Claddagh ring blog

IRELAND FIGHTING CASTLES.

IRELAND FIGHTING CASTLES.

During the 1170s. The Normans moved into Ireland and steadily pushed back the native Irish. Their military superiority was based on the quality of their armoured and mounted fighting men,...

IRELAND FIGHTING CASTLES.

During the 1170s. The Normans moved into Ireland and steadily pushed back the native Irish. Their military superiority was based on the quality of their armoured and mounted fighting men,...

THE GAELIC HERITAGE.

Centuries before the introduction of writing, The Celts of Ireland were composing stories and poems in Gaelic that were committed to memory and passed down from generation to generation.The earliest...

THE GAELIC HERITAGE.

Centuries before the introduction of writing, The Celts of Ireland were composing stories and poems in Gaelic that were committed to memory and passed down from generation to generation.The earliest...

IRELAND FROM TOWER HOUSE TO MANSION.

Warfare and plague helped to make the 14th century a period when relatively little new building was done. But during the 15th century there was an upsurge of activity in...

IRELAND FROM TOWER HOUSE TO MANSION.

Warfare and plague helped to make the 14th century a period when relatively little new building was done. But during the 15th century there was an upsurge of activity in...

THE IRISH AND THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC.

The Irish have long been thought of as an intensely musical people and there is a good deal of evidence from the past to support the idea.Superbly made and well-preserved...

THE IRISH AND THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC.

The Irish have long been thought of as an intensely musical people and there is a good deal of evidence from the past to support the idea.Superbly made and well-preserved...

IRELAND EARLY IRISH CRAFTMANSHIP

IRELAND EARLY IRISH CRAFTMANSHIP

The carvings that appear on the stones of the great Neolithic tombs in the Boyne Valley include spirals, loops, diamonds, triangles, squares, zigzags and chevrons (V-shaped patterns) they are cut...

IRELAND EARLY IRISH CRAFTMANSHIP

The carvings that appear on the stones of the great Neolithic tombs in the Boyne Valley include spirals, loops, diamonds, triangles, squares, zigzags and chevrons (V-shaped patterns) they are cut...

Irish Celts

CELTIC KINGDOMS.

Scholars are still debating whether the Celts introduced iron technology when they arrived in Ireland as invaders or settlers - or, whether their 'arrival' represented anything more than the development...

CELTIC KINGDOMS.

Scholars are still debating whether the Celts introduced iron technology when they arrived in Ireland as invaders or settlers - or, whether their 'arrival' represented anything more than the development...