Best Roisin Meets Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Children and Armed Conflict w/ Ray Murphy 26:34

11d ago26:34

26:34

In this Episode, LLM Student Julia Collins hosts Professor Ray Murphy, Program Director of the LLM Peace Operations and Humanitarian Law. Together, they discuss children and armed conflicts, focussing on the recruitment of children and the legal protection of children engaged with armed groups.The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Kirsten…

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NEW LLM in Criminology, Criminal Justice and Human Rights w/ Dr. Róisín Mulgrew 12:02

23d ago12:02

12:02

In this episode, PhD student Kirsten Larson hosts Dr. Róisín Mulgrew, the programme director for the new LLM programme, Criminology, Criminal Justice & Human Rights. Kirsten and Dr. Mulgrew discuss the new programme commencing in September 2024 and the exciting and unique aspects of this LLM. More information: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/cour…

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Discussing the Irish Direct Provision System with Dr. Ciara Smyth 57:17

2M ago57:17

57:17

In this episode, LLM student Katie Davis speaks with Dr. Ciara Smyth, Programme Director of the LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, about Ireland’s Direct Provision System and efforts to reform it.This podcast was recorded in mid-February discussing the accommodation crisis for asylum seek…

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Interview w/ Courtney Curran: Archival Identification & Transitional Justice 26:21

2M ago26:21

26:21

In this episode, PhD researcher Kirsten Larson speaks with her colleague Courtney Curran (4th year PhD researcher at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) on her recent blog 'The Kosovo Specialist Chambers—an insatiable creature with a preference for ICTY leftovers'. Courtney is both a school of Law doctoral scholar at the Irish Centre for Human Right…

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Slavery Crimes and International Law with Professor Patricia Sellers 1:16:17

6M ago1:16:17

1:16:17

In this episode, the ICHR PhD researcher Kirsten Larson introduces a presentation by Professor Patricia Sellers, which was held at the annual International Criminal Court Summer School at the University of Galway. The presentation covers a history of Slavery Crimes and International Law. The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Kirsten Larso…

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Back From The Dead: Translating Transylvania 1:03:27

6M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

With thanks to the Bram Stoker Festival, the Motherfoclóir Podcast was resurrected for one afternoon in October 2022 to discuss the translation of Dracula into Irish by Seán Ó Cuirreáin. In this recording of last year's live show Darach is joined by Peadar and Siún as they consider the different motives of the politicians who commissioned the trans…

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Unaccompanied Migrant Children and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 24:40

7M ago24:40

24:40

In this episode, ICHR LLM student Julia Collins speaks with Dr Claire Raissian (who completed her PhD at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) about her research on the rights of unaccompanied migrant children. The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Julia Collins. Intro music: ‘Smarties Intro – FMA Podcast Suggestion’ by Birds for Scale (Attr…

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Freedom from Gender-Based Violence: From Civil Society to Human Rights 39:36

12M ago39:36

39:36

In this episode, ICHR LLM student Anna Godau speaks with Maëlle Noir and Kelsey Rhude (two PhD candidates at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) about the development of gender-based violence in international human rights law. They explore the intricate relationship of lawmakers and civil society movements – as well as the accompanying usefulness of…

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A Black Hole in the Mediterranean? Maritime Migration, Human Rights and State Responsibility 44:54

1y ago44:54

44:54

In this episode, Giulia Dedej speaks with Dr. Aphrodite Papachristodolou (Postdoctoral Researcher at the ICHR) on her important research on maritime migration and human rights. To keep up to date with developments from the Central Mediterranean, you can follow:Sea-Watch InternationalSOS MediterraneeOpen ArmsAlarm PhoneMSF SeaInfoMigrantsLighthouse …

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Meet the 2023 Team! (Part 2) 21:48

1y ago21:48

21:48

In this episode, Dr Gillian Kane interviews Julia Collins, Kirsten Larson, and Anna Godau, LLM students who are working on the Human Rights Podcast this year. They discuss their studies, what they are enjoying about life at the ICHR, and what we can expect to hear in upcoming episodes of the podcast.Some resources and links mentioned in this episod…

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Meet the 2023 Team! (Part 1) 27:15

1y ago27:15

27:15

In this episode, Dr Gillian Kane interviews Giulia Dedej, Shannon Kenny García Núñez, and Emma Kelly, LLM students who are working on the Human Rights Podcast this year. They discuss their studies, what they are enjoying about life at the ICHR, and what we can expect to hear in upcoming episodes of the podcast. Some resources and links mentioned in…

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Introducing | Words To That Effect 32:58

2y ago32:58

32:58

Motherfocloir is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network and there are lots of other shows on the network we think you might like. Words To That Effect is a show that tells stories of the fiction behind popular culture and if you're a fan of Motherfocloir we think there's a very good chance you'll like this show too. Here's a full episode, all about …

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Interview w/ Aoife Nolan: The European Social Charter Committee 22:27

2+ y ago22:27

22:27

Interview with Aoife Nolan on her role and the functioning of the Eurpoean Social Charter Committee.By Irish Centre for Human Rights

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Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law 45:05

2+ y ago45:05

45:05

This podcast contains a discussion of the book, Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Routledge, 2020), including contributions from editors Eve Massingham, who works at the University of Queensland, and Annabel McConnachie, who has worked with the Australian Red Cross. International humanitarian law expert Ray Murphy leads the conve…

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186: #186 | Last Orders - The Residents' Bar 1:32:37

2+ y ago1:32:37

1:32:37

Thank you for your support over the last four years. Thank you for inviting us into your headphones and into your head. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thank you to Brian and Kirsten for making each episode look and sound amazing. Thank you to Éimear, Clodagh, Caitlín, Siún and Ola, and all the members of the extended Motherfoclóir family…

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BONUS | Amy Louise O'Callaghan and the Irish Arts Center NYC 36:37

2+ y ago36:37

36:37

If you follow Darach's Word of the Week project with the Irish Arts Center in New York, you'll have seen the artwork of Amy Louise O'Callaghan - @amylouioc on Twitter, Instagram and Etsy - who reimagines Irish mythology in the style of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. More recently she has reimagined the iconography of tarot cards using well…

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185: #185 | Last Orders - The Grass Beard: Finn Longman and Queer Readings of An Táin 49:52

2+ y ago49:52

49:52

Join us for the final episode of Motherfoclóir, live on Zoom tonight: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55377967 --- Every artistic/visual representation of Cúchulainn presents him as a hulking, ultra-masculine figure. But is this interpretation justified by the text? In the Táin, Cúchulainn is frequently described as a small lad, girly in some ways, a…

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184: #184 | Last Orders - Motherfoclóir Meets Blindboy 1:12:28

2+ y ago1:12:28

1:12:28

The re-release of Professor Terence Dolan's Dictionary of Hiberno-English didn't happen by accident, but was nudged into existence by a writer who also happens to be one of the most seminal and relevant voices in Irish podcasting. And he's our guest this week! Before we folded the podcast forever, we are delighted to bring you this conversation bet…

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183: #183 | Last Orders - 32 Shades of Salach: Romance Novels with Róisín McNally 59:25

2+ y ago59:25

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In terms of literary prestige, romance novels don't get no respect, ranking lower than sports biographies and screenplay novelisations on the scale of respectability - according to people who don't read them, anyway. But what about people who do? Since Covid, sales of romance novels have shot through the roof, largely on account of the #BookTok has…

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182: #182 | Last Orders - Seven Deadly Letters - J, K, Q, W, X, Y, Z 58:56

2+ y ago58:56

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Four years ago we started this podcast off with a discussion of the letter V. There’s been much water under the bridge since then and while we always meant to give the other seven “forbidden” letters their own episode, there was always something a bit more urgent to attend to. Like translating smutty novels and so forth. But on today’s episode, Dr …

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181: #181 | Last Orders - Parenting Is An Irregular Verb - Séamas Ó Reilly 46:27

2+ y ago46:27

46:27

Everybody is talking about Twitter sensation Séamas Ó Reilly and his hilarious yet moving memoir "Did You Hear Mammy Died?" And rightly so - it's a sensational telling of a remarkable story of a boy with ten siblings losing his mother far too young and being reared by one of the most memorable Irish Dads in the history of memoir. Can a movie be far…

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180: #180 | Last Orders - Diabhal Scéal 57:26

3y ago57:26

57:26

When we say that a child is full of divilment, are we saying that they are possessed by Satan? No, we are not. In today's episode, Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar consider the concept of the devil in the Irish language. Why does diabhal scéal (devil a story) mean no story? What's the deal with the devil being buried in Killarney? Were politicians awar…

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179: #179 | Last Orders - Créatúrs, Sliabhíns & Digressions 51:44

3y ago51:44

51:44

Well, it couldn't last forever; Motherfoclóir will be ending forever before this autumn. Before we go on our separate ways, we'd like to bring you some topics and guests that we always meant to, but put on the long finger because we wanted "do more prep" or "wait until X was available" or some other excuse. Anyway, there's no time to procrastinate …

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Teaser | Darach Meets ... The Europeans! 13:26

3y ago13:26

13:26

Darach chats to Katy and Dominic, the hosts of popular podcast "The Europeans". To hear the full episode and much more visit https://www.patreon.com/darach The Europeans podcast can be found at https://europeanspodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy HeadStuff Podcasts

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How did consultancy firm, Mckinsey, shape EU asylum policy in Greece? 24:59

3y ago24:59

24:59

In the summer of 2020, Dr Ludêk Stavinoha and Apostolis Fotiadis revealed the previously unknown role that consultancy firm, McKinsey, played in shaping EU asylum policy in Greece. In this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, Niamh Keady-Tabbal, PhD researcher at the ICHR, speaks with Ludêk about their investigation, published in Balkan Insight: ht…

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The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 5) 6:29

3y ago6:29

6:29

This is the final episode in our five-part series on the EU-Mercosur Agreement. In this short clip, you can listen to Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, explaining Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and Investment Court Systems (ICS) in the context of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.By Irish Centre for Human Rights

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The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 4) 50:31

3y ago50:31

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Episode 4: Interview with Gerry Loftus, an Irish beef farmerIn this episode, you can listen to Emma Kelly, an LLM candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, interviewing Gerry Loftus, an Irish beef farmer. He explains the situation and the problems that Irish farmers are faced with nowadays and talks…

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The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 3) 45:19

3y ago45:19

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Episode 3: Interview with Juliana Sassi, a member of the Brazilian Left FrontIn this episode, you can listen to Reshma Das and Simon Seitz, LLM candidates at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, talking to Juliana Sassi, a member of the Brazilian Left Front. She describes the development of the EU-Mercosur …

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The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 2) 38:39

3y ago38:39

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Episode 2: Interview with Helmut Scholz, MEP with GUE/NGLIn this episode, you can listen to Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, and Simon Seitz, an LLM candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, interviewing Helmut Scholz, a member with GUE/NGL and a member of the German ‘Die Linke’ party. He explains the stages of negotiations on the EU-M…

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The EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Human Rights Analysis (Episode 1) 1:04:52

3y ago1:04:52

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Episode 1: Interview with Dr Laura Kehoe, a conservation scientistIn this episode, you can listen to Emma Kelly, an LLM candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and Saoirse McHugh, a member of Talamh Beo, interviewing Dr Laura Kehoe, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. She talks about the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade a…

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178: #178 | Fatal Deviation 1:04:29

3y ago1:04:29

1:04:29

Darach is joined by Mira Adama (@LostWolfling), along with a cast of other contributors, to discuss a cult classic of Irish cinema. Watch Fatal Deviation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPne3Wh0lqk This is our last episode of the season! You can join us on Patreon for bonus content throughout the break. --- Support Motherfocloir on Patreon: h…

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177: #177 | Let’s Start With Komets-Alef: Learning About Yiddish With Meena & Arun Viswanath 47:37

3y ago47:37

47:37

Recently, Yiddish became the fortieth language to join Duolingo, an achievement that followed hot on the heels of Harry Potter being translated into Yiddish. And would you believe that a brother and sister were responsible for these separate accomplishments? Well, when we found out about it we were struck by how many of the same kinds of conflicts …

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176: #176 | BONUS: Irish Sign Language with Caroline McGrotty 46:36

3y ago46:36

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Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsORJSesv48 In 2017, Irish Sign Language (ISL) was officially given legal recognition in Ireland. Of course, it has a long history prior to this and in today's episode, Darach and Gearóidín meet Caroline McGrotty (@CarolineMcTweet), an ISL translator and presenter, to find out more. Where did ISL …

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Hate speech targeting of minorities, with UN Special Rapporteur, Fernand de Varennes 44:24

3y ago44:24

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In this episode of the Human Rights podcast, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Professor Fernand de Varennes speaks to the Irish Centre for Human Rights on "why hate speech targeting of minorities must be named and emphasized."By Irish Centre for Human Rights

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175: #175 | Up The Lagan In A Bubble: Line of Duty and the Irish Cop Trope 47:49

3y ago47:49

47:49

Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the Wee Donkey. Everyone is hooked on “Line of Duty” at the moment, the latest reinvention of the cop show genre - and, fittingly, a reinvention of the “Irish cop” trope which is even older than television. But why did this format - a legacy from the era of segregation and McCarthyism - survive when westerns, Elvis movies…

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174: #174: Ceci N'est Pas Une Gickna - Louise Selkies Ní Chuilinn 56:27

3y ago56:27

56:27

When he’s not beavering away at this very podcast, Darach does a bit of work with the Irish Arts Center in New York as part of their word of the week project. This allows him to collaborate with some exciting and talented artists, such as today’s guest Louise Ní Chuilinn (as known as Selkies). Louise, an Irish speaker living in Brussels, tells Dara…

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173: #173 | The Bramble: Oein De Bhairduin 1:10:32

3y ago1:10:32

1:10:32

There’s a song in the Mincéir tradition (made famous among settled audiences by Luke Kelly) called the 40 Foot Trailer which ends with the line “There's a bylaw to say you maun be on your wayAnd another to say ye can't wander” The implication is clear: the Traveller Community are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Despite the visibility of…

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172: #172 | By The Banks of My Own Orinoco: The Wonderful World of @EnyaComments 47:26

3y ago47:26

47:26

One of the finest new accounts to join Twitter during the pandemic has been @EnyaComments, a deceptively simple twitter handle that shares comments written under Enya videos on the YouTube.These range from the ridiculous to the sublime. But what is it about Enya that draws such a wide fanbase from around the world? Why do her fans feel such a close…

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171: #171 | Please, Mr Postman - Colm McEvoy on An Post & Eircodes 56:20

3y ago56:20

56:20

Every few weeks, a story goes viral in Ireland: a letter, addressed to someone like "that lady with the yellow baseball cap who owns a cat the size of a dog and a dog the size of a cat" is posted and finds its intended recipient. It's a tribute to the affection and esteem with which Irish people regard their postal service. It hints at one of a num…

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Interview w/ Adam Wagner: A human rights perspective on the UK’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic 30:00

3y ago30:00

30:00

Welcome to the Human Rights Podcast, hosted by the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. At the Centre, we are fortunate to hear presentations from an array of international leading practitioners, policymakers, and researchers within the field of human rights and various other disciplines.Today we have the ple…

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170: #170 | Well, Well, Well: Vampires, Evil Fish and Holy Wells 43:40

3y ago43:40

43:40

Are things holy because we need them or do we need them because they're holy? This is something that we consider on this week's episode when holy wells are discussed. Are the legends and myths about holy wells just a roundabout way of explaining what their purpose is? Why are there so many in Limerick? What does Ryan Tubridy's surname mean? We also…

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169: #169 | The Subh Milis Not Taken - What Is The Best Loved Poem In Irish? 56:01

3y ago56:01

56:01

Back in 2015, the Paris Review ran an article on Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken” and concluded that it is - by some distance - the best known and most widely referenced poem of the twentieth century. Nothing else comes close. And yet, it is as misunderstood as it is famous. Many poems, or extracts from poems, are misread outside their ori…

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168: #168 | Last Train To Eel Town: Thoughts On Baile In Irish Placenames 56:39

3y ago56:39

56:39

Whether it's Flann O'Brien, the Book of Kells, Dindsenchas or An tOileánach, the Irish literary and literary historical traditions respect the idea of the digression - the idea that knowledge information, truth itself does not respect the artificial categories that limited human minds try to trap them in. Just as crabs think that eels are flying be…

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167: #167 | A Fiadh By Any Other Name: The 2020 Baby Names 51:52

3y ago51:52

51:52

At the end of February, the CSO released the 2020 baby name statistics and after a long run, Emily is no longer the top girl name in Ireland. How should we interpret this? What does it mean for existing Emilys, especially the ones who rejoiced in the name before it became so popular in the noughties? Grace is the new top name, but how much of that …

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166: #166 | Turscar-red For Life: Spam In Irish 41:14

3y ago41:14

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Greetings agus Salutations, I am Motherfoclóir, prince of words, Irish, Irish words and words from Ireland. I have a very special request to make of you. If you listen to this podchraoladh about spam as Gaeilge, I will send twenty millionty squillion US Dollars in gold bullion into your earphones. Please send me your bank details by WhatsApp voice …

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165: #165 | To Claim The Emerald 50:00

3y ago50:00

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In Thin Lizzy's tune Emerald, Phil Lynott tells a tale of marching men who wish to overthrow overlords, fighting a fight they believe to be right. But they bring horrible destruction in their pursuit of this goal - children never playing again, for example - as they seek The Emerald, a talisman not unlike Tolkien's ring. Lynott never explains what …

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164: #164 | May The Forts Be With You - Sinéad Mercier on Ringforts & Fairy Forts 50:09

3y ago50:09

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We've spoken about fairy forts before. However, in the context of our recent discussion of placenames and bearing in mind the widespread incidences of Ráth and Lios in towns across Ireland, we decided to bring an expert in. Sinéad Mercier, co-author of "The Men Who Eat Ringforts", drops in to tell Darach and Peadar all about these structures which …

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163: #163 | An Ace Up Your Sliabh: Recurring Styles in Placenames Pt. 3 41:19

3y ago41:19

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Could the word slíbhín - a sly, sneaky so-and-so - possibly come from the word sliabh, meaning a mountain? Are mountain folk really that cunning, or do the people from counties with many a sliabh (counties where more Irish was historically spoken) just happen to have more fire in the belly when they move to the lowlands in search of work? In the th…

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162: #162 | Inis or Oileán? Recurring Styles in Placenames Pt. 2 46:02

3y ago46:02

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When is an island an Inis and when is it an Oileán? In the second of our look at recurring words in Irish placenames, Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar consider islands. Why do some inland locations have island-based names? Why are there three places in Ireland called Lady's Island, each with a different name in Irish? What about the island that Charles…

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161: #161 | Cill or Coill? Recurring Styles in Placenames Pt. 1 45:52

3+ y ago45:52

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A lot of placenames in Ireland begin with Kil-. Sometimes this is a reference to a church, sometimes it refers to a woodland. Sometimes both. What's going on? Did the early Christians steal holy sites from the pagan druids or something? In the first of a set of episodes, Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar look at some of the recurring features in Irish p…

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