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1. Chris’ Ramble 22: Concerning Animal Companions

   20 Apr 2026

   Recent DNA testing on a long ignored jawbone fragment has opened a viewpoint on the distant past to when and how animal companions began to change the everyday lives of human commu…

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2. Chris Ramble 20 ~ What is so special about the Cath Maige Tuired?

   10 Feb 2026

   The settling of the The Tuatha Dé Danann in Ireland and their struggle against the mysterious Fomoire, form the central strand of the ancient Irish Mythological Story Cycle. Join C…

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3. Medb: Conquests and Consequences

   10 Mar 2019

   Medb, Queen of Connacht, is rightly renowned in Irish legend and mythology, as a strong and influential woman leader. Her centre of power, Cruachan Ai, is still recognised as one o…

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4. Telling Stories : Continuing the Oral Tradition

   28 Feb 2019

   Join Chris Thompson as she takes a story-teller’s view of the old Irish stories. Who told them and why were they so memorable. In this audio article, Chris celebrates the old stori…

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5. Some questions answered by The Story Archaeologists

   25 Nov 2018

   We regularly receive questions from listeners and readers. We try to answer them as soon as we can but many are well worth exploring in more detail. Here we discuss just three. Fir…

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