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Fionn Mac Cumhaill: A History of a Legend

This week Patrick and a panel of esteemed historians, researchers and scholars discuss the lore of the great mythical hunter-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Natasha Sumner, Director Fionn Cycle Folklore Project,...

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20.37 16 Jan 2022


Fionn Mac Cumhaill: A History of a Legend



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20.37 16 Jan 2022


This week Patrick and a panel of esteemed historians, researchers and scholars discuss the lore of the great mythical hunter-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Natasha Sumner, Director Fionn Cycle Folklore Project, Harvard, Dr Kevin Murray, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Early and Medieval Irish, University College Cork, Dr Sile Ni Muhurchu, Department of Modern Irish, University College Cork, Brian O' Sullivan, Author and Historian, Dr Jim MacKillop, Editor of  the 'Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology' and Dr Joseph Flahive, Scholar, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.


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