Culann’s Hound 47: Mournful Eyes
One of the challenges I encountered in adapting the Cúchulainn myths was that certain place names in Irish sagas do …
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Shelter From the Storm: Conor McPherson’s “Girl From the North Country”
Girl From the North Country Written and Directed by Conor McPherson Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan The Old Vic, …
Culann’s Hound 46: The Golden Man
Throughout history, people have used poison-tipped arrows and spears in hunting. The practice survived to the modern day among indigenous …
Culann’s Hound 45: The Chain
NB: This is a robo-post while I’m visiting London! All the publicity surrounding the Wonder Woman movie reminds me of …
Culann’s Hound 44: Honor
According to Irish Archaeology, hurling is “arguably the fastest field sport in the world and quite possibly the oldest.” It …
Culann’s Hound 43: Ogham Letters
When I traveled in Sweden, I saw plenty of runestones dating from the Viking age. Ireland had its own script, …
The End of Lucky Peach, and Peter Meehan’s Giardiniera
The demise of innovative mag Lucky Peach was recently announced, much to the dismay of everyone who takes food and …
Culann’s Hound 42: Aftereffects
There were people living on the site of Dublin from prehistoric times, but it was the Vikings who first built …
Ciarán Hinds “Lookalikes”: Political Edition Plus
Ciarán Hinds is not often cast as a politician. According to the collective judgment of casting directors, he most resembles …
Girl From the North Country: Fan Fun
When Ciarán Hinds is in a play, I like to create a souvenir of some kind, to mark the occasion …
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