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Houses in Early Medieval Ireland

Posted by Groomporter on Oct 29th 2017

Originally published August 2006. Houses in Early Medieval Ireland During the last fifty years about 250 houses dating from the early Medieval period of Ireland have been discovered and excavated, p … read more

A Feather in your Cap

Posted by Groomporter on Oct 24th 2017

 Originally published June 2006. A Feather in your Cap I remember in my early days when I was active with a Scottish "living history" group we heard a rumor that someone from the local Scottish … read more

Irish Invasion of Canada

Posted by Groomporter on Oct 7th 2017

The Irish Invasion of Canada The Battle of Ridgeway took place in June of 1866 when between 600 and 800 Irish Fenians living in the United States took it upon themselves to declare war on the British … read more

Celtic History In the News — September 2017

Posted by Groomporter on Sep 13th 2017

Celtic History In the News — September 2017I'm afraid I'm bogged down in the middle of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, so just a look at recent tidbits in the news instead of an actual article thi … read more

The Creation of Celtic Illuminated Gospels

Posted by Groomporter on Aug 18th 2017

The Creation of Celtic Illuminated Gospels A brief look at the techniques and tools “An enemy ended my life, deprived me of my physical strength: then he dipped me in water and drew me out aga … read more