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The Spear-Mighty
Overshadowed in legend by their contemporaries to the north, south, and west, the history of the Laigin tribes is no less rich. The land of these confederate tribes formed roughly what would become the Province of Leinster in southeastern Ireland. … Continue reading
Posted in History, People, Politics
Tagged Ireland, Iron Age, kings, Laigin, Leinster tribes
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Cormac for President
As you cast your vote for the next President of the United States, take pride in knowing that you’re carrying out an ancient Irish tradition. Of course, there were no voting booths then, no campaign funds, no polls, and certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, People, Politics
Tagged Cormac mac Airt, Ireland, Iron Age, kings, leadership
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The Wool-Growers
To date, this site has received 2,583 visitors. Not bad for a remote little corner of the Internet. It’s fun to see what you all search for here. About half the time it looks like you’re finding your search topic. As … Continue reading
King of Kings?
While millions of voices are lifted in song to the King of Kings this time of year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to explore the ancient Irish concept of kingship – an all-encompassing but muddy construct. So many of … Continue reading
Tag, You’re It!
Last October, my boss – a director of a public library – suddenly decided to retire. She went to lunch and never came back. As second-in-command, I instantly inherited all her responsibilities, heaped on top of my own. Not even … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Politics
Tagged brehon laws, Ireland, kings, kingship, succession, tanaise
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The Gaelic Art of Alliance
Six years ago, I lost my mother to cancer and over the course of the same year, I was blessed with a new mother – a woman 20 years my senior who took me under her wing and saw that … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Law, Marriage and Family, Politics
Tagged brehon laws, children, fosterage, Ireland
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Days of Future Passed
“…It was the custom for the firstborn of a tribal leader to dwell among a rival tribe once a truce had been declared. If the least of that tribe’s members died in a renewal of hostilities, the rival chieftain’s offspring … Continue reading
