EP26: The Avenger

<p>Think of all the Comic Book heroes you know.</p><p>There’s Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman, Storm and Captain Marvel for examples.</p><p>These’s are all fictional characters.</p><p>No basis in reality.</p><p>No fact behind the fiction.</p><p>They are just stories for children, young adults and those who are lucky enough to hold onto elements of imagination as they grow older and take on the worlds responsibilities.</p><p>But what if this wasn’t always true.</p><p>What if one of the hero’s sketched onto cheap paper, who’s face was first crafted on a series of scribbles drawn on the back of a beer mat during a drunken discussion had a story so dramatic, elaborate and shocking that it is easier to dampen the tale by placing it in the fiction isles.</p><p>Would you believe the stories?</p><p>Would you prefer the undliuted version of this life?</p><p>It’s the life of a man from Wexford which answers these questions for us.</p><p>This is his story.</p><p>The music for this episode was written, preformed and produced by Ryhan O’Halloran.</p><p>This story was research and scripted by Oran.</p><p>We the Irish is an Ireland Loves production.</p><p>If you want to help to support this podcast, you can buy us a coffee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/wetheirish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.buymeacoffee.com/wetheirish</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>