Dindshenchas 10: Tocmarc Étaíne 2 – The Re-Born Identity – Story Archaeology

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2. A conversation with Professor Lisa Bitel

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3. A Conversation with Ann Gerety Smyth

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   Ardagh hill, in County Longford, Ireland is a very special ‘Stories in the Landscape’ location. This is the legendary Bri Leith, where much of the Tocmarc Étaíne is set. The Ardagh…

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4. Dindshenchas 10: Tocmarc Étaíne 2 – The Re-Born Identity

   05 Nov 2013

   As Étaín grows up to be the most beautiful woman in Ireland – again – she is wooed and won by no less than the king of all Ireland. But no story can be that simple! Join the Story…

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