Culann’s Hound 60: Wisewoman
In the Dublin General Post Office, site of the 1916 Easter Uprising, stands this famous bronze of the dying CĂșchulainn. …
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Culann’s Hound 59: Homecoming
Both as a physical object and a set of ideas, a book can tie together past and present, allowing us …
Culann’s Hound 58: Parting Song
Superhero movies loom very large in the chatter online: witness the excitement over Justice League, with its “extended universe” of …
Culann’s Hound 57: Deadly Intent
This is a zombie post while I am traveling! When in Manhattan, I love to lay my eyes on familiar …
Culann’s Hound 56: Salt Tears
This is a zombie post while I am traveling to Crete đ About 5300 years ago, people in Ireland built …
Culann’s Hound 55: Resurrection
Ăengus Ăg (“Angus the Young”) was an Irish god of love and poetic inspiration. In my version of the tale, …
Culann’s Hound 54: The Crowes
I am fond of visiting cemeteries to read the names on the stones, look for quirky memorials, and enjoy the …
Culann’s Hound 52: Memory
Goodnight Moon is my favorite children’s picture book. It is a gentle story of a baby bunny’s bedtime ritual: saying …
Culann’s Hound 48: Black’s King
The “Staunton” style of chess pieces, required for formal competition, was created by a man named Nathaniel Cooke, an editor …
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 …
