Tackling the The Táin Ep 1

Sounds from the Shadows

First episode of a new series of telling the Irish epic of the Táin. Episode 1 features the 'Pillow Talk of Meadh and Ailill' and 'The Children of Clothru'. TW; themes of murder, incest, death in childbirth. Sounds from the Shadows: Website www.talesfromtheshadows.com Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/fromtheshadows Patreon Patreon www.patreon.com/talesfromtheshadows facebook www.facebook.com/talesfromtheshadows/ twitter twitter.com/talesshadows instagram www.instagram.com/talesfromtheshadows/ Some of the source I’m drawing on; The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge: From the Irish epic Táin Bó Cuailnge, Thomas Kinsella The Táin: Translated from the Old Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cairan Carson Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster, Lady Gregory Candlelit Tales candlelittales.ie Shadow of the Táin, Candlelit Tales Candlelittales – Episode01-shadowsofthetain-part1_whelanslive Story Archaeology, storyarchaeology.com storyarchaeology.com/feed/podcast/ Hog and Dice hoganddice.com And almost every other Irish Storyteller I’ve met or heard.