The Madness of Sweeney

Unreal Irish Folklore

What happens when a king goes mad? When he leaves his home, his wife and lands, and goes wandering in the woods and the wild? Such a strange frenzy came on Sweeney, an Irish king long ago. The life he came to live was a harsh and a wild one – but, as the story shows, still one where breathtaking beauty could be found . . . 

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Sources And Further Reading

  • Buile Suibhne. (The frenzy of Suibhne) by O'Keeffe, J. G
  • The King's Mirror
  • Myrddin Wylt
  • Wild Man

Music

  • The Butterfly – Sláinte
  • The Elfin Knight - Traditional
  • I'm Missing Ennis - Philip Ayers
  • Everything We Built - Christian Andersen
  • It All Went Away So Quickly - Christian Andersen

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