#Celtic#FolkloreSunday: There are about 1200 known crannogs in #Ireland, but it is estimated that there are probably many, many more yet to be discovered. The majority are concentrated in the drumlins area of the midlands, the north and north-west of Ireland. There are thought to be up to 300 on Lough Gara. Lough Allen also has numerous crannogs with a submerged stone pathway leading to them. The Black Islands of Lough Ree numbered 52. They were often built in small clusters overlooking a larger one further out in deeper water… the home of the chieftain, perhaps.
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#Celtic#FolkloreSunday: Crannogs were in use in #Ireland from the middle Bronze Age into the seventeenth century. A crannog is an artificial island constructed from brush, timber, clay, peat and stone, often supported by timber piles. Large stones were added to their edges, probably to protect them from the force of the water. The surface would have been topped with a fine layer of earth and sand. The old Irish word is crannóc, from crann, meaning ‘tree’ and óg, meaning ‘young’. It is not known if this term refers to the island itself, or the structures built upon it.
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Splitting time today between the long task of processing photos from our recent #cruise and the long task of swapping out the Jetpack tiled gallery in heavy use on my site, and this photo is from the former long task.
This is the Powerscourt Estate in #Ireland and the #mountain peak in the distance is Great Sugar Loaf.
19 May 1658: John Berkeley is made 1st baron Berkeley of Stratton by Charles II in Brussels #otd Appointed Lord Lieutenant of #Ireland in 1670 "Over-confident & bad tempered" his pro-Catholic policies increased tensions in Dublin. Recalled in early 1672 (NPG)
18 May 1640: Archibald Adair #Scottish Church of #Ireland bishop of Killala found guilty of uttering seditious words, appearing to favour the Covenanters #otd
18 May 1580: Fynes Moryson matriculates at Peterhouse #Cambridge#otd. A voluble travel writer, on #Ireland memorably : ‘the #Irish are naturally given to religion & naturally to a #monkish life of ease'
Tiny Desk, eat your heart out. NPR is showcasing this group of kids from Cork, Ireland, and their infectious bop, "The Spark." The youngsters are part of a rap initiative called Rhyme Island and created the song for Cruinniú na nÓg (Gathering of Youth), a day of creativity for under-18s in Ireland.
I think the only good thing about the Return plastic bottles scheme, is that people are going to buy less bottled water, sodas, juices because it is so badly implemented. #Ireland
16 May 1639: The #Irish Privy Council orders all #Scots over 16 years of age living in #Ireland to take an oath abjuring the National Covenant #otd (BL)