When Brehon Law Stirred the Waters: The Fight for the Erne and Beyond
1. A Bold Daylight Caper Picture a crisp June morning in 1925, the sun spilling golden light across the River Erne in Co. Donegal. A crew of six fishermen from…
Living Law — Part VI
Part VI of the Living Law Series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. Ritual as Rebellion Fire is the most misunderstood teacher. People imagine explosion and spectacle.But fire’s true…
The Law of Light – Part V
Part V of the Living Law Series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. Light returns quietly. Not as a spectacle.Not as an announcement.But as a soft widening of days,…
Clay, Water, Seed, Leaf – Part IV
Part IV of the Living Law Series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. In every culture that has lived close to the soil, the body was seen not…
Changelings, Fairies, and Witchcraft? The Full, Unsparing Account of Bridget Cleary’s Murder in March 1895
Ballyvadhea, County Tipperary – March 1895Retold by Kevin Flanagan on 31 October 2025 In 1895, gripped by paranoia and fear, Michael Cleary and his accomplices would burn Michael's wife, Bridget,…
The Silence Between Seasons – Part III
Part III of the "Living Law Series," exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. There is a season that isn't drawn on any calendar. It lives between endings and…
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 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…
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…
The Collar of Morann: A Missing Symbol of Justice in Modern Ireland?
This article ventures into the heart of Irish folklore and history, spotlighting Morann and his legendary Collar—a beacon of justice and wisdom once featured on the emblem of the Department…