Tag Archives: Oral Tradition

Manuscripts Don’t Burn

Day 22 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020!  The optional prompt being to use an idiomatic phrase from another language or popular in another country as a starting point. Manuscripts Don’t Burn by Michael Doyle Years ago when I was younger Words ate … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel – Ulster Cycle

The Greeks have nothing on the Irish with respect to telling tales of tragedy.  This post is with respect to one such tragedy.  Togail Bruidne Da Derga or The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel is a tale within the Ulster … Continue reading

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