S3 EP17 — The Lie Behind The Children of Lír
From The History of Ireland by Kevin Dolan
November 6, 2025 · 15 min · Season 3 · Episode 17
About this episode
This episode explores the true nature of the Children of Lír myth as a Christian parable rather than a traditional myth.
In this episode we look at The Fate of the Children of Lír and explore how Ireland's most famous myth is not a myth at all. In fact, it's a Christian parable in a shape of myth. A bit like a child who's been turned into a swan. The artwork for this episode is THE CHILDREN OF LIR. THE ENCHANTMENT by Jim FitzPatrick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Dolan
Topics covered
- Irish mythology
- Children of Lír
- Christian parables
- myth interpretation
- Irish history
Keywords
- Children of Lír
- Irish mythology
- Christian parable
- myth
- Jim FitzPatrick
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE CHILDREN OF LIR. THE ENCHANTMENT
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