S3 EP 14 — Ireland's First Psychopath?

About this episode

This episode explores the Fate of the Children of Tuireann and the character of Brian, son of Tuireann, in the context of 15th-century Irish mythology.

In the latest episode we dive into the Fate of the Children of Tuireann, a story from the 15th century that builds on The Second Battle of Moytura and introduces a fascinating (if slightly horrible) character in the form of Brian, son of Tuireann. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Dolan

Topics covered

• Irish history
• psychopathy
• 15th century
• Tuireann
• mythology
• Moytura

Keywords

• Ireland
• psychopath
• Tuireann
• 15th century
• mythology
• history
• Moytura

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Places: Ireland

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