This series explores Irish Place Names and some of the key Families from the four provinces of Ulster, Munster, Leinster, and Connaught. https://youtu.be/QUmbXZDcPSg https://youtu.be/DtGmrxwaA2Y https://youtu.be/u9JI313F9lU https://youtu.be/2gtX5-zHa8U
Check out this clever resource from barrygriffin.com which gives you maps showing the distribution of 1000s of Irish surnames across Ireland. Admittedly, the data is pulled from the 1901 and 1911…
“And that, without deceit, is the first judgement in Ireland: so that thence, with very noble judgement, it is the right of his wife against Partholón.” Lebor Gabhála Érenn §30. The First Judgment…
It is one of the world’s oldest systems of verifiable jurisprudence, next to the Vedic laws. And these native Irish laws bear a striking resemblance to the laws of other…
I came across an image I had saved on my phone from some time ago that tells a very concise yet still interesting "Story of Dublin" that I thought readers…
Happy Spring Equinox everyone! A time-honoured by our ancestors and all of mankind since time immemorial and marked out by great celebrations, and astrologically aligned monuments, to mark the occasion…
At the start of October, I had the dual pleasure of making my first trip to Iceland, where I also got to hear eminent scholar David Friedman's analysis of ancient…
The Emerald Isle The following verse contains the first printed example of the term ‘Emerald Isle’ being used in reference to Ireland. William Drennan, a Belfast born poet, was also…
Though there were some Christians already in Ireland before the coming of Saint Patrick in 432 A.D., it was the success of his mission converting the island that the Irish…
The Names of Ireland An Ainmneacha na hÉireann With a land as ancient as this, it should come as no surprise to learn that the place we call ‘Ireland’ was…