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by Aonghus
Thu May 11, 2017 4:44 pm
Forum: Event Newsletters
Topic: Beltaine 2017
Replies: 1
Views: 3456

Beltaine 2017

Bragg abu!
(Victory to Bragg)

On his taking of clan champion this year and, also of notable merit, for fulfilment of his duties as Fennid in rekindling the activity.
by Aonghus
Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:48 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Irish Citizenship
Replies: 0
Views: 3641

Irish Citizenship

Hey guys,

Because there were a few questions on this topic, I thought I would share this link with you...

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/mo ... scent.html


There is a chart on the page explaining eligibility.
by Aonghus
Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:43 am
Forum: Recipes
Topic: Imbolc 2017 Recipe Alterations / Feast Discussion
Replies: 0
Views: 7032

Imbolc 2017 Recipe Alterations / Feast Discussion

Hey Folks, So while everyone seemed to think the menu was a general success, word is a number of folks had to tweak the recipes here and there to get them to "work". I only heard snippets of some of these conversations but some sounded like people generated some really useful information. ...
by Aonghus
Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:14 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Period Food
Replies: 0
Views: 3271

Period Food

Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiFDfYByjo8 The women in the video is Regina Sexton - a food historian. She wrote "A little History of Irish Food" - one of the books in my library circulated at a meeting. The story read in the video is Aislinge Meic Con Glinne , "The visio...
by Aonghus
Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:00 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Céad míle fáilte!
Replies: 5
Views: 6349

Re: Céad míle fáilte!

In no way wishing to diminish Comyn's years of work on the previous site and all his hard work on this transfer of our web based presence......don't like change..... Bragg How do you break a dollar without change? I think this is the fourth time the website has undergone transformation. I'm sure th...
by Aonghus
Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:40 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)
Replies: 6
Views: 4498

Re: Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)

The above should have had a cool pic in it... it shows in edit view but not the published? so here is the pic, meant to show how improbable the fabrication idea is... note: original post updated with image 170118 I'm glad you found an article soundly debunking the fabrication claim. Though, I'm left...
by Aonghus
Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:11 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)
Replies: 6
Views: 4498

The article is either misquoting the guy or he's a quack.

Carbon dating and the artwork style well predate the iron age. The stones were carved with stone tools (not iron). The calendric use of monuments is not unique to Newgrange or its builders. The quartz facade reconstruction has always been a matter of debate, but even if you were to lend credence to ...
by Aonghus
Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:31 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)
Replies: 6
Views: 4498

Re: Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)

"Throughout the Iron Age (c.500 BC — AD 400) there is evidence of sporadic activity, including burials interred close to the main mound at Knowth and on the river terrace at Rosnaree. Late Iron Age / Roman items of high value, including coins and jewellery were deposited in the vicinity of Newg...
by Aonghus
Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:40 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)
Replies: 6
Views: 4498

Brú Na Bóinne (aka Newgrange)

Early this morning the rising sun flooded the passage of Brú Na Bóinne with golden light.

Happy Winter Soltice everyone...

-Aonghus
by Aonghus
Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:50 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Irish Pronunciation - Abair.ie
Replies: 1
Views: 1989

Irish Pronunciation - Abair.ie

Decifering how Irish should be pronounced is a bit rough at times. Here is a tool that should make it a bit easier: Abair.ie " Abair " is Irish for "say". Just type in a word or phrase and pick your dialect (stick with Connemara for the most part). Also note there is a tool to ty...