CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Three online video courses on the culture, mythology and laws of early Ireland.
Each one answers a different question, and together they show how the people of early Ireland lived, what they believed, and how they governed themselves.
How did the early Irish live?
Early Irish Culture & Society
116 lessons, 51 hours of teaching and bonus material
Early Irish society rested on kinship and land. This course follows both, from the family home and the fosterage of children to the royal sites where kings were inaugurated, so you can see how a person’s place in the world was decided.
- The tribe and the family, land and inheritance
- Marriage, divorce and the rights of women
- Social rank, from the unfree classes to poets and kings
- Education and the Seven Grades of Wisdom
- And much more…
“The course is well-designed, engaging, and inspiring. I learnt so much for which I am deeply grateful!”
“This course is an amazing opportunity to know more about your ancestors. Very detailed, and you can even download all the material.”
“Really well paced and presented for anyone interested in beginning an exploration of Irish culture.”
What did they believe?
Irish Mythology
132 lessons, 59 hours of teaching and bonus material
The four great cycles of Irish tradition hold the gods, heroes and kings of early Ireland. The stories carry law inside them too, and along the way you will meet the first judgment said to have been given in Ireland.
- The Mythological, Ulster, Fenian and Kings cycles
- The Tuatha Dé Danann and the Book of Invasions
- Cú Chulainn and the Cattle Raid of Cooley
- Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna
- And much more…
“Clear and well researched. Well-spoken and offers high value. Delighted this exists.”
“The course has helped me massively towards my MA degree dissertation. The organisation and explanation of the texts is excellent.”
“The Irish Mythology course is brilliantly laid out with a plethora of information. Highly recommend!”
How did they govern themselves?
Brehon Laws of Early Ireland
115 lessons, over 53 hours of teaching and bonus material
Early Ireland kept order through honour price, restitution and pledges, with no police force and no prisons. This course shows how justice worked in practice and who the Brehons were who gave the judgments.
- The Brehons, their training and the law schools
- Honour price, lóg n-enech, and restitution, aithgein
- Contracts, pledges and the bee judgments, Bechbretha
- The decline of the laws, from the Statutes of Kilkenny to the Case of Tanistry
- And much more…
“Surprisingly good. This course expresses the ancient ‘Gaelic’ traditions faithfully and with academic rigour.”
“I thought I had a fairly good grasp of the Brehon legal structure before, but your depth of knowledge is impressive! I’m only a few videos in and I’ve learned a lot already.”
“Excellent as always! So much information, great lectures and visuals, plus extras and great resources!”
With every course
Each course is built the same way, with a core curriculum to work through and a library of extra material to return to whenever you like.
- Lifetime accessEnrol once and the course is yours to come back to for as long as you like.
- Immediate accessThe whole course opens the moment you enrol.
- Your own pace, any deviceOn-demand video lessons that you can watch on a phone, tablet or computer.
- No prior knowledge requiredEach course opens with an introduction and builds from there.
- A core curriculumTen hours or more of core teaching in each course, with over forty hours of optional material behind it.
- Guest interviewsConversations with guests including Jim Fitzpatrick, Luke McInerney and Olivia Wylie.
- Presentations and podcastsTalks recorded at Uisneach, Maynooth and Prague, along with podcast appearances.
- Quizzes and extrasSection quizzes to test what you have learned, plus audiobooks and bonus lessons.
All three courses in one collection
The complete collection is $175, a saving of $50 on buying the three courses one by one.
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