#fionnmaccumhaill

Ali Isaac

Mar 7, 20166 min read

equality for women in ancient ireland

According to legend, women could be Queens, lead armies, be warriors and druids, possess wealth and property in their own right.

Ali Isaac

May 5, 20132 min read

The Dord Fiann Confusion

Sometimes described as a battle-chant, the Dord Fiann was more than likely a hunting horn, or a type of Carnyx, used in war and ritual.

in single combat – the bear-king v the fenian king

Ali Isaac

Apr 17, 20132 min read

in single combat – the bear-king v the fenian king

Was the legend of King Arthur actually stolen from the earlier Irish tale of warrior and war-band leader, Fionn mac Cumhaill?

Ali Isaac is an author and blogger specialising in Irish mythology. Through word and image, she tries to draw the human story from Ireland's landscape and tumbled stones, with a particular focus on the women history has abandoned, and legend only half remembers.

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