Irish culture Archives

What Are the Four Cycles of Irish Mythology?

Why scholars organize Irish myths into four cycles (and why the original Príomh-Scéil and Fo-Scéil classifications are better)

When are the Irish myths supposed to be set? You’d have to go story by story, high king by high king, to get it all mapped out on a timeline.

Is there any truth to the claim that Halloween is a satanic holiday? We’ll need to investigate the origins of Samhain to find out

A desperate dad turns to the Celtic occult in an attempt to retrieve lost loved ones from the Otherworld. Written/directed by I. E. Kneverday.

a map that leads to a better understanding of the Irish gods, their divine dwellings, and how the Tuatha Dé Danann became the fairies

Muirchú’s account of St. Patrick’s contest of miracles with the druid at Tara, as detailed in the 7th-century Life of Saint Patrick

Patrick himself wrote that he was abducted by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland for six years, but is that the real story?

A god, a demon, a goblin, an idol: whatever Crom Cruach is, we know St. Patrick destroys it (according to legend)

Prepare to contemplate your own impermanence as you uncover the inner life of an old woman preparing for death.

A tall tale about greed, love, and the changing of the seasons, penned by one of Ireland’s most famous writers, Oscar Wilde.