[caption id="attachment_1447" align="alignnone" width="374" caption="Book of Kells"][/caption] Above: Book of Kells Taimhlidhe and Tamhlorgain are the oldest writing appliances on record. They were birch tablets and staves, often coated with wax, on which the inscription was impressed with a graph or style. These were in use in Pagan times and subsequently. Bards were entitled to use the tamhlorga for protection against dogs.1 The tamhlorga was sometimes called a slisneach. The people of Connacht are said to have regarded slisneacha as swords when seen in ... Read More

[caption id="attachment_1305" align="alignnone" width="816" caption="Church Ruins"][/caption] Above: Ruins of old Irish Church Proceeding southwards through Tirerrill, says Tirec, he founded churches at Tamhnach, Echenach, Ceall A and   Ceall   Seanchua.    Over   the   latter   he   placed   bi Caireall, at whose consecration Bron and Bite assisted, founded another church at Diseart Nodhain . Easter near the southern limit of Moylurg.    And turning north to the Callraighe,  he founded a church at Drum Lia Drumlease, where he seems to have spent a consider time.    He baptised Cairthean, king ... Read More