The Blindboy Podcast

The Myth of the Valley of Madness

May 17, 2022
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INSIGHT

Glengilt’s Mythic Healing Power

  • Glengilt, the valley of madness, has long drawn mentally ill people seeking solace.
  • This place is entwined with mythology of healing and madness over many centuries.
ANECDOTE

The Legend of Mish

  • The legend of Mish tells of a princess who went mad from grief and terror in the Slieve Mish mountains.
  • She was healed by a musician's harp music, cooked food, and gentle care over two months.
ANECDOTE

King Sweeney’s Birdlike Madness

  • King Sweeney's story depicts a real or mythic king with severe mental illness wandering Ireland.
  • His madness made him bird-like, sensitive to sounds and eternal in torment until finding peace in Dingle's valley.
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