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 …
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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, …
Culann’s Hound 41: The Pangs
In the epic Táin Bó Cuailnge (“Cattle Raid of Cooley”), all the men of Ulster except Cúchulainn are laid low, …
Culann’s Hound 39: Battle of the Sexes
Queen Medb (modern spelling: Meave) is one of my favorite characters from the Táin Bó Cúailnge, the most impressive woman in …
Culann’s Hound 37: The Strand
The dramas of William Butler Yeats were never as popular as his other poetry, yet they represent an important element …
Culann’s Hound 36: Synchronicity
Synchronicity, the principle of meaningful coincidence, was the brainchild of the psychoanalyst Carl Jung. He used it to explain paranormal phenomena. Imagine that …
Culann’s Hound 33: Union
Willingly I would sink down into the house of Hades, O woman like the goddesses, once I had come to your …
Culann’s Hound 30: Warp-Spasm
“Warp-spasm” is translator Thomas Kinsella’s word for ríastrad, the distortion Cúchulainn undergoes when he falls into a battle rage: The …
Culann’s Hound 29: Crossroads
The Irish mór rígain or “Great Queen” (Morrigan) was a goddess of warfare and fate. Like many Irish deities, she sometimes manifested …
Culann’s Hound 28: Bitter Honey
Modern artwork of Aoife and other warrior women tends to be highly sexualized, and (to my knowledge) no ancient images of …
