tuathadedanann | Aliisaacstoryteller

Ali Isaac

Jan 4, 20217 min read

mythical 'lake-bursts' of ireland

Did you know in early Irish literature there is a genre solely dedicated to lake-bursts? And they are often associated with men.

maynooth | plain of nuada and seat of learning

Ali Isaac

Sep 19, 20164 min read

maynooth | plain of nuada and seat of learning

Lectures start today. That’s right, at nearly fifty, I’m going back to school. Maynooth University, to be precise.

Ali Isaac

Aug 29, 20163 min read

hill of slane | faces in strange places

The Hill of Slane is famous for its role as the place from which St Patrick first defied the pagan Kings.

Ali Isaac

May 5, 20165 min read

the land of the ever young | pt 2

In my last post, The Land of the Ever Young Part One, we talked about Manannán’s Land, a mythical island kingdom of eternal summer and...

Ali Isaac

Apr 18, 20166 min read

the fosterling in irish myth

In ancient times, fosterage played an important role in Irish society, but the process was governed by strict and complex rules.

Ali Isaac

Jan 11, 20165 min read

Imramha | Searching for God

Imramha are the sea voyages made by early Irish saints and holy men into the Otherworld.

How to Write a Bestseller Like the Ancient Bards

Ali Isaac

Jul 17, 20156 min read

How to Write a Bestseller Like the Ancient Bards

The earliest writing exists in the form of Ogham symbols hewn along the edges of standing stones dating back to the fourth century.

Ali Isaac

May 14, 20152 min read

Irish Mythology | Étaín

I am Etain. Once I was Sidhe, and a Queen, adored and admired. Now, I spread my wings, and they are beautiful, vibrant, shimmering.

Irish Mythology | Friday 13th… Unlucky for Some?

Ali Isaac

Feb 11, 20156 min read

Irish Mythology | Friday 13th… Unlucky for Some?

There is a deep-rooted fear in many cultures that Friday 13th is a very unlucky day, yet no one knows where this superstition has come from.

Ali Isaac

Aug 13, 20141 min read

Heapstown Cairn

Heapstown Cairn is located near Castlebaldwin in County Sligo, and is a passage tomb 60 metres in diameter and 6 metres high.

Ali Isaac is an author and blogger specialising in Irish mythology. Through word and image, she tries to draw the human story from Ireland's landscape and tumbled stones, with a particular focus on the women history has abandoned, and legend only half remembers.

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