Milesians

Read more about the article The Last Fili? Osborn Bergin: The Scholar Who Carried the Name of Legend

The Last Fili? Osborn Bergin: The Scholar Who Carried the Name of Legend

Osborn Joseph Bergin (1873–1950) was a towering figure in Celtic studies. Read on to learn more about this veritable master of the Irish language, in all its historical forms, a brilliant philologist, an exacting editor of manuscripts, and a dedicated teacher who helped shape the next generation of scholars, including Myles Dillon.

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Read more about the article The Defeat of the Tuatha Dé Danann – How Mere Mortals Destroyed the Old Gods

The Defeat of the Tuatha Dé Danann – How Mere Mortals Destroyed the Old Gods

The Battle of Tailtiu, a pivotal event in Irish mythology, marked the decisive confrontation between the Milesians, the ancestral Gaels, and the Tuatha Dé Danann, the divine race that ruled…

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Read more about the article How Ireland Came To Be Named After A Goddess: The Story of the Milesians Arrival at the Hill of Uisneach

How Ireland Came To Be Named After A Goddess: The Story of the Milesians Arrival at the Hill of Uisneach

The story of the Milesians’ arrival in Ireland, their encounter at Uisneach with the three goddesses Ériu, Banba, and Fódla, and the events leading to the Battle of Tailtiu (often…

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