Seasonal Law & the Wheel of the Skin – Part I
Part I of the "Living Law Series," exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. I've long believed our bodies keep their own calendars. Skin, especially, is a seasonal storyteller.…
The Visionary Master Behind Ireland’s Mythical Revival: A Conversation with Jim Fitzpatrick
Few artists have done more to shape the visual language of Irish mythology than Jim Fitzpatrick. With a brush that seems equally at home in the ancient and the modern, Fitzpatrick has spent decades conjuring the gods, warriors, and otherworldly beings of Gaelic/Celtic legend into vivid, unforgettable life...
The Modern-Day Druidess: Land, Law & Living Ritual – Part II
Part II of the "Living Law Series," exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. I wake each dawn to the soft percussion of the ocean against limestone. The Shipwreck…
Patrick Hickey: The Man and His Legacy As A Pioneer of Irish Art
Patrick Hickey (27 April 1927 – 16 October 1998) was an influential Irish printmaker, painter, architect, and educator whose contributions shaped modern graphic art in Ireland. Renowned for founding the…
The Irish Ring Forts — Secrets Written In Stone?
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…
Cows As Currency In Early Ireland
"In early times [in Ireland] wealth is not spoken of in terms of money, which was not in circulation, nor of ownership of land, but primarily in terms of livestock…
From Bronze Age to Battlefields: The Curious Evolution of Irish Swords
A peculiarity we find in many late medieval and early modern depictions of Gaelic warriors are their swords, which often seem to be "flared" or widened towards the end, a…
The Irish Wolfhound: A Majestic Breed Steeped in History and Legend
The Irish Wolfhound, known in Irish as the Cú Faoil, is a breed of unparalleled size, strength, and historical significance. Renowned as one of the tallest dog breeds in the…
Maguires ‘Son of the Stewards’ – Protectors of the Book of Armagh
From at least the 14th-century onwards, custody of the Book of Armagh was entrusted to the Mac an Mhaoir (MacMoyer) clan–an appropriate name considering that it translates to ‘son of…
Rivalry of the O’Rourkes and the O’Reillys for the Kindom of Breifne
The area now called County Cavan was officially created as such in 1579. For centuries prior to the colonial conquest of Ireland, these lands once made up part of the…