hannigan06 (September 5, 2008 at 4:25 am)

8:47 I have been there its a beautiful location.

hcurran (August 14, 2008 at 7:12 pm)

There are some curious statements made in this unnecessarily fast reading of Celtic history. To say that the Druids practiced ritual killing, etc is about as abstract as saying that Catholic priests made a practice of sodomy. The reality is that the Druids were the learned class and were roughly equivalent to the Brahmins of India prior to the coming of Christianity. 6th to the 16th century poets (Filidh) were a branch of the Druids.

st3even (August 7, 2008 at 8:55 pm)

Blood is mixed with the people who lived in ireland before the celts is what i meant, people from celtic origins today are known to be only a wee bit darker than the rest of the UK, my guess would be the black Irish (dark hair possibly black or brown) the culture is very interesting, they were also called the Hidden people because they didn't have a written language, the culture passed on to generations through the "Wise Men" which are the Druids. they were the most dominant power in mid europe.

st3even (August 7, 2008 at 8:50 pm)

Yes, it is not very accurate information, but i've read some Celtic Myths and legends, it does say that Celts are "fair" looking people,and the celts and angelo inhabitants have had an influence on each other, so there is no true celtic people like full blooded, because there blood is mixed with the inhabitants of ireland, and my info isn't reliable because it's the conjunctions of T.W Rolleston who was born in Dublin, his main aim was to unite the isles by calling its people anglo celts

napalm69 (July 13, 2008 at 4:14 pm)

Isn't it true that there were celtic people in Ireland long before the Gaels arrived? I believe the Ulaid (or voluntii on Ptolemy's map) settled in the north (Ulster) from britain to join the Cruthin (pictish) who had already been long settled there. While the Gaels arrived later directly from the Iberian peninsula.

TheMickMiester (June 28, 2008 at 4:05 pm)

the snakes/serpents are meant to be the pagan religions(the devil is commonly known as a snake)

Mock2339 (June 28, 2008 at 3:31 am)

Brilliantly put together. I commend you.What is the artwork at 2:37? Where is it from? Also what is the name of the musical track?

ferrrtojin73 (April 1, 2008 at 11:48 pm)

We must also be careful of anachronisms, especially words like Scot(i) and Ulster which mean different things in different contexts and time periods, we should also be mindful of present day political realities in NI and how these might affect how people want to view history. To want to separate Ulster from the other three Irish provinces in a historical context is a good example of this (to 'historically' complement the modern day political division between NI and the Republic).

ferrrtojin73 (April 1, 2008 at 11:18 pm)

As regards attempts to over-emphasise some N-S division, there have been N-E, N-W, E-W, E-S divisions etc stretching right back. That was clan life for ya, they were one people with one language and most Ogham stones showing primitive Irish have been found in Cork and Kerry, but others in the other provinces as well, one people - one language.

ferrrtojin73 (April 1, 2008 at 10:47 pm)

The Ulster Gaels fought hardest for Irish Independence, the O'Neill's and the O'Donnells - this is why the Ulster Plantations were established. However all the chieftains and kings of Ireland from the four provinces submitted (in theory) to the High King in ancient times, this position united them - possibly since before the time of Christ. The modern day seat of this post is in Co Meath in Leinster (though it then constituted a separate province of Ireland).