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Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland’s most famous myths and folklore, and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history which have become almost forgotten in centuries past.
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Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
What happens when a king goes mad? When he leaves his home, his wife and lands, and goes wandering in the woods and the wild? Such a strange frenzy came on Sweeney, an Irish king long ago. The life he came to live was a harsh and a wild one – but, as the story shows, still one where breathtaking beauty could be found . . .
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Sources And Further Reading
- Buile Suibhne. (The frenzy of Suibhne) by O'Keeffe, J. G
- The King's Mirror
- Myrddin Wylt
- Wild Man
Music
- The Butterfly – Sláinte
- The Elfin Knight - Traditional
- I'm Missing Ennis - Philip Ayers
- Everything We Built - Christian Andersen
- It All Went Away So Quickly - Christian Andersen
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