Dear Veronika,
Do you know Maighread Medbh's work? I read with her, a long time ago now, & she seemed to be working in almost an epic mode, using Irish sources. As your references accumulate, I'd love if you would share them here. It's a fascinating subject. Medb and Granuaile enthralled me, as a very young reader, also many of the other magical women of Irish mythology, though they haven't made it into my poetry. Yet! I wrote a play though, produced at the Project Arts Centre in 1982, which had Niamh of the Golden Hair as a central character. It was called The Golden Hair! And was kind of a golden hour: directed by David McKenna (now RTE), music by Donal Lunny & Davy Spillane, lighting by Rupert Murray, costumes & set Gaby Dowling, actors included Mannix Flynn, Olwen Fouere, Donal O'Kelly, Jack Lynch, Robert Byrne, Tony Rudenko. It was fun!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Mairead

On Dec 31, 2007 8:01 AM, Veronika Hudetz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I am currently studying at Trinity College Dublin as an exchange student, and I'd like to take the opportunity to do some research for my diploma thesis. What I am looking for is contemporary Irish poets whose work deals with or is inspired by female figures from Irish mythology, such as Deirdre, Medb, the Morrigan etc. It can be anything from explicit references to vague allusions. It would be great if somebody could give me a hint!