The Incomparable History Of Ireland

Send us Fan Mail What ancient artifacts are there explaining the role of woman in ancient society as opposed to modern society? A Sheela na gig is a figurative stone carving of a naked woman explicitly displaying or pulling open her vulva, commonly found on Romanesque churches, castles, and historical buildings, particularly in Ireland and Britain, dating roughly between the 11th and 16th centurie...

Send us Fan Mail A rapparee was a 17th-century Irish irregular soldier, guerrilla fighter, or bandit, particularly active during the Williamite war in Ireland (1689–91). Derived from the Irish word rápaire (meaning a short pike or stabber), they used these weapons to resist English forces, often attacking supply lines before retreating into bogs. They were largely dispossessed native Irish Catholi...

Send us Fan Mail The "Grapefruit Ladies" were 11 young Irish Dunnes Stores workers who went on strike from 1984 to 1987 to protest apartheid in South Africa. Led by 21-year-old Mary Manning, they refused to handle South African fruit. Their 3-year protest led Ireland to become the first Western country to ban all South African imports.  Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle -...

Send us Fan Mail Irish werewolves, known in folklore as Faoladh or Conriocht   are distinct from European legends, often portrayed as noble protectors of children, the wounded, and the community rather than malevolent monsters. Rooted in early Irish tales—notably the " Werewolves of Ossory " —these beings were sometimes depicted as cursed individuals or warriors with the power of transfo...

Send us Fan Mail James Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish socialist, trade union leader, and revolutionary nationalist, renowned for his role in the 1916 Easter Rising. Born in Scotland to Irish parents, he was a key figure in fighting for worker rights, founding the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), and aiming for a socialist republic before being executed by the British. "Big Jim" Larkin (1876–...

Send us Fan Mail Did Margaret Thatcher personally know of the specific plan to murder solicitor (lawyer) Pat Finucane in 1989? Significant evidence has been uncovered that agents of the British state—including military intelligence and police—were deeply involved in the killing, and that senior members of her government were aware of systemic collusion with loyalist paramilitaries at the time.  Su...

Send us Fan Mail Following the 1989 discovery of a tiny suit, bones, and coins by P.J. O'Hare, local campaigners successfully secured a European Union protected designation for the "last remaining 236 leprechauns" on Slieve Foye mountain. The Peter Bergmann case pertains to the mysterious death of an unidentified man in County Sligo, Ireland, in 2009. The man, using the alias "...

Send us Fan Mail The story originated in the 12th century with Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of Britain"). In this fictional work, he claimed:  A "Giant's Dance" stone circle originally stood on Mount Killaraus in Ireland and possessed magical, healing properties. King Aurelius Ambrosius sought to move the stones to England as...

Send us Fan Mail The quest of the sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba) is a 10th-century Irish mythological tale ( Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann ) where the brothers, as punishment for killing Cian (the father of the god Lugh), are forced to recover several magical treasures from around the world. The quest is a fatal,, vengeance-driven mission.  Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical...

Send us Fan Mail The quest of the sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba) is a 10th-century Irish mythological tale ( Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann ) where the brothers, as punishment for killing Cian (the father of the god Lugh), are forced to recover several magical treasures from around the world. The quest is a fatal, vengeance-driven mission.  Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical C...

Send us Fan Mail "The Dream of Oengus" ( Aislinge Óengusso ) is an Irish mythological tale where the young god Oengus falls in love with a mysterious, beautiful maiden who appears to him in his sleep. He wastes away from lovesickness until his mother, Boann, and others locate her as Caer Ibormeith, a woman who shapeshifts into a swan every other Samhain. Support the show Irish Mythology...

Send us Fan Mail Ireland's "Three Great Waves" ( Tri tonna hErend ) are mythical, powerful ocean waves linked to Irish mythology, named Tonn Clíodhna , Tonn Tuaithe , and Tonn Rudhraighe , believed to roar ominously before significant events like the deaths of kings or warriors, foretelling danger and mourning, with tales involving sea gods and mythological figures.  Some say you ca...

Send us Fan Mail The Whiddy Island disaster was a catastrophic event on January 8, 1979, when the French oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded at the Gulf Oil terminal in Bantry Bay, Ireland, killing 50 people (49 on the ship/jetty and one diver later) and causing immense destruction, ultimately attributed to structural failure, inadequate maintenance, and cost-cutting measures by the tanker's opera...

Send us Fan Mail The  Irish Crown Jewel Hiest was the 1907 theft of the ceremonial jewels of the Order of St. Patrick from Dublin Castle, a major unsolved scandal involving Sir Arther Vicars (Ulster King of Arms) and potential inside job suspects like Francis Shackleton, with the valuable emerald- and diamond-encrusted regalia never recovered and sparking political intrigue between nationalist and...

Send us Fan Mail The Brusselstown Ring archaeological find in County Wicklow, Ireland, is a massive prehistoric hillfort with over 600 house platforms, making it the largest nucleated settlement found in prehistoric Britain and Ireland, dating to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age (around 1200-800 BC). This discovery, part of the Baltinglass Hillfort Cluster, challenges ideas about early Irish tow...

Send us Fan Mail There was a massive explosion on March 11, 1597, when a stockpile of gunpowder on the docks in Dublin ignited. The explosion devastated central Dublin, killing  126 people, and halting city growth for decades. The explosion was in midst of a clerk's mismanagement of workers that lead to a porter strike.  The strike causing an unusual build up of gunpowder.  Support the show I...

Send us Fan Mail Aer Lingus Flight 712 crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968, killing all 61 passengers and crew. The aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 803 named St. Phelim, crashed into the sea off Tuskar Rock, County Wexford. The cause of the crash has never been determined but there is some evidence to British military possible involvement.  Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythica...

Send us Fan Mail Labraid Loingsech , also known as Labraid Lorc , was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.  A king above all the other Kings.  He was an ancestor of the Laigin clan, who gave their name to the province of Leinster.  There is an early dynastic poem that calls him "a god among the gods", suggesting he may once have been an an...

Send us Fan Mail The Song of Amergin is an ancient, powerful Gaelic poem from Irish mythology. It was spoken by the bard Amergin when the Milesians (Celts) arrived in Ireland to claim the land from the Tuatha Dé Danann.  He identified himself with the land's spirit through myriad natural and elemental forms (stag, wind, wave, sunbeam, etc.) to quell a magical storm and assert divine right. It...

Send us Fan Mail Eiocha was born by the sea and earth when the world was nothing, empty and void.  She births gods and becomes a symbol of fertility and rebirth. Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Send us Fan Mail Is America's Ground Hog Day rooted in Irish Mythology?  Could Irish and Scottish Immigrants have evolved a very celtic day that determines if winter will be long or short? In Irish mythology  Cailleach rules winter and Brigid who rules spring.   The Cailleach is a powerful, ancient Celtic goddess of winter, creation, and sovereignty, known as the "Veiled One," who s...

Send us Fan Mail Irish Mythology tells of a battle where a  united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry ( Cath Fionntrá ) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.  It tells the tale of the invasion of Ireland in the 3rd century by the "King of the World," Daire Donn, and a massive European army that he united.  The world was united to conquer Ireland be...

Send us Fan Mail Irish Mythology tells of a battle where a  united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry ( Cath Fionntrá ) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.  It tells the tale of the invasion of Ireland in the 3rd century by the "King of the World," Daire Donn, and a massive European army that he united.  The world was united to conquer Ireland be...

Send us Fan Mail The Celts had laws around bees and a custom called telling the bees.  The "Celt bee laws," more accurately called the Brehon Laws ' Bechbretha (Bee Judgements) in ancient Ireland, were detailed regulations from around the 7th century (though based on older customs) governing beehives, swarms, honey, and beekeeping, emphasizing community sharing, property rights (lik...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Everyone Just wanted to gice you another taste of my book - The Celtic Code -  Can the Irish Save Western Civilization again This is Chapter 5. you can find the book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Code-Irish-Western-Civilization/dp/B0F3JN4B2W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions