The British SAS And The Exploding Heads Of The Islamic State In Syria
Ah, war stories. They grow with every telling. To wit, take this tale of daring-do from battle-torn Syria where Britain’sContinue Reading
Category: Religion
Uaigh Éadaoine, Éadaoin’s Grave, Hill Of Howth
Ceann Bhinn Éadair or Howth Head is the suburbanised peninsula overlooking the northern half of Dublin Bay, a headland that is geographically dominatedContinue Reading
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Celtic Cosmology, Perspectives from Ireland and Scotland
Over the last two decades relatively few studies have been published analysing the cosmological traditions of the Celtic-speaking peoples, atContinue Reading
Festival Of Lúgh
It’s a rather overcast and muggy day in BÁC but I’ve still followed my own little traditions for Lúghnasa, theContinue Reading
Syria’s Other War
As if the dreadful loss in human life and untold misery inflicted upon tens of thousands wasn’t enough the internecineContinue Reading
Nelson McCausland, The Tea Party Escapee
What other nation in Western Europe would tolerate a senior member of a regional government using his personal blog toContinue Reading
Fundamentalism Hates Fundamentalism
When religious fundamentalism combines with politics to create a cultural and societal norm that “the people” are expected to conform to it must alsoContinue Reading
Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh
A pale yellow sun has sunk below the grey horizon here in Baile Átha Cliath and the Feis Shamhna isContinue Reading
The Fatal Strain: Cultism
I’ve always been interested in clandestine military, political or religious groups, be they revolutionary movements, secret societies or arcane cults.Continue Reading
An Creideamh Sí
Militant atheist and secularist though I am I still respect religious beliefs as a vital component to the cultural heritageContinue Reading
Fionn And The Man In The Tree
One of the more mysterious mentions of the legendary hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill in the indigenous literatures of Ireland, ScotlandContinue Reading
Seanchas – Irish, Scottish And Manx Mythology And Folklore
For those of you with an interest in early, middle and early modern indigenous Irish literature and post-Medieval folklore (IrishContinue Reading
A Resurgence Of Anti-Irish Racism In The United States – Or Harmless Stereotyping?
When most people speak of racism against the Irish they automatically think of Britain and more specifically England. The historyContinue Reading
Lá Fhéile Bríde Shona Daoibh!
Its the first of February and the first day of Spring in the Irish calendar so happy Lá Fhéile Bríde to you all. Or as someContinue Reading
The rise and fall of the Knights Templar in Ireland. (via Irish History Podcast)
The great and informative Irish History Podcast carries a piece on the Knights Templar in Ireland… When we think ofContinue Reading
Bugger And Bedamned!
I was going to write something about this inanity but I really became too annoyed. ‘A controversial conference promoting a therapy thatContinue Reading
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