Did You Know About Isolde’s Tower? The Irish Princess Beneath Temple Bar
Thousands of people walk past Isolde's Tower every week without knowing it is there. It sits behind an iron gate on Exchange Street Lower, on the western edge of Temple…
Walking Between Worlds — Living Law Part XI
Part XI of the Living Law series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. There comes a point where separation no longer holds. Where the elements are no longerdistinct,…
The Law of Return — Living Law Part X
Part X of the Living Law series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. Nothing we take is without consequence. Not always immediately, but eventually.Everything returns: to soil, to…
Bark, Bite, and Brehon Law: Learn About The History of Dogs in Early Irish Society, Legend, and Law
Kill the wrong dog in early medieval Ireland and it could cost you ten cows and a replacement hound. Let your own dog foul a neighbour's land and you might…
Kinship & the Invisible Threads – Living Law Part IX
Part IX of the Living Law series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. Originally written for The Brehon Academy. Nothing exists alone. Not land, not body, not thought.…
The “Hidden Ireland” of Daniel Corkery
Published in 1924, the book is a study of the Irish-language poets who kept a native learned culture alive across Cork, Kerry, and Limerick through the eighteenth century, long after the formal Bardic schools of medieval Ireland had been destroyed. Corkery called this world hidden for a precise reason.
What Does Brehon Law Say About the Sea? Muirbretha—Sea Judgements
Muirbretha, the "sea-judgements," is the main surviving Brehon law text on maritime affairs, and it survives only because a handful of scribes thought it worth copying fragments of it into…
The Plea of the Irish Chieftains to the Pope: The Remonstrance of 1317
In 1317, Irish chieftains led by Domhnall Ó Néill sent a remarkable plea to Pope John XXII, arguing centuries before the Enlightenment that Ireland had every right to rule itself.
The Year of Slaughter: Ireland’s Forgotten Famine?
Ask most people, even most Irish people, to name a famine, and they'll give you one answer: the Great Hunger of the 1840s (or An Gorta Mór; though a growing…
A Guide to Researching Your Irish Roots | Meet Your Irish Ancestors
This article is for anyone curious to learn more about their family history and genealogy. It includes essential resources, records, and strategies for successfully tracing one's Irish ancestry. From vital…
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