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The Triple Judgements of The Freemen | Poetic Wisdom of the Irish Triads

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:23 March 2023
Post category:Ancient Sites Design General History Holidays and Feasts Manuscripts Poetry Resources The Customs
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The significance of the number three to the early Irish is evident in the literature, mythology, and laws of early Ireland, which abounds in triplets and triads. There are three triple-goddess personifications of sovereignty and of Ireland; the triple forms of the Morrígan and the motif of the threefold death; as well as the three-leaved shamrock Saint Patrick used to teach the native Irish of the 5th century about the Holy Trinity. This article explores the concept of "three" in Irish history, mythology, and belief.

The Power of Three: The Trinity in Irish Mythology, History, and Culture

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:17 February 2023
Post category:Ancient Sites Design General History Manuscripts Resources The Places
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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…

Chronicles of the Irish Nation: Exploring The Annals of the Four Masters

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:1 February 2023
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The Annals of the Four Masters, also known as "Annála Ríoghachta Éireann" or "The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland", is a comprehensive chronicle of Irish history from the earliest…

Saint Patrick’s Breastplate (Video)

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:17 March 2022
Post category:Holidays and Feasts Manuscripts Poetry
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This hymn is traditionally said to have been composed by St. Patrick. This variation of Saint Patrick's Breastplate was first sung on St. Patricks Day, March 17th, in 1899. https://youtu.be/eOxO4b9SUk8

The White Cat and the Monk – Pangur Bán, a 9th C. Old Irish Poem

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:25 April 2021
Post category:General History Manuscripts Poetry The Language
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Background Pangur Bán or “White Pangur” is an anonymous poem written in Old Irish around the 9th century originating, it is presumed, from the Abbey of Reichenau; a Benedictine Monastery…

Not all colors in Ireland are Green: An Exploration of the Descriptions for Color in the Old Irish texts

Post author:Olivia Wylie
Post published:20 April 2021
Post category:General History Manuscripts
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It's said by some that Homer described his sea as 'wine dark' because the Greeks had no word for blue. While the scholars are still debating that issue, studies on…

A Man is Better Than His Birth – Is Ferr Fer a Chiniud

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:16 April 2021
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The Brehon ideal holds that no individual should be hindered or restricted, in any way whatsoever, in his or her personal and individual development merely because of the circumstances birth.

Irish Script on Screen – Irish Manuscript Archive

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:4 October 2014
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Irish Script on Screen (ISOS) is a fantastic resource that allows you to explore high quality scanned images of Irish manuscripts. This collection of beautifully ornate manuscripts can be viewed…

Irish Manuscripts: Crith Gablach-Branched Purchase

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:27 September 2014
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Written around 700 AD the Crith Gablach, which means ‘branched purchase’, set out the principle guidelines that should be aspired to in an ideal society. Ancient Ireland could be described as…

Irish Manuscripts: Uraicecht Becc – The Short Primer

Post author:Brehon Academy
Post published:20 September 2014
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This poetic manuscript declares the King of Munster to be supreme and makes reference to monasteries in Emly and Cork; both counties of that province. For this reason, it is…