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The Discovery Series: The Bog Bodies

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About the show

In this podcast series, we set out on an immersive exploration of some of Ireland’s most enduring mysteries – unfolding the clues by journeying to the places around the country that hold the answers. Each season, we will focus on a single mystery - exploring what’s hidden in plain sight, waiting to be found by those curious enough to look. Through in-depth investigation, local storytelling and expert insight, we uncover the truth behind these mysteries, one location at a time. But these aren’t just stories to be heard – they're destinations to be explored. Every episode invites you to step into the landscape yourself and see where mystery, history and the contemporary world still meet.

Latest episodes

  • Episode 5: Walking the Landscape

    February 27, 2026 · 45 min

    In this chapter of The Bog Bodies, our journey takes us beyond the mysteries of Old Croghan Man and Clonycavan Man to stop and consider the landscapes that shaped them – and how we can connect with these places today.  Travel writer Fionn…

  • Episode 4: The Voice from the Bog

    December 18, 2025 · 26 min

    In the final episode of The Discovery Series: The Bog Bodies, it’s time to bring everything together.  Travel writer Fionn Davenport is joined by Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland to sift through the evidence and explore the three leading…

  • Episode 3: Rituals of Power and Place

    December 11, 2025 · 34 min

    Episode 3 takes us to Loughcrew in County Meath, where travel writer Fionn Davenport witnesses the autumn equinox at one of Ireland’s most extraordinary ritual landscapes. It’s a moment when the rising sun meets ancient stone and the…

  • Episode 2: Marrying the Goddess

    November 26, 2025 · 29 min

    In this second episode, travel writer Fionn Davenport heads to the Hill of Tara, ancient Ireland’s seat of power, to confront the central mystery of the bog bodies: why did Clonycavan Man and Old Croghan Man kneel before their killers?  To…

  • Episode 1: Murder Most Foul

    November 13, 2025 · 30 min

    Two bodies emerge from the bog – their skin preserved, their secrets intact. In this first episode, travel journalist Fionn Davenport retraces the extraordinary discoveries at Croghan Hill in Offaly and Ballivor in Meath, where two Iron…

  • Introducing The Discovery Series: The Bog Bodies

    November 11, 2025 · 1 min

    Two Celtic chieftains. Two ritual killings. One mystery buried for 2,500 years. This investigative series digs deep into Ireland’s ancient past to reopen two of the country’s coldest cases – Old Croghan Man and Clonycavan Man. Follow a…