Explore the significance of the number three in Irish mythology, literature, and culture. From the triple spiral pattern found on Newgrange, to the triple goddess of sovereignty, to the motif…
Brehon Law, also known as Fenechus, is a unique and remarkable legal system that flourished in Early Ireland from around the 7th to the 17th century. It was an intricate…
Kritarchy, also known as "rule by judges," is a form of government in which judges, rather than politicians or elected officials, make decisions and govern the society. The term "kritarchy"…
Kingship in early Ireland was a unique and complex institution that differed significantly from the concept of primogeniture in other countries. The Irish system of kingship was based on a…
Early Ireland was a society that relied heavily on agriculture, and cattle were the most important form of wealth. In fact, cattle were often used as a form of currency,…
I have come to the conclusion that the Gaelic League, as the Gaelic League, is a spent force; and I am glad of it. I do not mean that no work remains…
It has been thought right, before we turn away from this place in which we have laid the mortal remains of O’Donovan Rossa that one among us should, in the…
The Fairy Lore of Ireland is drawn from a chapter of the "Traces of the Elder Faiths of Ireland: A Folklore Sketch; a Handbook of Irish Pre-Christian Traditions", published in…
In this short video, Kevin Flanagan discusses the characteristics and life of one of Ireland's greatest legendary historical kings, the father of many generations, Niall of the Nine Hostages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA0g_byWlbM
A Fenian legend attributes the formation of this lough to Finn McCool (Fionn Mac Cumhaill), the heroic leader of the Fianna Warriors who, at this later stage of his heroic…