Episode 82 - The Death Of Conal Cearnach - Post Show Chats

Ending our death series on a lighter note with the post show chat we had about the death of Conall Cearnach, the second greatest hero of Ulster. Our holiday bubble came to a sudden end early in January, and just before Sorcha returned home to Dublin, we had a chance to chat about the death of this great hero. We also enjoyed the deepening of her Cork accent and generally shite talked about how enjoyable the death series was for us and why it’s important to look back on these set of stories. Conall Cearnach was the runner-up to his younger cousin, Cúchulainn, and he was spectacular in his own way, so we had loads to talk about. Crooked necked and touched with an otherworldly beauty, he was vicious in battle and boasted that he never went to bed without the severed head of a Connaughtman under his knee. But what happens to a hero who is unbeatable? Who is so fierce and so terrifying that he wins all his battles? What happens when he grows old, and slow, and sick? What were the honour systems in place in that society and what were the deeper meanings to these stories. Conall Cearnach found his own way to get the death he always wanted, and the death series has come to a dramatic end with his demise. He and Cúchulainn will be back in action in the next episode however, as we tell ‘Bichru’s Feast’. Support for this podcast comes from our patrons. We release some of our sources and early updates on Patreon, so to find out more, or become a patron by going to: https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales http://candlelittales.ie/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast/ https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales/ https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales/ https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://www.youtube.com/candlelittales #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #candlelittales #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology #candlelittalespodcast #podcast