{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66507c02c0852400120b7078/693e9d0af817d7dbe8f669a4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Scattery Island: Saints, Sea Monsters & Vikings on the Shannon","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66507c02c0852400120b7078/1765710784110-e54c32b9-9826-4b42-8854-79a02ff8a87f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>In this episode of <em>Whispering Stones</em>, artist and writer <strong>Bernice Cooke</strong> journeys to <strong>Scattery Island (Inis Cathaigh)</strong> on the Shannon Estuary in <strong>County Clare</strong>. </h3><h3><br></h3><h3>From the legends of <strong>Saint Senan and the sea monster Cathach</strong>, to <strong>Viking raids, Norse kings, Napoleonic defences</strong>, and the island’s last families, this short and engaging history uncovers one of Ireland’s most fascinating monastic islands. </h3><h3><br></h3><h3>A story of faith, folklore, invasion, survival, and solitude — whispered through stone.</h3><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bernice Cooke"}