mythicalireland's video: Live Irish Myths episode 125: Comets in Irish mythology and folklore

In this week's episode, , we are returning to heavenly realms with a slightly unusual topic. Today, we will discuss the theories suggesting that comets were mentioned in Irish myths and legends. The episode will revolve around the work of Mike Baillie of Queen's University Belfast and his colleage, Patrick McCafferty, who propose that some of these stories take place in the sky and describe close encounters with comets, those mysterious giant rocks from the outer solar system that regularly appear in our night skies as fuzzy stars with tails. Go to 14:30 to skip the hellos and introductions. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this channel for the very best videos about ancient Ireland, our mythology, megalithic sites, astronomical alignments, archaeological discoveries and much more. BECOME A PATRON of Mythical Ireland and get rewarded with early and exclusive access to photographs, announcements, podcasts and videos: https://www.patreon.com/mythicalireland. Also get exclusive merchandise for patrons as part of the higher reward tiers. Brought to you by acclaimed author, photographer and astronomer Anthony Murphy. See more resources, photos and videos at https://www.mythicalireland.com Anthony is discoverer of a major archaeological find, one of the biggest in decades, near Newgrange (http://bit.ly/Newgrange-henge) and has appeared on television and in media all around the globe, including appearances on the History Channel, National Geographic, Channel 4, CNN, NBC News and the BBC. Become a Mythical Ireland fan on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mythicalireland/ (with 50,000 followers) and join the discussion at the Mythical Ireland Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mythicalirelandgroup/ Buy signed copies of Anthony’s books: https://mythicalireland.com/collections/my-books/ Purchase a Kindle version of Anthony’s novel, The Cry of the Sebac, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DE75Z50/ Purchase a Kindle version of Anthony’s acclaimed book (with Richard Moore), Island of the Setting Sun: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DE75Z50/ Follow Mythical Ireland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mythicalireland Follow Mythical Ireland on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicalireland/ Thanks for watching. If you liked this video, don’t forget to press “Like” and leave a comment. I try to respond to as many comments as possible. Thanks for visiting and welcome to Mythical Ireland!