An eagerly awaited visitor to Ireland, this short radio reflection explores the swallow, and its association with Good Friday in Irish and Scandinavian mythology.
'The Swallow from Egg to Africa' and ‘Wild Journeys’, RTE Radio and television documentaries featuring clips from wildlife expert Eric Dempsey and Ecologist Éanna Ní Lamhna.
‘A Swallows Tale’, is a story written collaboratively by Zeenie Summers, Aindrias De Staic and Prof. Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of Irish Folklore and Ethnology, UCD. It was commissioned by Irish Aid and produced by BigO for Africa Day 2021.
Poem: ‘Swallow’ written and read by Pearse O'Shiel
Music: Brendan O'Dowda singing The Swallow (La Golondrina)
Music: ‘Swallow’, a song by Sun Collective