{"podcast":{"title":"The Medieval Irish History Podcast","slug":"the-medieval-irish-history-podcast-6716519","podcast_index_feed_id":6716519,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ee5ac640/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medievalirishhistory","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39889264/39889264-1701801575802-e4f9bcca653db.jpg","author":"The Medieval Irish History Podcast","episode_count":59,"summary":"Hosted by Dr Niamh Wycherley, this podcast shows that medieval Irish history is complex and dynamic — not at all stuffy or static. Via lively and engaging chats with leading experts, it explores aspects of a largely ignored, but commonly evoked, period, and shares new and exciting research on medieval Ireland. medievalirishhistory@gmail.com Supported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University & Taighde Éireann. Views expressed are speakers' own. Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva. Logo design: Matheus de Paula Costa Music: Lexin_Music","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medieval-irish-history-podcast-6716519"},"episode":{"title":"Sin and Penance with Dr Elaine Pereira Farrell","slug":"sin-and-penance-with-dr-elaine-pereira-farrell","published_at":"2025-06-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medieval-irish-history-podcast-6716519/sin-and-penance-with-dr-elaine-pereira-farrell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medieval-irish-history-podcast-6716519","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medievalirishhistory/episodes/Sin-and-Penance-with-Dr-Elaine-Pereira-Farrell-e34pgal","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ee5ac640/podcast/play/104693525/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-30%2F403058595-44100-2-c000ec36ad45a.m4a","summary":"Welcome to the last episode of season two! Thank you everyone for their continued support. Today we chat to one of the foremost experts on the Penitentials, Dr Elaine Pereira Farrell, who explains how these prescriptive documents list various sins and the corresponding recommended penances (e.g. fasting, prayers, fines). We learn how the Penitential texts are valuable sources to the historian as they were used by priests engaged in pastoral work and as such can be reflective of societal behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs. Further resources: https://penitentials.com/ Elaine Pereira Farrell, 'Penance and Punishment in Early Medieval Ireland ' Peritia (2021) 32, 57–78 Rob Meens, Penance in Medieval Europe, 600–1200 (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday) Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com Producer: Tiago Veloso Silva Supported by Maynooth University, especially the International Centre for Irish Cultural Heritage, the Dept of Early Irish, the Dept of Music, the Dept of History, & Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland. Views expressed are the speakers' own. Logo design: Matheus de Paula Costa Music: Lexin_Music","meta_description":"Welcome to the last episode of season two! Thank you everyone for their continued support. Today we chat to one of the foremost experts on the Penitential…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3328,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-medieval-irish-history-podcast-6716519/episodes/sin-and-penance-with-dr-elaine-pereira-farrell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medieval-irish-history-podcast-6716519/sin-and-penance-with-dr-elaine-pereira-farrell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}