When people imagine early Irish law, they usually picture the brithem — the brehon — weighing evidence and handing down a careful judgement based on precedent. That's true enough for…
There's a passage that turns up in a lot of anthologies of Irish myth, usually just a page or two, that starts with a strange young man walking up to the King of Tara carrying a branch of silver with three golden apples on it...
Imagine a political idea so old and so serious that a king who told a lie could, in theory, cause the harvest to fail.
Osborn Joseph Bergin (1873–1950) was a towering figure in Celtic studies. Read on to learn more about this veritable master of the Irish language, in all its historical forms, a brilliant philologist, an exacting editor of manuscripts, and a dedicated teacher who helped shape the next generation of scholars, including Myles Dillon.
Born into one world, stolen into another — Standing Bear's journey back to himself is one of the most powerful stories you'll ever hear. Wayne "Standing Bear" Snellgrove is Saulteaux/Anishinaabe…
A guide to the principles of Ireland's ancient legal tradition, told through myth and legend. The Demise of the Brehon Laws? Sir John Davies wrote the following in a treatise…
What did a Gaelic warrior actually look like? Not the romanticised image — the real thing, backed by historical evidence. Step back into the turbulent world of 16th-century Gaelic Ireland…
How an ancient faith didn't die — it transformed...
Back by popular demand! The most requested guest of 2025 returns — and this time, we go deeper, stranger, and more thought-provoking than ever before. Picking up where we left…
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to belong to an Irish clan? In this fascinating conversation, I sat down with three passionate members of Clans of Ireland —…