Chris’ Rambles – Story Archaeology

Chris Thompson and Isolde Carmody

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Conversations on Irish Mythology

Language: English
Type: podcast

Latest episodes(7)

1Chris’ Ramble 11: Romancing the Neolithic Stone
12 Oct 202621m
New Scientific evidence supporting the origin of the altar stone at Stonhenge supports a better understanding of the of societal connections and collaborative co-operation to be found between the…
2Chris’ Ramble 8: A Story for our Times
12 Oct 202643m
The Táin Bó Cúailnge is an dramatic epic well worth the telling but with some challenging themes including broken loyalties and friendships with destruction laid on the land, for the sake of status…
3Chris’ Ramble 6: Just how old are Irish Stories?
12 Oct 202623m
So how old are the Irish stories? Come to think of it what exactly is meant by old, or medieval or any of the other terms so frequently used to describe mythological stories, and… does it matter? Join…
4Chris’ Ramble 5: The Landscape of Stories
12 Oct 202617m
This ramble, begun in Queensland, Australia and completed in Leitrim, Ireland. begins to explore the ways in which the environment in which the stories were told may change elements creating the tale.…
5Chris’ Ramble 3: Is This Not a Story Worth the Telling?
12 Oct 202628m
Join Chris on her ramble through the landscape of early Irish story and discover why many of the best stories contain the environmental messages which are still highly relevant today. Links for this…
6Chris’ Ramble 1: Mercator the map maker and the Tuatha Dé Danann
12 Oct 202615m
Find out more about these new posts, ‘Chris’ Rambles‘. Join Chris as she sets off, aided by an unusual sixteenth century map, encounters an excentric English polymath with big ambitions, and with the…
7Chris’ Rambles
12 Oct 2026
I like walking. I walk several days a week. I have several favourite local routes of around 5k or so. I don’t mind familiar walks as there is always something new and unexpected to find out. One day I…

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