Episode 4: The Voice from the Bog

In the final episode of The Discovery Series: The Bog Bodies, it’s time to bring everything together. Travel writer Fionn Davenport is joined by Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland to sift through the evidence and explore the three leading theories behind the deaths of Old Croghan Man and Clonycavan Man. Drawing on archaeology, belief systems and landscape, they weigh what we know - and what remains unknowable. As the journey comes to a close, there’s space for reflection. Fionn revisits the sculpture by artist Ciaran Byrne atop Croghan Hill, first encountered in episode one, and reflects on why it has stayed with him as a powerful expression of the mystery at the heart of this story. The episode ends where it feels most fitting – with a quiet visit to the Kingship & Sacrifice exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, sitting once more with Old Croghan Man and Clonycavan Man, and considering what their lives and deaths may still be telling us. Explore more of Ireland’s ancient past, from the Neolithic to the early Christian era, at https://www.discoverireland.ie/the-discovery-series