Anthony Murphy: Mythical Ireland

Summary

In 'Mythical Ireland', Anthony Murphy explores the ancient ruins of Ireland, seeking deeper meanings behind 5,000-year-old megalithic monuments and their myths. The book challenges conventional archaeology by examining the cultural and spiritual significance of these sites. Through rich narrative and stunning visuals, it reawakens ancient Irish lore for contemporary audiences.

Key takeaways

• 1Anthony Murphy investigates local knowledge of Newgrange before its excavation.
• 2The Cailleach: an ancient hag goddess whose influence is evident in Irish mythology.
• 3Speculation on the disappearance of Ireland’s equivalent to Stonehenge.
• 4Discussion of the first kings of Tara and their significance in Irish history.
• 5Myths regarding flooded towns and cities in Ireland's history.
• 6The Tara Brooch and its lore of attempted theft.

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Transcript excerpt

Okay, hey, how you doing this? Is clip your host of Earth ancients. And it's been a couple of weeks since I've been home now from Egypt. Egypt was fabulous. A great group of people joined me, and I got say that that Grand Egyptian Museum is a musty for anyone interested in ancient artifacts and everything from fabulous sculpture, just beautiful sculpture from Old Middle and New Kingdom, even some Predelirian sculptures identified as Old Kingdom. We're there if you're into the king Tut exhibition. Every item that was ever pulled out is in that museum. And I gotta say there was some real unusual pieces there. There's some huge what they look look like big boxes. There are storage units that are encrusted with gold. I mean the gold plated everything. Gold leaf was laid on these wood boxes. All the artifacts, all the afterlife goods were gold or semi precious or precious stones. I mean, I for some reason, I just I just don't really care. It's nice to look at this. If I'm interested in sculpture, I'm interested in artifacts that are unusual. I'm interested in machined items which are all over the place, and that exhibit that museum King Tut's interesting, but you know, really the highlight is the mask, and I've seen it a couple of different times, and that is very very ornate, very well designed and beautiful and the real top of the mountain when it comes to artifacts from the Pharonic period from the Pharaohs. But there's so many anomalies in that museum that you just can't keep track of them. And that's why every time I go there. ...

Excerpt from Earth Ancients, May 30, 2026. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.