Irish Mythology : The Children of Danu - Daniel Allison

Written by Daniel Allison
Read by Aidan Kelly, Aoife McMahon
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Irish myths shouldn’t feel like work. They should keep you up at night.

In Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, USA Today best-selling author Daniel Allison retells the Mythological Cycle, the first of the four cycles of Irish Mythology.

Here you will discover the epic tales of the Irish gods. Lugh, the Dagda, Manannán and the Morrígan come to life in vivid prose that keeps the listeners’ attention.

Celtic myth used to feel dense, confusing, hard to access. No longer.

This is neither a dry, academic text nor a shallow, AI-generated summary laden with leprechauns and mischievous fairies.

These are ancient myths you will fall in love with.

You will discover:

How the stories of the Mythological Cycle came to be written down.

The origins of the Tuatha Dé Danann (known to modern readers as the sidhe folk, fae or fairy folk).

How Lugh came to lead the Tuatha Dé Danann and defeat Balor of the Evil Eye.

How the Gaelic people won Ireland from the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Contains a host of classic tales, including:

The Children of Lir.

The Birth of Lugh.

The Dream of Angus.

The Voyage of Bran.

The Song of Amergin.

The Second Battle of Moytura.

You’ll also get:

Extensive notes to each story with links to source materials and further readinglinks to podcast episodes in which you can hear these stories told orally by Daniel Allison and leading Irish storytellers.

An authentic work by a well-respected author who has sat at the firesides of Irish elders.

A free story from Finn & The Fianna, a retelling of the Fenian Cycle of Irish legends by Daniel Allison

A gateway into Daniel Allison’s work which includes podcasts, mythic fiction, live & online storytelling events, and mythic immersion retreats

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
Release date: 05-19-25