Saga of Manannan, Part 3 and end of the Irish Mythological Cycle This is the third and final part in the Saga of Manannan which contains two stories. The first, the Tale of Laogaire, tells of a visit of a great warrior to the Realm of the Undying who given the chance refuses to return to Erin. The second tale, the Tale of Tadg and the Three Duns or Castles tells the tale of the voyage of Tadg amongst Manannan's Islands and his encounter with the three great Halls in the Many-Coloured Land. This is also the last episode in the Irish Mythological Cycle and the tale of Tadg rounds off the tale by returning our vision back to Four Islands in the Otherworld, perhaps the very same islands from which the Tuatha De Danaan came from to settle the land of Erin. Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish29 Show Summary: Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:22 Story 3:11 Listener Feedback - Ancestral Celt 34:01 Promo - Genesis Avalon 36:40 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x Released: 25 July 2009, 42m We love to get your feedback, please email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us on Speakpipe   News & Views We talk about an Irish Fest taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the USA. You can find details about this festival at irishfest.com. We also take about a Welsh Festival taking place in Pennsylvania in September and you can find out more details on the Pennsylvania attractions site. We also mention that we attended the Anderida Gorsedd Conference a couple of weeks back and will be trying to bring you a Special Report in a future show. We tell you our plans to round off the Irish Mythological Cycle with a Summary show and ask for feedback from you that we can include in this show as well as introduce the Welsh Mythology section of our tales with an Introductory Show before the stories begin.   There and Back Again: Part 3 of the Saga of Manannan Names Used in this Story Listed in order of appearance Loch na n-Ean Connacht Crimthan Cass Laegaire Fiachna Betach Sidhe Eochaid the Dumb Sal Goll Dalbh Magh Mell Deorgreine Connachta Manannan Erin Tadg Cian Oliol Airnelach Eoghan Cathmann Munster Tabarn Fresen Beire do Bhunadas Liban Conchubar Abratrudh Curragh Inislocha Rudrach Dergcroche Bodb Cesair Partholon Nemed Fir Bolg Tuatha De Danaan Inis Daleb Inis Ercandra Conn Connla Cliodna Gebann Treon Ciabhan Boynne Croidhe Essu Children of Danu    Listener Feedback Ancestral Celt We play some audio feedback from Ancestral Celt, one of our earliest listeners and dearest friends.   Promo - Genesis Avalon "Genesis Avalon" is a full-cast, fantasy maxi-series serial drama. Like a lot of kids who grew up in the 1990s, I grew up with shows like X-Men, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman, Justice League, and Spider-man. As a child of the 90's though, I also grew up with a totally different form of the superhero in the form of anime. From the boys of Gundam, to the seven warriors of Suzaku in Fushigi Yuugi, to even (dare I say it) Sailor Moon, I had been able to see two different kinds of heroes. The kinds with capes and gadgets (Or alien powers), and the kind whose mystical powers governed their duties and how they fight.   So I decided I would take the mythology I loved the most and apply it to a superhero. Thus came Genesis Avalon.   I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed writing and directing it. And my cast is made of platinum, you are all amazing. Kathryn Pryde  Creator, writer and director, "Genesis Avalon"    Sources used in this Episode http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/gafm/gafm24.htm http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/gafm/gafm25.htm And, of course, the Awen - inspiration and imagination!   Special Thanks For incidental music: AKA Jules, Isagoround, Grieve from Intrusion EP, Backlight from Wherever It Takes Place. See the Contributor page for details. Anne Roos, My True Love's Hair from Hasten to the Wedding. See the