Auraicept na n-Éces, or The Scholars' Primer, is one of the most important and fascinating surviving texts from medieval Ireland. It stands as the earliest known native Irish treatise on grammar, poetics, and the philosophy of language.
Plunge into the shadowed annals of medieval Gaelic Ireland in this riveting interview with 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, an intrepid amateur historian whose voracious scholarship has illuminated the intricate tapestries of clans,…
The Battle of Tailtiu, a pivotal event in Irish mythology, marked the decisive confrontation between the Milesians, the ancestral Gaels, and the Tuatha Dé Danann, the divine race that ruled…
Join Ciarán McMahon and me as we talk to Ray Keogh, who first noticed that certain landmarks were aligned while visiting Egypt. This realisation led to his searching for similar…
Ireland's many stone ring forts are an enduring mystery for the scholar of ancient Ireland. Numbering in the tens of thousands, with some estimates of their numbers reaching over fifty…
Imagine a time when you could walk from Scotland to Denmark without ever seeing the sea. A time when lush marshes, wooded valleys, and rolling hills stretched across what is…
The story of the Milesians’ arrival in Ireland, their encounter at Uisneach with the three goddesses Ériu, Banba, and Fódla, and the events leading to the Battle of Tailtiu (often…
Macha was daughter of Aedh Ruadh (Ayrooa), or Red Hugh, who was at this time in an agreement to share the sovereignty of Ireland in rotation every seven-years with another…
I'm jumping over fires with excitement to announce I will be returning to speak at Uisneach Fire Festival this May 11th, 2024. This will be my third time attending the…
Queen Maeve, or Medb, is a figure of significant importance in the annals of Irish mythology. She primarily features in the tales of the Ulster Cycle, the oldest of the…