Module 3 Our Second 12 Week Immersion in the unique through Oral Myth An Immersion in Irish Myth through Nine Waves III Telling, Group Discussion and exploring contemporary relevance The People from Somewhere Else Saturday Mornings 11 – 1 Wednesday Evenings 7 – 8:30 What is this Immersion? F Feb Exile and Return 1 – Overview and the Feb The Story of the Story - The Children of This series builds on the two earlier Nine Waves Immersions and pick up the theme of Exile, 7th 18th by Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop Migration and the Immigrant. There is such a prevalence of these stories in the Irish tradition we E might suggest the Irish are ‘the people from somewhere else’. B Feb Exile and Return 2 – and Etain – R 14th Marginalised Women U Feb Exile and Return 3 – Otherworld Women – Feb The Art of the Story on Lir – Karina Tynan There is a mix in the stories of involuntary exile, e.g. Children of Lir, but there are also stories where st th A 21 Cuchulain and Fand 24 and Paul Joyce the exile is entirely chosen. This is in both the myth and the Christian tradition. This meeting of R worlds is a constant theme throughout. Feb Exile and Return 4 – of the Y 28th Sorrows – Women and Power As always we will complement these myth tellings with input from writers and thinkers and artists whose work is complementary. As always the meanings and insights are up to the participants, Mar Voyages 1 – Mael Duin – The Story inside Mar The Story of a Whiskey – Carl O’Grady th th individually and collectively. M 7 10 A Mar Voyages 2 – Brendan Voyage Myths and Archetypes we will be exploring R 14th C Mar Voyages 3 – Voyage of Bran Mar Lorenzo’s Legacy – the Influence of the H 21st 24th Irish by Sandy Dunlop Mar Voyages 4 – The Vision of Peregrinatio 28th Monks in exile

A Apr Immigrant 1 – Brigit and the Tuatha Mapr and Goddess Culture – to be th th P 11 14 decided R Apr Immigrant 2 – St. Patrick and Colmcille I 18th L Apr Participant Tellings Apr Social Evening 25th Poetry, Song, Art 28th

May Review and Reflections 2nd Reflecting on the Journey