Stories, Cycles, Characters in Irish Myth
Hear the stories from Irish Myth and Legend, beautifully retold by professional storytellers.
The stories are organised into four cycles: Mythological, Ulster, Fenian and King. Also check out the characters.
Myth and Modernity – the Contemporary Relevance of Myth
A myth is something that has never happened, but is happening all the time. Joseph Campbell.
Here we explore the contemporary relevance of myth from our Bard School Immersions.
Bard Productions – Mythic Thinking for today
Fascinating paths to travel down looking at Mythic History, Myth and Nature, Mythic Minds and much more.
A CLASSIC IRISH MYTH
The Children of Lir
In this Zoom Evening you will hear a classic Irish Myth where Lir’s children are turned into swans. You will also hear an Artist of Myth, Paul Joyce, who tells and shows us his Lir series of paintings. This has always been an unforgettable experience.
THE FIRST WOMAN IN IRELAND
Cesair
In this Evening you will hear the Story of the first peoples who, in the Mythic History, came to Ireland. And we will have one of Karina Tynan’s powerful retellings from the perspective of Cesair. Karina is a poet and a ‘teller’ with a special ability to create a world to immerse in. Participants find this ‘forgotten’ story to be fascinating and inspirational.
Bard Survey of Irish Myth – do the Irish know their own myths?
Check out the Results of Bard’s Global Survey of Irish Myth
The Irish have a vast and unique ancient mythic literature. It is one of the most extensive in the Western World.
The Bard ran a Global Survey among the Irish Diaspora to find out the knowledge of the Irish Myth.
