Body snatchers were everywhere in early Dublin. Rob Buchanan drops us into life as a bodysnatcher in Dublin, all those years ago… We may feel brave…
Browsing: Ireland Long Ago
Body Snatchers of Dublin: A Report from the The Graveyard Shift
The Bloodthirsty Origins of Halloween
Halloween could be gruesome in Ireland. There is new evidence to suggest that the early Celts of Ireland were not beyond a human sacrifice. Rob Buchanan…
The Celtic Gods of Ireland: Remembering Who We Used to Worship
The Celtic Gods of Ireland: The Ancient Greeks had Zeus and the Olympians. The Vikings had Odin and Thor. Not to be outdone, the Celtic Irish…
The Mysterious Gateways to the Ancient Irish Otherworld
In Irish mythology, the Otherworld was a supernatural realm free from hunger, pain, sickness and old age. But it wasn’t all sweetness and light; it had…
The Irish Soothsayer of 400 Years Ago Saw Hundreds of Years Ahead
What is a soothsayer? Let’s find out! And let’s talk about Brian Rua. Old Moore’s Almanac has baffled Irish people with its predictions since 1764, but…