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How the Tudors Destroyed the Last of Pagan Ireland | The Fall of the Bardic Schools
In this video, we explore how the Tudor conquest of Ireland was not just a military campaign, it was a cultural one. The Tudor state targeted Ireland’s Bardic schools, the hereditary institutions that preserved law, genealogy, and poetry, in an effort to erase the last traces of the island’s Pagan and Gaelic traditions. 00:00 – […]
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Bards to Fontaines DC | Ireland’s 2,000-Year Poetic Tradition
Step into 2,000 years of Ireland’s poetic tradition, from the mystical caste of Bards, Filidhe & Druids, through medieval bardic schools, Romantic nationalism, Patrick Pearse and W.B. Yeats, all the way to Patrick Kavanagh, Luke Kelly, and Fontaines D.C. This video explores how Ireland’s poets carried memory, law, rebellion, and identity through verse, shaping not […]
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The Forgotten Women of Ireland’s 1916 Rising | Ireland’s Rebel Women
The 1916 Easter Rising is remembered for Padraig Pearse, James Connolly, and the executed leaders but what about the women who fought, carried messages, and risked everything for Ireland’s freedom? In this video, we uncover the forgotten women of Ireland’s 1916 Rising. From Countess Constance Markievicz with pistol in hand, to Lily Kempson, Dr Kathleen […]
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Brigid: From Celtic Goddess to Catholic Saint
Before Saint Brigid ever lit her sacred flame in Kildare, she was something far older — a goddess of fire, fertility, wisdom, and the land. This video explores how the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid survived the rise of Christianity in Ireland, transforming into one of the country’s most beloved saints. Through myth, folklore, and spiritual […]
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Celtic Christianity in Ireland: How Pagan Beliefs Persisted
Explore how Ireland’s pre-Christian faith, symbolized by the Tuatha Dé Danann, didn’t vanish but evolved alongside Celtic Christianity. Delve into local traditions, syncretic rituals, and why there was never a fully separate ‘Celtic Church.’ 00:00 – 00:30 Intro 00:30 – 05:15 Differences between Catholic Countries 05:15 – 12:17 What is Celtic Christianity? 12:17 – 16:23 […]
