Early Celts
Who were the early Celts?
Modern historians are now starting to form the conclusion that there was never a race of people called the Ce...
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Aug
Posts by Bridget O Neill
04
Aug
Ireland Prehistory
Ireland's Ancient Prehistory Past
Ireland Prehistory is the part of the past before written records were kept. History is notoriously w...
07
Nov
Osraige
Osraige (Ossory)
Osraige, also known as Osraighe or Ossory (modern Irish: Osraí), was a medieval Irish kingdom ... In the early 12th ce...
07
Nov
Laigin
Laigin (Leinster)
The ancient province of Laigin derives its name from the Laigain people who were among the earlier inhabitants of the...
07
Nov
Glasraighe
Glasraighe Tribes
Ballymachugh is one of the three parishes of the diocese situated in County Cavan. It lies along Lough Sheelin and i...
07
Nov
Picts
The Picts
The picts are a northern european tribe. The Romans called this pre-Celtic people Pictii, or "Painted," who (as claimed by m...
07
Nov
Irish Celts
Irish Celts
The tribes of Celtic speech came to the British Isles in two distinct waves. The earlier invasion of the Goidels arrived i...
07
Nov
The Milesians
The Milesians
King Milesius' sons, Eremon and Eber, are said to have come from either Spain or France to the island of Ireland, and we...
07
Nov
Laigain
Laigain refers to a group of peoples who are referred to as the the Laiginians.
The Laiginian colonization is believed to have taken p...
07
Nov
Tuatha De Danann
Tuatha De Danann Tribes
The De Danann people arrived after the Firbolgs, and were to force the Firbolgs into partial serfdom. The Tuat...