of Manannan, his stronghold was on the top of Barrule, and he held his court from Manannan's Chair at Cronk y Voddy

In Irish mythology, Manannan was killed in battle by Uillenn Faebarderg in the battle of Magh Cuilenn and is said to be buried in the Tonn Banks, off the coast of Donegall. Many shipwrecks have occured there and the spirit of Manannan is supposed to ride on the storm. The Tonns form one part of a triad known as "The Three Waves of Erin"

He’s associated with Alder, Hawthorn, Ragwort, Burdock, The Crane, Horses, Pigs, Salmon, the Triskelion and The Triton

On Misummer Eve, the Manx would bring a tribute of rushes to South Barrule for him!

He is further identified with several trickster figures: the Gilla Decair and the Bodach an Chóta Lachtna ("the churl in the drab coat"). Manannán is given several names, bynames, epithets and surnames. His name is spelt Manandán in Old Irish, Manannán in modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Mannan in Manx Gaelic. Some of the names equated with Manannan include: Oirbsiu or Oirbsen, Duartaine O'Duartaine, Cathal O'Cein (Cathal is derived from battle and means "great warrior"), Gilla de ("Boyservant") and Gilla Decair ("Troublesome boyservant")

His most common epithets reinforce his connection with war and the sea:

Mac Lir, which means "son of the sea" or "son of Lir/Lyr”

Mac Alloit or Mac Alloid, which means "son of the soil or land" (effectively making him a son of sea and land)

chief of your [Tuatha De] kings

senior of your [Tuatha De] hosts

lord of champions

shining light of your batallions

tutor in valor, in feats of arms, in magic

foster son of the Dagda

the great and mighty

There are a shitton of places named after him all over Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Ireland, most of them are on the coast or contain water features. They include Mannin Lake (Loch Mhanainn) in County Mayo, Mannin Bay (Cuan Mhanainn) in County Galway, Mannin Island (Manainn) in County Cork, Cashelmanannan (Caiseal Mhanannáin, "Manannán's ringfort") and Sheevannan (Sí Mhanannáin, "Manannán's fairy mound") in County Roscommon and then Derrymannin (Doire Mhanainn, "Manann's oak") in County Mayo, and Carrickmannan (Carraig Mhanainn, "Manann's rock") in County Down.

Also in Ireland, Lough Corrib takes its name from Manannán's alternate name Oirbsiu or Oirbsen. The placenames Clackmannan (Clach Mhanainn) and Slamannan (Sliabh Mhanainn) in Scotland may also refer to Manann

He appears in all four cycles of Irish Myth, most famously in the tale of Fand and Cu Chulainn’s affair. Some of these tales include:

In the Ulster Cycle: Tochmarc Étaíne ("The Wooing of Étaín"), Serglige Con Culainn ("The Wasting Sickness of Cúchulainn"), Tochmarc Luaine "The Wooing of Luan"

In the Cycles of the Kings: Immram Brain maic Febail ("The Voyage of Bran son of Febal)", Echtra Cormaic maic Airt ("The Adventure of Cormac mac Airt"), Compert Mongáin ("The Birth of Mongán")

In the Mythological Cycle: Lebor Gabála Érenn ("The Book of Invasions"), First Recension, Altram Tige Dá Medar ("The Nourishment of the Houses of Two Milk-Vessels")

other Old Irish texts: Sanas Cormaic ("Cormac's Glossary"), The Voyage of Bran, Compert Mongáin, His Three Calls to Cormac ("Cormac's Adventure in the Land of Promise")

Manannán was associated with a "cauldron of regeneration". This is seen in the tale of Cormac mac Airt! Here, he appeared at Cormac's ramparts in the guise of a warrior who told him he came from a land where old age, sickness, death, decay, and falsehood were unknown (Tír na nÓg) ).

He is lord and guardian of the Blessed Isles, Mag Mell, and Emhain Abhlach, the Isle of Apple Trees, where the magical silver apple branch is found. When he visits the land of the living, his movement is compared to the wind, a hawk or swallow, and sometimes takes the form of a thundering wheel rolling across the landscape

Manannan had a crapton of magical artifacts; he gave Cormac mac Airt his goblet of truth; he had a ship that didn’t need sails nor oars named "Wave Sweeper" (Scuabtuinne); he owned a cloak of mists that granted him invisibility (Féth Fíada, which also changed into every colour you could think of and when Manannan was angry would produce a thunderous clap when flapped), a flaming helmet, and a sword named Fragarach ("Answerer" or "Retaliator") that could slice through any armour and upon command when pointed at a target could make that target answer any question truthfully. He also owned a horse called "Enbarr of the Flowing Mane" which could travel over water as easily as land. Some sources say that, to Manannán, the sea itself was like a flowery plain

Mannanán bestowed upon the warriors of the Tuatha Dé the Féth fíada, Fleadh Goibhneann (the Feast of Goibniu), and Mucca Mhannanain (Mannanán's swine) whose regenerating flesh provided food for feasting by the gods, similar to Odin's boar Sæhrímnir in Scandinavian myth. He also owned a speckled cow that he and Aengus retrieved from India (some sources say it was Greece) along with a dun cow, two golden goblets (Grails), and two spancels of silk

In "The Fosterage of the House of the Two Pails”, Eithne refuses to eat or drink anything from the houses of Mannanán and Aengus except for the honey-flavored, intoxicating milk from the Speckled and Dun Cows

In the Dinsenchas, Manannán is also described as the father of Ibel, after whose death Manannán cast draughts of grief from his heart that became Loch Ruidi, Loch Cuan, and Loch Dacaech

You can find an early Manx poem about Manannan titled Manannan-beg-mac-y-Lheirr, "little Manannan, son of the Sea". The tale "Manannan at Play" features the god as a clown and beggar who turns out to be a harper. Manannán (here in his trickster guise of the Bodach), plays a number of pranks, some of which result in serious trouble; by the end of the tale, he compensates for the pranks that got him in trouble

Some folklore that he appears in include “O’Donnell’s Kern” where he appears as a kern or serving man at the courts of various historical persons from 16th Century Ireland. As a kern, he is repeatedly described as wearing thinly striped clothing and leather brogues (shoes) soaking with water, having ears and half his sword protruding from his mantle, and carrying three scorched holly javelins (elsewhere described as a single javelin) in his right hand. In this guise, he again appears as a trickster, walking into his hosts' homes uninvited and undetected by the guardsmen

I’ve spoken of this next tale plenty of times so I won’t go into full details but he is a chief figure in the Fenian “The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair and His Horse.” Two other tales would be “O’Neill’s Horse Race” and “Giant” where he, as Orbsen, is said to be a giant who fought another giant named Uillin on a spot marked by a standing stone in Moycullen

In Book of Fermoy, a manuscript of the 14th - 15th century, Manannan is described as “a pagan and lawgiver among the Tuatha Dé Danann, and a necromancer possessed of power to envelope himself and others in a mist, so that they could not be seen by their enemies.” He was such a magnificent Sailor among the European continent that it was said he could predict the weather simply by looking at the stars

(For some extra lore: Fand, his beautiful wife, started her life as a sea bird and was herself a deity of the sea but was later reduced to a simple Fae Queen)

#mythology #long post #manannan #there's so much lore for him i cant possibly put it all in one post #but i did my best! which is better than nothing

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celticmythpodshow · 7 years

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CMP009 - Let Fly the Crows of Battle

Battle is joined and the mighty Balor comes to the field.

It's always great to hear from you! Email [email protected], or call us on Speakpipe

Show Summary:

The eve of the Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh and Lugh gets promises of aid from the Tuatha De Danaan. The giant Balor of the Evil Eye enters the fray and the death toll rises. The Tuatha De are fighting not only for their land but for their entire race.

This episode is the 9th episode of the Irish Book of Invasions.

More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Show Summary:

Running Order:

Intro 0:40

News & Views 1:47

Story 5:28

Listener Feedback - Vicky, Kathy 24:54

Promo - Mary Jones 25:42

Promo - Deo's Shadow 26:12

Welsh Leeks 27:29

All the credits for this episode can be found in our show-notes at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish9

We hope you enjoy it!

Gary & Ruthie x x x

News & Views

Ruth has a great idea and we ask our listeners to join with us in celebrating our ancestors by telling their stories. This is the episode that we are releasing without accents being used for some of the characters. What do you think? Is it better or worse? Let us know - we welcome your views.

Let Fly the Crows of Battle - Episode 9 of the Irish Mythological Cycle and Part 9 of the Book of Invasions

Names Used in this Story

Listed in order of appearance

Teamhair

Carynx

Erin

Dagda

Ogma

Tuatha De Danaan

Lugh

Tir-na-nOg

Mathgen

Sliabh League

Dena Ulad

Mourne Mountains

Bri Ruri

Slieve Bloom

Sliabh Snechtai

Slemish

Blai Sliabh

Nemthenn

Sliabh Maccu Belgodon

Segais

Cruachan Aigle

Fomor, Fomori

Lough Derg

Lough Luimnigh

Lough Corrib

Lough Reagh

Lough Mask

Lough Neagh

Lough Gara

Lough Reagh

Marloch

Sidhe

Bechulle

Dianan

Cairbre

Etain

Glam Dicenn

Goban

Dolb

Credne

Luchta

Diancecht

The Morrigan

Magh Tuireadh

Aes Dara

Indech

De Domnan

Tollus-Dam

Ech Dam

Eru

Rechtaid the White

Fosad

Fedlimid

Ibor

Scibar

Minn

Slaine

Loch Arboch

Octruil

Airmed

Octriallach

Nes

Men of Dea

Midhir

Bodb Dearg

Badb

Macha

Nuada

Ceithlenn

Abhean

Leat Glas

Uinius

Bres

Elatha

Listener Feedback

Vicky, Kathy

We share some emails with you from listeners who have given us some great information. Kathy from the US has solved Ruth's question about Leeks and the Welsh by finding a quote from the Sacred Texts website. She also found the following quotes from Henry V (Shakespeare):-

FLUELLEN Your majesty says very true: if your majesties is remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in a garden where leeks did grow, wearVing leeks in their Monmouth caps; which, your majesty know, to this hour is an honourable badge of the service; and I do believe your majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek upon Saint Tavy's day. KING HENRY V I wear it for a memorable honour; For I am Welsh, you know, good countryman. FLUELLEN All the water in Wye cannot wash your majesty's Welsh plood out of your pody, I can tell you that: God pless it and preserve it, as long as it pleases his grace, and his majesty too! Thank you Kathy.

Promo - Mary Jones

Amazing Celtic resource site with information about everything! OK, I'm a bit enthusiastic but she does do an amazing job. She also hosts the Celtic Literature Collective which is one of the major resources for our stories. You can spend hours here. Visit her site at http://www.maryjones.us/.

Promo - Deo's Shadow

An extremely professional pagan podcast hosted by Deo and Mandy that often includes pieces about Celtic Mythology. Brendan Cathbad Myers has been in their latest episode and has also given them permission to produce one of his lectures about the Celtic Creation Story (or lack of it) which you can find in Episode 36. Check out this fun podcast at http://www.deos-shadow.com/. Sadly, the podcast was discontinued and you read about it here.

Sources used in this Episode

Sacred Texts, Gods & Fighting Men by Lady Gregory

Timeless Myths

http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T300011.html

Lebor Gabala

Sacred Texts, Celtic Wonder Tales, Ella Young

Sacred Texts, Cath Maghe Tuired, Elizabeth A Gray

Sacred Texts, Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race, Thomas Rolleston

The Mythological Cycle, The Second Battle of Mag Tured

Celtic Twilight

Celtic Literature Collective, Mary Jones

And, of course, the Awen - inspiration and imagination!

Special Thanks

For voice acting: Edward, our son, as Credne and Balor. Matt Howard, our friend, as Ogma and Ruadan. Kyle Morris as Mathgen.

For incidental music: Diane Arkenstone, The Secret Garden . See the Contributor page for details.

Kim Robertson, Angels in Disguise . See the Contributor page for details.

Time Ticks Away by Jigger. See their Contributor Page for details.

For our Theme Music

The Skylark and Haghole, the brilliant Culann's Hounds. See their Contributor page for details.

Extra Special Thanks for Unrestricted Access to Wonderful Music

(in Alphabetic order)

Anne Roos Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of her masterful music to Anne Roos. You can find out more about Anne on her website or on her Contributor page.

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The Dolmen Extra Special thanks also go to The Dolmen, for their permission to use any of their fantastic Celtic Folk/Rock music on the Show. You can find out more about The Dolmen on their website or on our Contributor page.

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