Ireland
Home / Ireland
Bog Butter
Bog Butter Update A post on an ancient Ireland blog recently included a photo (left) of a “mether”...
Irish Colonial “Slaves”
Irish Colonial “Slaves” I recently ran across an article The Myth of “Irish Slaves” in the Colonies (see...
The Fianna
Originally published February 2015. The Fianna Wikipedia describes the Fianna (singular fian) as: “small, semi-independent warrior bands in...
Celtic History In the News – September 2019
Celtic History In the News – September 2019 ‘Spectacular’ monument aligned with the Winter Solstice found near Newgrange...
Celtic History In the News — July 2019
Celtic History In the News — July 2019 A new collection of links to interesting recent news items...
Trees & Kings
Originally Published January 2014. Trees & Kings Sacred trees, or groves of trees, seem to have been an...
Brasil, the Atlantis of Ireland
Brasil, the Atlantis of Ireland Welcome to the mysterious island of Brasil, said to be named for Breasal,...
Of Swords & Stones
Originally published December 2013. Of Swords & Stones I recently ran across a paper with an interesting theory....
Celtic History In the News — June 2019
Celtic History In the News — June 2019 I thought it might be worth catching up on some...
Summer Traditions in Ireland
Summer Traditions in Ireland Another look into the Irish traditions mentioned in James Mooney’s 1889 paper The Holiday...