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Heard the one about the ambitious, bloodthirsty Seoiges?

OK.

Heard the one about the ambitious, bloodthirsty Seoiges from the 16th Century?

Pirate Queen of Connaught, Gráinne Mhaol is the subject of the concluding episode of Holding Out For A Hero, comic Neil Delamere’s journey through Ireland’s heroically flawed past.

Holding Out For A Hero on Monday, 22nd December on RTÉ2 9pm.

fianna

On tonight’s Holding Out For a Hero.

Fionn MacCumhaill and his band of proto-Berties – the Fianna.

You”ll cry. He’ll hurl

Melanie O’Connor sez:

Tonight Neil [Delamere] is put through the gruelling warrior tests as described in the thousand year old stories about Fionn and the Fianna – he’ll have to jump over and under branches, be chased through the forest by some very hairy men before he’s buried in the ground with spears thrown at him – a prime example of some good old fashioned 3rd Century fun – as you do…

Tonight at  9pm on RTÉ2

red hugh

Yikes.

The life of ferocious, flame-haired Irish Prince Red Hugh O’Donnell is explored this evening by Neil Delamere in episode two of Holding Out For A Hero.

Including a re-enactment of Hugh’s pantaloon-clad escape from Dublin Castle in January 1592.

Hugh was to later lose two toes on the Nitelink his way to Wicklow.

Good times.

Holding Out For A Hero tonight at 9pm on RTÉ2.

Thanks Sarah Neville