¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHello, Ed. ? You shouldn¡¯t forget that the druids were Vates, Filidhs and Bards, ranks which describe Ritual Priests, Seers, and Poet/Singers.? The ¡®recorded¡¯ history of the land was oral, and druidic students spent years memorizing extraordinarily long poems that were recited at banquets and feasts, celebrating the bravery of their tribal patrons and the genealogy of their chiefs. ?I believe that some of them quietly shifted into the role of Christian clergy and were at least partly responsible for the early annals putting into writing the long mythological origin myths of their island, previously maintained through these Bards.? How the origin myths might fit into the timing of the Ogham stones and the Eoghanacht can only be conjecture.? Most modern scholars discount the invasions of Ireland as little more than fiction, though I¡¯ve always felt that where there is smoke, there is fire¡ ? The organization, or lack thereof, of the early Irish Church was rather typical of the temperament of the tribal Irish ¨C independent and relatively unstructured.? The Roman diocesan system that Patrick brought with him was largely ignored, and it wasn¡¯t until the 12th century and the Synod of Cashel in 1101 that Rome began to make a real effort to compel the Irish to conform.? A pity¡ ? Elizabeth ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of ·¡»å³§³¾¾±³Ù³ó¡¯49
Sent: 17 August 2021 03:47 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [R1b-CTS4466-Plus] Ogham Stone clues ? Thanks Elizabeth, |
