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Cormac Bard copy - The Irish Bard of the Hooley

The Irish Bard of the Hooley

Over the past weeks on this Letter, I’ve mentioned specific family surnames that were associated with old Celtic professions. Among the names mentioned we had “Ward” and “Shields”, both old Irish Bardic surnames in days gone by. These Bards underwent seven years of intensive training – and were in great demand from the Irish Chieftains…

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City of Baltimore - An Irish Placename Travels Abroad to the City of Baltimore.

An Irish Placename Travels Abroad to the City of Baltimore.

If you were to pull out a map of your area this moment and have a look, how many places would you spot named after Irish villages, towns and counties? As you may have noticed, anywhere that the Irish – and other nationalities settled in numbers – they also brought along the names of their…

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Ancient stone circle

The Stone Circles and Druids of Ireland

Have you heard of the Druids of Ireland? Long before Christianity reached Ireland’s shores, there was a complex culture of beliefs involving the practices of law, medicine, and the oral tradition. In this letter we discuss the Druids, the ancient intellectual class of ancient Ireland.

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Slider - Irish Homelands - County Monaghan

Irish Homelands – County Monaghan

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature as we are head to the north-east of Ireland – to County Monaghan!

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County Wexford Slider 1 - Irish Homelands - County Wexford and County Carlow

Irish Homelands – County Wexford and County Carlow

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature - we are off to the south-east of Ireland – to County Wexford! We will also be taking in parts of County Carlow for this trip.

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