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b'\\u201cOnly a game designed by nerds would have charisma as a fantasy power\\u201d\\nGravity Falls\\n\\n\\nA few weeks ago, Orla N\\xed Dh\\xfaill wrote a blogpost that got tongues wagging across the internet. The issue she wanted to address was the phenomenon of the Irish language being used as a kind of public-domain Klingon or Dothraki across fantasy novels and roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Naturally, we had to have her on the show!\\n\\n\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, Orla chats to Peadar (the others are \\u201cresting\\u201d) about how jarring it is to see Irish text used as narrative Polyfila, as well as how half-understood Irish mythological entities turn up in such storytelling formats. It\\u2019s a journey that goes from Tir na n\\xd3g to America and back, involving the elf IRA, the salmon of knowledge and highy practical armour bikinis.\\n\\n\\nYou can find out more about Orla here: https://naturallyorla.com\\xa0\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\n\\nGet Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/\\xa0\\n\\n\\nOrder from www.dropchef.com using the code "MOFO" mentioned in this podcast for a \\u20ac15 discount\\xa0\\n---\\n\\n\\nContact the show:\\n\\n\\ntwitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor\\n\\n\\nemail - motherfocloir@headstuff.org\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'