Irish place names

Read more about the article Bark, Bite, and Brehon Law: Learn About The History of Dogs in Early Irish Society, Legend, and Law

Bark, Bite, and Brehon Law: Learn About The History of Dogs in Early Irish Society, Legend, and Law

Kill the wrong dog in early medieval Ireland and it could cost you ten cows and a replacement hound. Let your own dog foul a neighbour's land and you might…

Continue ReadingBark, Bite, and Brehon Law: Learn About The History of Dogs in Early Irish Society, Legend, and Law
Read more about the article Dublin or Baile Átha Cliath? Blackpool or the Ford of Hurdles? On the Name Origins of Ireland’s Capital City

Dublin or Baile Átha Cliath? Blackpool or the Ford of Hurdles? On the Name Origins of Ireland’s Capital City

Dublin offers one of the most striking examples in Irish place-name history, a capital city where the English name and the native Irish name describe two entirely different things. Most…

Continue ReadingDublin or Baile Átha Cliath? Blackpool or the Ford of Hurdles? On the Name Origins of Ireland’s Capital City