Album of Celtic Ireland
[Note: The images on this page are personal selection of thousands which commemorate or imagine the stories and traditions of Celtic Ireland. Some are older, dating from the centuries before and after Christ, while others are modern such as those created by the painter Louis le Brocquy who gave us an iconic version of the massing of the Connacht army when Maeve and Aillil, queen and consort of that ancient province, embarked on their famous cattle-raid0 to steal the Brown Bull of Cooley [Cuailgne] only to meet with the prowess of the Ulster hero Cuchulain who single-handedly defends his province at the cost of his own life, while the other warriors lie asleep under the influence a magic potion.]
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Images from Táin Bó Cuailgne [Cattle-raid of Cooley], trans. Thomas Kinsella, ill. Louis le Brocquy (Dublin: Dolmen Press; Oxford University Press 1969).
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Massing of the Connacht Army against Ulster |
Chariots of the Army |
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Morrigan the War Goddess |
Queen Mebdh Pissing |
A Warrior in Battle |
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Cuchulains riastrid (warp-spasm) |
Mounted Warrior |
Ferdias Death |
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The Irish Language - Some Prompts & Records |
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The position of Irish (Gaelic) on the World's Map of Languages |
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The Decline of the Irish Language |
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Reputedly Queen Elizabeth Is Irish Grammar Book |
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Irish Classics - Tiomna Nua (The New Testament) |
Irish Classics - An Béal Bocht (The Poor Mouth) |
Go n-éirí an bóthar leat! / May the road rise with you!
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