3 Principles of Brehon Law That Could Improve Society
Could these 3 principles of Brehon Law lead to a better society if they were used today? 1. An open-market of competing judges. 2. Greater consequences for those of greater…
We (really) need to talk about Ireland
I remember coming across this production about two years ago and how the content struck a deep chord with me. It was the sort of production that one could imagine…
Dublin or Baile Átha Cliath? Blackpool or the or the Ford of Hurdles? On the name origins of Ireland’s capital city.
Ireland's capital city gives us an interesting example of an Irish place-name where the commonly used English form and the native Irish form bear no relationship to each other. Unlike…
Map of Ireland in the Heroic Times Depicting the Sites of Many Legends
Below you can find the Map of Ireland in the Heroic Times, found in Standish O'Grady's History of Ireland. It visualises the key sites and locations from Irish mythology showing…
Ancient Irish Anarchy: Kevin Flanagan Coombes @ ESFL Conference, Prague 2016
For thousands of years prior to its invasion by its neighbours Ireland was under a native set of laws and customs known today as the Brehon Law. During this time…
34 Irish Names from Ancient Myth and History
ÁED m Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology Older form of AODH. ÁEDÁN m Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology Older form of AODHÁN. This was the name of a 6th-century king of the…
Brehon Law on Uisneach Hill
In this video, I discuss Ireland's ancient Brehon Laws on the Hill of Uisneach, Westmeath, as a guest speaker at the Uisneach Fire Festival 2015 (uisneach.ie). 'Brehon Law' refers to…
On the Formation of the Irish Counties
How and When were the 32 Irish Counties formed? THE division of Ireland into shires or counties is of Anglo-Norman and English origin. The counties generally represent the older native…
Míse Éire – I Am Ireland: A Poem by Padráig Pearse 1912
Mise Éire: Sine mé ná an Chailleach Bhéarra Mór mo ghlóir: Mé a rug Cú Chulainn cróga. Mór mo náir: Mo chlann féin a dhíol a máthair. Mór mo phian:…
Cnóc Teamhair – Hill of Tara in Ancient Irish History
"The Scottish historian Pinkerton, who was hardly sympathetic, admits: ‘Foreigners may imagine that it is granting too much to the Irish to allow them [the Irish] lists of kings…