For all the glorious ancient Irish tomes that have survived the years, a large number have been lost to our turbulent history. How do we know we are missing some if we don’t have them? Good question. We know we’re missing some because they’re mentioned in tomes that we do have. A list was compiled of the texts that we hope, somehow, some day, will come to light and be found….
Read moreCategory: Antiquity
Antiquity, in the context of this website, refers to an older strain of historianism that is no longer considered reliable enough to be accepted history. It has much to do with mythology, but this section will concern itself with the study of mythology as though it were history.
Ceasair: the First Taking of Ireland
In the time before the flood, Noah is sent a message by a man called Bioth, to know whether he and his daughter Ceasair could have a place in the ark to save them from the flood. Noah responds that they should not get that. Ceasair’s husband, Fionntán, asks the same, and is similarly denied. Bioth, Fionntán and Ceasair decide to consult and make plans. Ceasair advises them to forsake…
Read moreReading Irish Mythology I: Classifications
Even though Cycles are how we primarily categorise the stories of Irish Mythology, there exists no specific reference to the different cycles in the early Irish manuscripts. Instead, the manuscripts categorise stories under classifications, and these are as follows:
Read moreHiberno-Latin
Hiberno-Latin was a literary and monastic tradition in Ireland which saw its peak between the 500s and 1000s. It concerned not only Ireland and the Irish language, but also ended up having a profound impact on continental Europe.
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