Strabo wrote in the first century AD that Ireland was “at the very edge of the habitable world” and was home to “completely wild people [who] live a wretched existence on account of the cold”
As I type it’s June and I have just put a jumper on as the rain lashes down. Little wonder we went wild
Dr Gillian Kenny
Great listen, Dr Gillian Kenny (@medievalgill.bsky.social) talks about Gráinne O Malley/Granuaile: her life, Brehon Law, her engagement with the Tudors, dispels the myths where possible ...Tudors and hankies!!Gráinne is the subject of her forthcoming book.
#SpéirGhorm
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An in-depth look at one of the most remarkable women of the Elizabethan age
I visited the monastery at Monasterboice this week and was struck by how the quietness of its ruins can be misleading.
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I visited the monastery at Monasterboice this week and was struck by how the quietness of its ruins can be misleading.
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The view today
Loving the artwork for my Seed Talk on the Banshee.
It’s on next month in Cork and should be good craic. Link for tickets is below if you are interested in coming along.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989391634...
A quick reminder of this Seed Talk I’ll be giving in Cork in July.
It’s selling out so if anyone is around Cork and wants to chat Banshee it’d be great to see ye there
Details below:
The Banshee in Irish Folklore: Folklore, history, gender and belief www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-banshe...
A quick reminder of this Seed Talk I’ll be giving in Cork in July.
It’s selling out so if anyone is around Cork and wants to chat Banshee it’d be great to see ye there
Details below:
The Banshee in Irish Folklore: Folklore, history, gender and belief www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-banshe...
So I’ve written a little bit on this ancient place and just how busy it actually used to be (amongst other things)!
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Happy to say I’ll be in Cork on 13 July giving a Seed Talk on the Banshee.
Come along, listen to weird stories and maybe have a bit of craic too.
www.cyprusavenue.ie/gigs/seed-ta...
