Society & Culture
Early Irish forests were thick with wolves. Fierce, fast and predatory, it’s no wonder these animals inspired so many myths and stories before their extinction. The legend of the werewolf - men and women who could walk through the world in the shape of wolves - has captured imaginations for centuries. Read the Podcast ScriptSources and Further Reading WerewolfWolves in Folklore, Religion and MythologyBretha Crólige (Brehon Laws) translated by D. A. Binchy Ossory WerewolvesLeabhar Breathnach Annso Sis, translated by James Henthorn ToddTopographia Hibernia, by Gerald of WalesThe Wonders of Ireland by Patrick Weston JoyceWerewolves of Ossory St Ronan“Chronique IX” by By H. D’Arbois de Jubainville, in Revue Celtique (translation here)Ronan of Locronanstronans.co.uk The Wolf Women of Cruachan Cave“The Story of the Three She-Wolves” in Irische Texte by Whitley Stokes“The Cave of Cruachan” in Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Augusta Gregory Lady Jane Wilde’s Wolf Stories – in Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of IrelandCathal the KingConnor and the Wolf Men Fiachna“Fragmentary Annals” in Silva Gaedelica by Standish H. O’Grady Cormac Mac Art“Birth of Cormac Grandson of Conn” in Silva Gaedelica by Standish H. O’Grady“The Birth of Cormac” in The High Deeds of Finn by T. W. Rolleston MusicThe Butterfly by SláinteMagic Forest by Kevin MacLeodHidden Past by Kevin MacLeodSurreal Forest by MeydänSmouldering by Kai Engel Sound EffectsForest Day by sonidosreales245Dusk Wolf by killyourpepeCooper Creek Solitary Wolf Howl by betchkalWood of Wolves in the Rain by maurolupo