The story of the immortal Tuan and his meeting with Saint Finnian Today we hear the tale of Tuan and Saint Finnian, one of the best shape-changing myths in the Celtic mythos. Set in historical times, we look back through history with the meeting of Tuan the Immortal. This episode is slightly longer than normal at 47 minutes - sorry, we just didn't want to break this story. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish16 Running Order: Intro 0:40 News & Views 1:12 Story 4:02 Listener Feedback -Myspace 42:30 Promo - Anne is a Man! 43:00 Promo - Njal's Saga 44:02 Irish Gaelic Phrase of the Day 45:40 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x Released: 12th September 2008, 48m We love hearing your feedback, please email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us on Speakpipe   News & Views We discuss our new Fairy Art gallery and wonder whether Fairy Art has a greater significance in today's society   Tuan the Immortal Names Used in this Story Listed in order of appearance For more information about the Characters below, see our Biographies section. Lough Foyle Magh Bhille Finnian Collum Cille Tuan Cairill Muredach Red-neck Ulaid Leinster Starn Sera Partholon Erin Noah Nemed Agnoman Semion Stariath Domnann Fir Bolg Gaeleoin Beothach Iarbonel Tuatha De Danann Padraig Alban   St Columba (Collum Cille) Saint Columba (Collum Cille) at Bridei's fort Saint Finnian San Finnian di Molville   Listener Feedback We send welcomes and thank yous to all the friends we have made on Myspace.   Promo - Anne is a Man! Anne Frid de Vries A blogsite that reviews some seriously good podcasts.   Promo - Njal's Saga Njal's Saga A podcast of the Viking Classic, Njal's Saga, read by David and Sandra of the Spoken Lore Podcast.   Irish Gaelic Phrase of the Day Céad Míle Fáilte which actually means a hundred thousand welcomes not a thousand welcomes as we thought and said in the Show :) You might also see it as Céad míle fáilte romhat! which means 'A hundred thousand welcomes to you!'   Sources used in this Episode Irish Fairy Tales The Story Or Ireland The Story of Tuan mac Carill The History of Ireland, Geoffey Keating Clan Donald Heritage Mysterious World: Ireland The Epics of Celtic Ireland , Jean Markale The Story of Tuan mac Caroll The Celtic Encyclopedia, Harry Mountain And, of course, the Awen - inspiration and imagination!   Special Thanks   For incidental music: Victor Stella After the War, Podsafe Audio . See the Contributor page for details. Diane Arkenstone The Secret Garden. See the Contributor Page for details. Kim Robertson, Angels in Disguise, All or None . See the Contributor Page for details. Jigger Time Ticks Away. See the Contributor Page for details.   For our Theme Music The Skylark and Haghole, the brilliant Culann's Hounds. See their Contributor page for details.   Extra Special Thanks for Unrestricted Access to Wonderful Music (in Alphabetic order) Anne Roos Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of her masterful music to Anne Roos. You can find out more about Anne on her website or on her Contributor page. Caera Extra Special thanks go for permission to any of her evocative harping and Gaelic singing to Caera. You can find out more about Caera on her website or on her Contributor Page. Celia Extra Special Thanks go for permission to use any of her wonderful music to Celia Farran. You can find out more about Celia on her website or on her Contributor Page. Damh the Bard Extra Special thanks go to Damh the Bard for his permission to use any of his music on the Show. You can find out more about Damh (Dave) on his website or on his Contributor page. The Dolmen Extra Special thanks also go to The Dolmen, for their permission to use any of their fantastic Celtic Folk/Rock music on the Show. You can find out more about The Dolmen on their website or on our Contributor page. Keltoria Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of t