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(S4E8) GATE TO HELL: The Cave of the Cats (Halloween)

(S4E8) GATE TO HELL: The Cave of the Cats (Halloween)

Folkways: The Folklore of Britain and Ireland vor 1 Jahr

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Let's take a seasonally-appropriate trip to a mysterious cave in
County Roscommon, said to be Ireland's 'gateway to hell', and
also the origin of Halloween...

We meet Queen Maeve, monstrous cats, the Morrigan, and of
course... the sidhe!

Oweynagat, Co. Roscommon, Ireland

Featuring the texts:

Táin Bó Cúailnge

(1. Queen Medb's Revenge)

Fled Bricrenn / Bricriu's Feast

(2. The Cats' Test)

Echtra Nerai (Adventures of Nera)

(3. Samhain's Threshold)

The Metrical Dindshenchas

(4. Meet the Morrigan)

Related episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(S4E7) Stone and Sidhe with Thomas
Sheridan⁠⁠

Related bonus episodes:
⁠⁠Are The Fairies The Dead⁠⁠?Norah and the Fairies
(specifically the second half looking at the sidhe/sithean)

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