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Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu

Celtic Myths & Legends Retold

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Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu

By: Daniel Allison
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly, Aoife McMahon
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Irish myths shouldn't feel like work. They should keep you up at night.

In Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, USA Today best-selling author Daniel Allison retells the Mythological Cycle, the first of the four cycles of Irish Mythology.

Here you will discover the epic tales of the Irish gods. Lugh, the Dagda, Manannán and the Morrígan come to life in vivid prose that keeps the listeners' attention.

Celtic myth used to feel dense, confusing, hard to access. No longer.

This is neither a dry, academic text nor a shallow, AI-generated summary laden with leprechauns and mischievous fairies.

These are ancient myths you will fall in love with.

You will discover:

  • How the stories of the Mythological Cycle came to be written down
  • The origins of the Tuatha Dé Danann (known to modern readers as the sidhe folk, fae or fairy folk)
  • How Lugh came to lead the Tuatha Dé Danann and defeat Balor of the Evil Eye
  • How the Gaelic people won Ireland from the Tuatha Dé Danann

Contains a host of classic tales, including:

  • The Children of Lir
  • The Birth of Lugh
  • The Dream of Angus
  • The Voyage of Bran
  • The Song of Amergin
  • The Second Battle of Moytura

You’ll also get:

  • Extensive notes to each story with links to source materials and further readinglinks to podcast episodes in which you can hear these stories told orally by Daniel Allison and leading Irish storytellers
  • An authentic work by a well-respected author who has sat at the firesides of Irish elders
  • A free story from Finn & The Fianna, a retelling of the Fenian Cycle of Irish legends by Daniel Allison
  • A gateway into Daniel Allison’s work which includes podcasts, mythic fiction, live & online storytelling events, and mythic immersion retreats

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Listening to this has been an enrapturing journey into mythic time. The stories are beautifully, written and the reading is so captivating, I loved every minute of it. I listened to this in preparation for my very first trip to Ireland and it has only galvanized my curiosity to meet this mysterious main character of these stories, the land herself. I recommend this to whomever is interested in being carried into mythical atmosphere and returned with a different seeing of the world. Daniel is a masterful storyteller can't recommend him enough. Thank you!

An enrapturing journey into mythic time

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