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    • Immersion 1 – Nine Waves – Introduction to Irish Myth, The Cycles and Silver Branch Perception
      • Wave 1: The Voyage Of Bran
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      • Wave 4 – The Settling of the Manor of Tara
      • Wave 5 – Cú Chulainn: Romantic Cultural Hero
      • Wave 6 – Cú Chulainn as a Tragic Hero
      • Wave 7 – Amhairghin and the Arrival of the Sons of Mil
      • Wave 8 – Conaire Mór: The Exemplary King
      • Wave 9 – Niall of the Nine Hostages
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      • Wave 1 – Birth and Boyhood Deeds of Fionn MacCumhail
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      • Wave 5 – Parthalon
      • Wave 6 – Nemed and the Fir Bolg
      • Wave 7 – Balor of the Evil Eye
      • Wave 8 – Cormac MacAirt
      • Wave 9 – Mongan
    • Immersion 3 – Exile, Migration and Return: Voyages and Adventures
      • Wave 1 – Deirdre of the Sorrows
      • Wave 2 – Midir and Etain
      • Wave 3 – The Children of Lir
      • Wave 4 – The One Jealousy of Emer: Cuchulain and Fand
      • Wave 5 – The Voyage of Mael Duin
      • Wave 6 – Brendan The Navigator
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      • Wave 8 – The dream of Oenghus
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      • Wave 10 – Columcille and the Celtic Christianity
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Wave 5 – Cú Chulainn: Romantic Cultural Hero

By Bard Mythologies

The Classic Archetype of the Warrior What the Bard Mythologies Global Research Study on Irish Myth revealed is that one of the best known figures in Irish Myth is the great warrior, Cú Chulainn – the Irish Achilles.  He is the great defender and was adopted by both communities in the Troubles in the North. […]

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Wave 4 – The Settling of the Manor of Tara

By Bard Mythologies

A foundational political structure: distributed power and the fifth province The tradition was that the High King of Tara had to throw a feast for all the people of Ireland every three years.  It lasted seven days and seven nights.  What a way to ensure friendship and cultural unity? One year King Diarmuid mentioned that […]

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Wave 3 – Fintan and the Hawk of Achill

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Shapeshifting and the Shamanic In the colloquy of Fintan and the Hawk of Achill we have a dialogue between a wonderful shamanic figure who has lived for 5500 years and a hawk who has lived as long!  The dialogue takes place just before they die.  These two, human and bird have seen it all. In […]

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Wave 2 – The Cesair Journey

By Bard Mythologies

An epic journey and a foundation myth of Ireland In regard to the beliefs of the ancient Irish about their origins what we know is that we don’t know.  Whatever nature origin legends there may have been did not survive the arrival of Christianity.  What we do know, however,  is that these origin questions were […]

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The Mythological Cycle

By Bard Mythologies

The Mythological Cycle is about the set of five Invasions Lebor Gabála Érenn that were core to the formation of Ireland. It is also about the Battles of Moytura where the Tuatha De Danaan were successful in establishing a culture based on the goddess. The final invaders, the Sons of Mil, then beat them at the Battle of Tailtiu to send the Tuatha De […]

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Kings Cycle

By Bard Mythologies

Cormac MacAirtConaire MorLabhraidh LoingseachNiall of the Nine HostagesMongan Voyages The Voyage of BranThe Children of LirMidir and Etain Characters Brigid the SaintBrigid the GoddessThe Goban Saor

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