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John Anthony Brennan's Blog – August 2017 Archive (4)
How the Ancient Irish Oral Tradition Was Saved From Extinction
On a cold, wet evening in 576 AD, a flotilla of small, wave-tossed, leather-covered boats with tattered cloth sails, came to rest on the rocky shores of Lough Foyle close to the modern-day town of Limavady in what is now County Derry, Ireland. Upon…
ContinueAdded by John Anthony Brennan on August 30, 2017 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments
The Destruction of Eamhain Mhacha
According to both oral and written traditions, at the beginning of the 4th century A.D., three brothers, known as the Three Collas, rebelled and killed their uncle, the high king of Ireland, Fíacha Sroiptine. This singular barbarous act started a chain of fateful events that would have a…
Added by John Anthony Brennan on August 13, 2017 at 10:00pm — 7 Comments
For Sinead and Other Kindred Spirits . . .
We Irish artists, descended, as we undoubtedly are from the tribe of Dannan, an ancient breed of mystics, are tasked with the unenviable mission of walking the invisible, fine line. It is a gift that enables us to transcend the mundane, and experience the world as we see and feel it, and know how it should be. We have…
ContinueAdded by John Anthony Brennan on August 10, 2017 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
The History Behind Lughnasa
At the Ould Lammas Fair boys were you ever there
Were you ever at the Fair In Ballycastle-O?
Did you treat your Mary Ann
To some Dulse and Yellow Man
At the…
Added by John Anthony Brennan on August 1, 2017 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments
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