EPISODE THREE : THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY

Author: Causeway Pictures
Published: Sat 16 Nov 2024
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The Irish Gothic Podcast explores the origins of Irish Folk tales. myths and legends in all their dark, fantastical glory and how these vivid yarns continue to resonate across the world to this very day.

Join Hosts Chris Patterson and Spence Wright as they fuse their love for all thing's horror with a wellspring of Irish lore.

From the terrifying figure of the Dullahan to the origins of Halloween itself, if it’s a yarn you’re after, pull up a chair and let ‘Irish Gothic’ fill your ears.

In today's episode, we travel down through the hexagonal stoned landscape of County Antrim's Giant's Causeway. Made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea, this dramatic sight has inspired legends of giants striding over the sea to Scotland. In this episode, Chris and Spence discuss the legendary Finn McCool, and unearth some lesser known giants from this land.

Hosts: Chris Patterson & Spence Wright

Producer: Rebecca Alcorn

Production Company: Causeway Pictures

Bibliography:

Book your visit to the Giant’s Causeway here! - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/giants-causeway

Giants, Dwarfs and Other Oddities, by C. J. S. Thompson (1989)

Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland, by T. Crofton Crocker (1844)

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