The Medieval Irish History Podcast #EarlyIrishPod

Talking all things #Brigid w/Prof. Catherine McKenna (Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard).

Was Brigit a true feminist icon? Was she even real? Or merely made up by a man to exploit the veneration of a 'pagan' goddess? All this & more!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GYSJHylMlTNuKUSSzLhN1?si=dq1hxKrKT_Ky4KcDFo0g_w

#EarlyIrishMU #MaynoothUniversity #Brigid1500 #BrigidsDay

St Brigit with Prof. Catherine McKenna

Listen to this episode from The Medieval Irish History Podcast on Spotify. Was Brigit a true feminist icon? Was she even real? Or merely made up by a man to exploit the veneration of a 'pagan' goddess? All this and more in our special St Brigit's Day episode with Prof. Catherine McKenna (Harvard University) to celebrate the Brigit 1500 commemorations in 2024. Happy St Brigit's Day! Hosted by Dr Niamh Wycherley. Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday). Email: [email protected] Twitter X: @EarlyIrishPod Supported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & the Irish Research Council. Views expressed are the speakers' own. Production: Tiago de Oliveiro Veloso Silva. Logo design: Matheus de Paula Costa Music: Lexin_Music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medievalirishhistory/message

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"An image of Patrick...traipsing around in the rain ordaining priests and founding churches does not hold the public consciousness on the same level as the pagan-slaying, heroic figure created by Muirchú." - Niamh Wycherley from #EarlyIrishMU at #MaynoothUni

#StPatricksDay2023 #StPatricksDay #PaddysDay

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Meet St Patrick's spin doctor | Maynooth University

A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life writes Dr Niamh Wycherley, Department of Early Irish 

Will the real St Brigid please stand up?
Niamh Wycherley at #EarlyIrishMU @maynoothuni gathers the evidence to show the #Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today #Brigid1500
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0123/1349669-st-brigid-kildare-ireland-evidence-identity/