The ancient DNA of a man buried in a monumental Stone Age tomb in Ireland revealed he was born of incest 5,000 years ago. But this fact doesn't mean he was a "god-king" as previously claimed, ...
Bealtaine has arrived, offering a chance to contemplate Ireland's ancient history. As the Gaelic May Day festival, Bealtaine signals the start of summer and, alongside Samhain, Imbolc, and Lughnasadh, ...
This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of Samhain – pronounced SAW-en. But as a historian of Ireland and its medieval literature, ...
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