Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Castle Of Bunratty, Storage Of Arms & Ammunitions Now, when the peace had been concluded, it was thought that some military enterprise should be attempted againsl the Parliamentarians, and especially against Munroe, who had madfl preparations to march southward and invade Leinster. He hoped to effect a junction at Glasslough (Co. Monaghan) with [...]

Above: Saint Patrick It is commonly supposed that the druidic religion prevailed in pagan Ireland; but we know very little of the nature and ceremonials of this Irish druidism. In the oldest Irish traditions the druids figure con- spicuously. All the early colonists had their druids, who are mentioned as holding high rank among kings [...]