Show Notes
Newgrange at Twilight ~ Anthony Murphy
Anthony Murphy, is an author, journalist, astronomer and photographer. He also curates the wondeful Mythical Ireland website. Join Chris and Anthony as they explore how Irish mythological stories, supported by recent evidence from genertics, seem to reflect the remarkable story of both neolithic and bronze age Ireland.
This is a slightly longer 'Conversation in the Landscape' than usual but why not?
There is so much to explore in this fascinating topic .
Links for this episode
First and foremost here is the link to Anthony's impressive webite Mythical Ireland 'New Light on the Distant Past'. There is so much to discover and learn on this site.
This is the link to the article that inspired me to contact Anthony and invite him to share this conversation. The Beaker People and their Replacement of Neolithic DNA. ~ Is this remembered in Irish Myth?
The new henge of Newgrange ~ A once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Read Anthony's blog article on the implications of the 2020 A-DNA discoveries
Explore Books by Anthony Murphy
Links to other books, talks and articles referenced in our conversation
Professor J.P Mallory : Talk: Genetic Geneology Ireland (Belfast 18) Book: In Search of the Irish Dreamtime
Professor Mallory on The Beaker People arrival in Ireland
Lara Cassidy, (2020). Ancient DNA in Ireland: Isolation, immigration and elite incest. British Archaeology
The Horse, The Wheel and Language by David Anthony (PDF format)
Story Archaeology Links
Chris Ramble 6: Just how old are the Irish stories?
Brú na Bóinne and Cnogba - the Boyne Valley in the Metrical Dindshenchas: (Isolde's translations)
The Dindshenchas of Knowth - Cnogba: (Isolde's translations)
The Dindshenchas of Brug na Bóinde
And for conversations, articles and translations based on a wide variety of Irish myths and stories, some of which we discussed in this conversation, explore the Archive through the page top navigation or, of course explore 'Mythical Ireland' for more Irish stories and their settings.
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