Mythical Women 01: The Story of Sinann – Story Archaeology
by Chris Thompson and Isolde Carmody · 20 episodes
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Conversations on Irish Mythology
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Revisiting Mythical Women 1 – Revisiting Sinann
Welcome to series 5 of Acallam na nÉces, “Revisiting Mythical Women”. In our first episode, we take a look back at the stories of Sinann, and the themes that came up when we discus…
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Mythical Women 01: The Story of Sinann
Sinann is the mythological source of the river Shannon, the longest river in Ireland. But who is she, and how far back does her story go? Was she a wayward girl, or the flower of h…