Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture From Fenian Cycle Although from this period, as from the preceding one, no manuscripts have been preserved, it occupies, nevertheless, a prominent position in Irish literature, one even more important than that occupied by the earlier era. It is the period in which occurred the events around which are woven all the [...]

Above : Irish Literature There are many passages in ancient writings proving beyond question that there was some form of written literature in Ireland before the advent of Christianity. In the oldest native literature it is expressly stated that the pagan Irish had books and the statement is corroborated by an external writer – a [...]