Tag: Gaeldom
Kingship and Community: The Roots of Hierarchy in Irish Political Culture
The following was first published in 'The Occidental Quarterly' and is syndicated with permission. Features of Irish collectivism and hierarchy Ethnic groups organise their societies in particular ways according to their group psychological differences. These differences have been outlined by...
Fitzcarraldo: The Triumph of Gaelic Autism
“Hey, white boy, what you doin' uptown? Hey, white boy, you chasin' our women around?” – The Velvet Underground, ‘I’m Waiting for the Man’ A film whose production process was mired with difficulty — owing to the technical problem of...
The Glorious Day Of Clontarf
The following is an extract from A. M. Sullivan's Story of Ireland (1883) recounting the Irish victory at Clontarf on this day in 1014. The High King of Ireland Brian Boru soon became fully aware of the scheme at which...