Author Archives: Richard Marsh

About Richard Marsh

Bardic storyteller and author

The Mayo Curse – new update 23 April 2023

Posted on 23/04/2023 by Richard Marsh

Everyone knows about the curse. The Mayo Gaelic football team won the final in 1951. On their way back home from Dublin they were passing through Foxford in County Mayo when they encountered a funeral. It is said that they … Continue reading →

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Conaire the Great – The Destruction of Dá Derga’s Hostel

Posted on 07/09/2022 by Richard Marsh

(see Irish King and Hero Tales on this blog) In my retelling of this tale set 2000 years ago, I locate the Hostel in which Conaire met his end on a road south of Dublin where it crosses a small … Continue reading →

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Storytelling at Phibsborough market in Dublin

Posted on 04/07/2022 by Richard Marsh

Since 8 July, I have been telling Irish and world family friendly stories at the newly established market in the linear park in Phibsborough, along with selling my books and T-shirts. It’s at the North Circular Road (Blacqueire Bridge) end … Continue reading →

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O Ciprianillo: The Book of San Cipriano

Posted on 14/04/2022 by Richard Marsh

From A World of Tricksters with added information. Written by an anonymous Galician trickster, this book purports to identify 174 sites in Galicia where gold can be found. It contains cryptic clues to the locations and magic spells to break … Continue reading →

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A World of Tricksters and Hellhounds and Hero Horses: Beasts of Myth and Legend are available in ebook and paperback formats.

Posted on 22/03/2020 by Richard Marsh

A World of Trickstersebookhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B086M2Y1WV paperbackhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0915330172 Hellhounds and Hero Horses: Beasts of Myth and Legendebookhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B086WQGJ1Z paperbackhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0915330180 Details for Tricksters at —https://mazgeenlegendary.wordpress.com/a-world-of-tricksters/ Details for Hellhounds at —https://mazgeenlegendary.wordpress.com/hellhounds-and-hero-horses-beasts-of-myth-and-legend/  

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Irish Storytelling in the North of Spain, March-April 2019

Posted on 27/02/2018 by Richard Marsh

27 March at the Official Schools of Languages in Laredo and Castro Urdiales in Cantabria is the only date so far. Itinerary at Information at http://www.richardmarsh.ie/storyteller.htm To book a session contact me at richard at richardmarsh dot ie If you … Continue reading →

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Galician Urco and Irish Púca

Posted on 21/02/2018 by Richard Marsh

Cervexa Suevia in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, no longer produces Urco, a dark strong ale. Perhaps the graphic label on the bottle scared off the drinkers. The urco, from the Latin orcus meaning the Underworld, is a presage of … Continue reading →

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New Kinney mosaic mural – Tír na nÓg / Oisín and Niamh

Posted on 04/07/2017 by Richard Marsh

Among the late Desmond Kinney’s mosaic murals are the 1974 Setanta or Táin Wall (it’s the banner above; see that page on this blog) and the 1987 Sweeney Astray / Mad Sweeney (see the “Buile Shuibhne mural destroyed” entry on … Continue reading →

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The Mayo Curse – Update Update

Posted on 17/09/2016 by Richard Marsh

Latest update: Mayo lost again to Dublin in 2017 by one point — DUBLIN 1-17 MAYO 1-16. Mayo lost the (2016) rematch. It was a draw, and Paddy Power felt that since neither team played brilliantly bettors deserved a refund … Continue reading →

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The Dream of Eithlinn

Posted on 18/08/2016 by Richard Marsh

A Myth and Legend Spectacular Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 17-20 August 2016 When Aron and Sorcha Hegarty began their Irish myth and legend Candlelit Tales sessions at the Stag’s Head pub in Dublin nearly two years ago, the dozen or … Continue reading →

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