Story Archaeology

ceramic on glass by Chris Thompson The battle of Moytura is bettter known as the Mythological story cycle. This audio re-telling is especially designed for, but not limited to, a younger audience. In part 4,The Healers, we discover how Nuada getsanother shot at the kingship, the sad fate of Miach, Dian Cécht's son and get to meet meet his sister, Aimed, a gifted herbalist. 10(ish) to adult! Discover more about the The Cath Maige Tuired Listen to the podcast episode on Airmed Notes for Part 4: The healers: When Isolde and I were working on this text we did wonder if this episode conerning Miach's death and 'rebirth' in the form of new plant growth might have once had an alternate context. Etymologically speaking. Dian Cécht has the meaning 'Eager Plough.' Miach and Airmid are both words used for measures of grain. So the cutting down of Miach, his burial and the regeneration of new geowth from the site where he was 'planted' has much in common with a number of agrarian myths; for eaxample,