Good segment! When I visited Ireland, I went to Newgrange, Poul-na-Brone, and several castles. I wish I would've fit in a ringfort or two.
@forasfeasa2 күн бұрын
It is a good excuse to come back to Ireland for another visit :-)
@SEKreiver2 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa My last visit in 2019 broke my heart. NOT the Ireland of 2002 that I loved so much. When some house-cleaning is done, I might reconsider. Ireland for the Irish. Prayers from the USA.
@feral75234 күн бұрын
Is there any reconstruction models of what Aileach looked like originally?
@forasfeasa4 күн бұрын
Not that I am aware of. I would love to see one though (and will look for one). However, I have a feeling that the 19th reconstruction messed things up in terms of getting an idea of what it originally looked like. I also know that some argue that the original Aileach (as in the Cenel nEoghain capital) was elsewhere. Close by is Elagh castle, some people reckon this was the Aileach - though the location of Aileach seems correct to me....
@AnBreadanFeasa5 күн бұрын
Development of ringforts between the 5th and 9th centuries would have been in parallel with the growth of Irish monastic settlements. I wonder would these have been good markets for the cattle raised by the ringfort dwellers? And if their demise was from the 9th century this would have been concurrent with the Viking period and the development of town during that time. Again, I wonder if there was any cause and effect. BTW... I have been fascinated by Staigue Fort since I was 10 years' old and Dún Aengus is one of the most fascinating places I've ever seen.
@forasfeasa5 күн бұрын
Several of the monastic sites had their own farms - as on Valentia. On some of the island sites where they have found middens, basically piles of bone waste, they have identified the diet (which was very varied). Some of the bigger ones would have been markets, but they might also have had large herds of cattle. They would have been integrated with the local ringforts and would have offered a market in more than just cattle - they would have needed many things, such as metals, ink, fabrics, perhaps wine... probably the emergence of towns under the Norse contributed to the change/decline of ringforts. Staigue is beautiful. I have to get back to Dun Aengus. Dun Aengus is much older than the usual ringfort, but at the end of the ringfort period it seems to have been reused. Probably Staigue was as well. There is a lot we do not know about both these places (about many places in fact)
@AnBreadanFeasa5 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa It's another irony of history that there is little written or reliable record of the social history of Ireland from the arrival of Christianity (& writing) to the end of the Viking period, while at the same time Ireland was vaunted as the Land of Saints and Scholars and the standard of education was greatly elevated compared to continental Europe. Having said that it's clear that this education was religious in nature, with little or no focus on the humanities - philosophy in its wider guise, natural philosophy (physics & chemistry), mathematics and science. It perhaps highlights the comparison with Islamic Spain at the same time, which was undoubtedly the intellectual centre of Europe from the 8th century. Why were there no great Irish mathematicians, philosophers or scientists from that period? Rhetorical question... I think it's a reasonable statement to say that the Christian Church wasn't great with intellectual competition.
@forasfeasa4 күн бұрын
@@AnBreadanFeasa interesting questions! Though there were some Irish philosophers from that time, such as John Scotus Erigena. IN addition, there were very interesting engineering innovations, such as the tidal mills (which I must admit I don't know enough about.) Rather than solely blaming the Christian Church, I think other factors mattered in Ireland, especially population. Ireland lacked the population mass which could allow universities and scientists. Many other factors would have mattered. However, it is a question rarely raised - and an important question! In short I think the answer to your question is a book! :-) Worth discussing it though
@Dhhhhj276 күн бұрын
I used to play in one on the Galey River in Kerry .It was one of the better persevered ones that I've seen but it didn't have the stone walls .
@forasfeasa5 күн бұрын
What was the name of the area it was in? North Kerry has much better land than South Kerry, so less stone, meaning that it was easier to build out of clay/earth. There must be some cashels (stone ringforts) there, but I can't think of any!
@Dhhhhj275 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa Bedford
@forasfeasa5 күн бұрын
@@Dhhhhj27 Thanks.... another place on my long list of places to visit 🙂
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf6 күн бұрын
Is the Irish Ringfort any good mate. Do they talk about the poorer Raths or just the rich lot`s Ringforts?
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
The book? They talk about everything really. It is quite technical and dry in some points, but it is a good book. Actually, I would also recommend by the same author "Early Medieval Ireland, 431-1169". He sums up in it his ringfort research and provides a very good account of the period
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf6 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa Cheers
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
@@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf Thanks for the 'coffee' I hope you don't mind if I spend it on beer :-)
@benmulvey27046 күн бұрын
Great video. I wonder if any of the largest of these ringfort networks went on to become any of the towns or cities of today?
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
I would say so - especially going by the place names. Dundalk, Dun laoghaoire, etc. Admittedly, the main cities and many towns were founded by the Norse, but often they were near Irish settlements.
@JesseP.Watson6 күн бұрын
Thank you for another insightful nugget my friend. Nice to hear those few words of Irish at the end by the way... Always a pleasure to hear the old tongues of these isles. 🙂 ...Made me think, I need a ring fort!
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
Go raibh maith agut. We all need a ring fort or two (or more). Or a hill fort, but that is another story :-)
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf6 күн бұрын
Would of been cool to live in one in the day
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
It would have! Definetely
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf6 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa
@JesseP.Watson6 күн бұрын
Aye, that it would!
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf6 күн бұрын
I`d like a Rath of my own😋
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
@@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf I want a cashel, need the stone walls! (To sit on contemplating the sunset..)
@geraldinehealydwyer38167 күн бұрын
Thank you for highlighting the graveyard where my great grand parents & family are buried. Denis O'Sullivan (1852-1926) and his wife Ellen Jane (Jenkins) (1855-1923). And two small children, Hillary Denis (Dion) 1896-98 and Gertrude Jane 1984-92. Also buried with them is Ellen's sister, Rebecca Jenkins (1860-1930), who lived with her sister's family. Their grave is quite large, surrounded by wrought iron fencing and very large elm trees mark the four corners of the grave. It is quite distinguishable in the video - even in the satellite photo on google maps!
@forasfeasa7 күн бұрын
You are very welcome Geraldine. I think I know the grave. I will be leading a walk up their on Wednesday for heritage week.
@geraldinehealydwyer38167 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa My mother grew up at No 6 Cable Terrace. Her grandfather - the above Denis O'Sullivan and her father Maurice O'Sullivan and at least three of her uncles worked at the Cable Station. My great grandmother Ellen Jane Jenkins came to Valentia with her father, Daniel Jenkins who was head of the Coast Guards for a time. He was widowed and brought many of his nine children with him from England. He also brought a "nanny'" who he married shortly after coming to Valentia. Daniel's father, another Daniel was also in Valentia for a time with the Coast Guards. Most of Daniel's children married "local" partners and headed off to the US and Australia & New Zealand. These stories are all on my mother's fraternal side of the family (O'Sullivans). On her mother's side there is a lovely story that I tell! Her grandfather, Patrick Murphy was a well known builder in Tralee and got the contract to build one of the big buildings on the island (I don't remember which one!). So he visited often and I believe on one of these visit he brought along his daughter, Mollie (Mary Jane). She met Maurice O'Sullivan and fell in love. That's my romantic side conjuring up that story!! Anyway she did marry Maurice in Tralee in early 1911 and settled in Cable Terrace and had four children, one being my mother! Denis & Ellen had 10 children. I wonder what size house they lived in. I imagine all the boys shared a room and all the girls shared another one, if they were lucky!! I have lots of details on my family tree on Ancestry.com Enjoy your Heritage Week. I hope you have lots of visitors to your beautiful island.
@forasfeasa6 күн бұрын
@@geraldinehealydwyer3816 Thanks for your beautiful stories. They are important - and I hope your family know of them. You should write a book or an article about it. It is amazing what you might produce
@FPSIreland211 күн бұрын
haven’t watched yet (will later) but I just wanted to say this is one of the most underrated history channels on this site. Absolutely outstanding work may be expected regularly.
@forasfeasa11 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for your comment. It comes at a good time. The algorithim has not been nice to me recently. It is good to know my videos are appreciated! Hopefully another one will be out on Sunday, trying to write it now, Eoin
@FPSIreland211 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasaI’ll be watching out for it! Once again, thanks for your work. KZfaq doesn’t appreciate long form educational work, more so ridiculous slop. Though there is a vast amount of exceptional work on the platform I have to work very hard to keep my recommendations relevant to my interests…
@forasfeasa10 күн бұрын
@@FPSIreland2 You're welcome. I know what you mean about youtube
@Clans_Dynasties15 күн бұрын
Great video, as always, my friend
@forasfeasa15 күн бұрын
Thank you very much! :-) :-)
@robinboucherwonderfulflight16 күн бұрын
Thank you Sir for taking the time and effort in making these historical videos. I truly appreciate every one of them. I was expecting the Spanish sailors passing would have been long ago. Did I read correctly that it was 1962? A video on the 1867 Fenian would be interesting to learn about. Slan from New York 😊
@forasfeasa16 күн бұрын
Many thanks! Glad you liked them. Yes, the memorial to the Spanish sailors runs from the 1930s to 1989. There may well have been others buried much before. I am thinking about the Fenian Rising, still have a lot of research to do on it... Slan from Valentia
@user-dd7cf5rh8n18 күн бұрын
Civil war was the darkest and saddest period in Irish history, way worse than anything the English ever done in my opinion purely because it was done on both sides by our own people , once Collins accepted artillery from the British and gave the order to use it on our own people it opened a horrific Pandora's box of misery and sadness which can never be forgotten or forgiven.
@forasfeasa18 күн бұрын
Yes, it was a horrific period and meant that much that could have been achieved was lost. I would not put the blame on Collins alone, both sides helped open the pandora's box
@davidgallahair120620 күн бұрын
Really enjoy these strolls thru Ireland. Thanks for sharing your vids and commentary.
@forasfeasa19 күн бұрын
Thank you very much, Glad you like them (and it is always good to hear nice comments)
@eoinoneillireneportela222320 күн бұрын
A beautiful video about a beautiful, deep place. Thanks for making it
@forasfeasa20 күн бұрын
You are very welcome
@user-xt2ge1qy7c20 күн бұрын
They never beat the north Republicans
@forasfeasa20 күн бұрын
Many - perhaps most - of the IRA in the north actually supported the treaty. I wonder what would have happened had the Civil War not happened? History would have been different, very different and probably Northern Ireland would have a far different shape now.
@user-xt2ge1qy7c20 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasa Chucky r law
@barbechivo20 күн бұрын
Isn't that lovely!
@forasfeasa20 күн бұрын
It is... well worth visiting if you get a chance
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf20 күн бұрын
Them McCarthy`s
@forasfeasa20 күн бұрын
They are everywhere.... :-)
@Dhhhhj2720 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasaThere was also the Coshmang McCarthys around Castlemaine they allegedly took turns sharing Castlemaine castle with the Fitzgeralds...there are illustrations of a siege there in 1572.
@FPSIreland2Ай бұрын
I wouldn't be too knowledgable on the subject but the introduction of "the" associated with Hugh O Neill and whatnot mentioned around the 5 min mark may stem from the Irish Language. To this day, it's quite common to take a well-known individuals surname, restore the original form of the surname and adding the definite article and suffixing "-ach" to the name and using that as a title for the individual, though I'd have no way personally to confirm this.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
I used to think so too, but it is not really the case. If you look at medieval signatures/documents, it is O'Neill, O'Domhnaill, etc, not An Ua Neill... I think it came into English through a bad translation and then to picked up like many supposed historical conventions.
@antseanbheanbocht4993Ай бұрын
Interesting, Glenmama in wicklow was another defeat for foreigners in 999 at the hands of Brian. There's speculation that Brian may have had his camp where mountjoy sqaure is today, its the highest point for a kilometer in any direction and overlooked the battle site.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thanks for the reply. Yes Glenmama was a major victory for Brian. Indeed a bigger and clearer victory than Clontarf, as it gave him Dublin. I would like to make another video about Brian, but there are so many sites to visit! Interesting what you say about Mountjoy Sq. I had never heard that before. Mind you it is not really that far from the traditional view of him camping at Phibsboro.
@antseanbheanbocht4993Ай бұрын
@@forasfeasa I thought he passed through Phibsboro, even camped near the location of the Brian Boru pub aka Hedigans, soon to be knocked down BTW, that's a fair click from the battle site though, who knows.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
@@antseanbheanbocht4993 After 1000 years it is impossible to know! It is funny that no Irish pub claims that Brian Boru drank there. I know it England Cromwell seems to have drunk in a million pubs (but no Irish ones :-)
@feral7523Ай бұрын
Just started and I'm gonna say Maelschealainn the great won imo.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
I would tend to agree with you - but I think there were other winners as well
@markaxworthy2508Ай бұрын
Wasn't it a battle of Irish and Vikings against Irish and Vikings?
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Exactly... or to be more precise a battle of Gaelic, Hiberno-Norse, and Scottish/Isle of Man Norse against Gaelic and Hiberno-Norse! :-)
@markaxworthy2508Ай бұрын
@@forasfeasa Thanks for an excellent summary. It conforms with my existing leanings on the issue, but is far, far better informed. These days Brian's legacy seems to be bound up with the rhetorical issue of whether Ireland is on the brink of "unification" or "reunification". "Brianists", of course, favour the latter.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
@@markaxworthy2508 Thank you very much. Interesting point you make about Brian's legacy these days. I would add here that some people are very strongly attached to historical legends and refuse to believe evidence to the contrary. It leads to difficult conversations!
@AnBreadanFeasaАй бұрын
Thought provoking and really well done... another bit of evidence that no-one should be proud or ashamed of their history; but they should be aware of what really happened.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thank you! Excellent comment!
@lanewoods9420Ай бұрын
Where were Clan Ui Gradaigh during all this? Asleep? This was their area-where were they?
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
They were from the Dal gCais, so were probably at Clontarf. A friend of mine made a video about which groups were at Clontarf. It may answer your question. It is kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9GFo7mnsauzpZs.html
@666EvaАй бұрын
Thanks for the research and for posting.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
Could you do one on the Eoganachts please mate
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
I will try.. thinking about how to do it... watch this space
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
@@forasfeasa 😜
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
Bloody vikings. Just read The Spears of Clontarf by Robert E Howard from the 30`s. Fiction but great fiction. Brian Boru is still your greatest king even though he defeated my Eoganacht ancestors in Munster. Another great one mate
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
I recognize that name from somewhere... I will have a look. Thanks
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
@@forasfeasa Howard`s biggest creation was Conan the Barbarian
@denismccarthy7796Ай бұрын
Great stuff! .might be just me but the link to `buy me a coffee` doesnt work
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thanks Denis, actually I just got notified of your donation! Thanks a million. (It is something new to me...)
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Modern technology can be crazy,. KZfaq is insisting with me that I haven't replied to your comment yet..! 🙂
@denismccarthy7796Ай бұрын
@@forasfeasa haha, computer says no ....but I did get it , 👍
@cynicalbАй бұрын
Cessair granddaughter of noah landed in Dún na Mbarc or Bantry before the sons of Mil ..All were greeted in the same tongue so the story goes
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Yes, the mythology of the 'peopling' of Ireland is quite complex. Some day I would like to make a video or series of videos on it. Since I use the real places in my videos, unlike the animation/AI graphics so popular these days, it is going to be a while. But West Cork is on my hit list!!!! :-) THanks for your comment and the idea it put in my head.
@cynicalbАй бұрын
Go raibh maith agat
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Tá failte romhat.
@gerardodwyer5908Ай бұрын
The Normans identified as Franco, from Normandy in France, especially during their invasion and conquest of England. They did not identify as "English", a description the Franco Normans used for the Germanic tribes they subjugated, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, post Hastings 1066. Franco Normans and Germanic Angles/Saxons, two different cultures espousing own customs and languages. The first and subsequent waves of Normans to Ireland brought their Norman French language and customs. An Anglo Norman identity, a fusion of Norman French and Saxon, didn't take root until the 14th century. The Norman advance in Ireland was facilitated in large part by leading and minor Gaelic chieftains using alliances with the "foreigners" as a means to settle "old scores". Had Ireland's High Kingship actually stood for something, as it did under Ború's reign approximating national unity, it's likely the Norman advance across Ireland would have petered out sooner and been substantially more limited in terms of territorial gains. As events unfolded, the full assimilation of the Hiberno Normans in to Gaelic life, culture and laws was relatively swift, hence the "more Irish than the Irish" catchphrase.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I largely agree with you. However, this video is more about the 15th century onwards. I make one reference to descendants of Normans and others. In the time the video was about, the O'Connor Kerry lords identified as Gaelic, with the various Fitzgeralds and Fitzmaurices saw themselves as English - English born in Ireland, but definitely English. I find the differences in identity fascinating. Unfortunately this is hard to make videos about :-) You mention Brian Boru. My next video will probably be on Clontarf. I am working on it at the moment.
@Clarky2085Ай бұрын
Nice ipas site
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
ipas site?
@Dhhhhj2721 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasaA doss house for the fakeugees.
@Dhhhhj2721 күн бұрын
Wouldn't doubt it.
@eileenshanahan1521Ай бұрын
Very informative as my grandmother was always spoke of The O’Connor Kerry and the Norman Fitzmaurice of Lixnaw. Great information thank you.❤
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thanks for the lovely Eileen. Are you from North Kerry? And I wonder if your grandmother also mentioned the Earl of Desmond and Knight of Glin? :-) O'Connor Kerry was very isolated as a Gaelic lord in North Kerry!
@Dhhhhj2721 күн бұрын
@@forasfeasaShanahan was a name linked to Kerryhead
@forasfeasa20 күн бұрын
@@Dhhhhj27 Thanks
@Dhhhhj27Ай бұрын
I read years ago the O'Connors that were in possession of Carrigafoyle by 1649 were a junior branch and dispersed to the Ballyfinnane area near Firies following the Cromwellian campaign.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
I think you may be mistaken. The so-called senior line of O'Connor Kerry seem to have Carrigafoyle until Cromwell. Cathal Rua, according to Mary McAuliffe, the last member of the senior line of O'Connor Kerry, failed to get Carrigafoyle or Iriaghtconnor back under Charles II. He supported James II and was thus forced into exile.
@Dhhhhj27Ай бұрын
@@forasfeasa I've never heard of that account....very interesting.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
@@Dhhhhj27 I just realised I forgot to post in the bibliography. Have a look at this article Mary McAuliffe "O'Connor Kerry of Carrigafoyle: History and Memory in Iraghticonor," In: Béaloideas, Iml. 82 (2014), It is available at JSTOR
@Dhhhhj27Ай бұрын
I will thanks.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
@@Dhhhhj27 you're welcome
@JesseP.WatsonАй бұрын
Thank you, always enlightening your windows into the past. Interesting your mention of the simplistic view of their societies... I found myself recently very tentatively imagining a world then with power dynamics that functioned a little more like local mafias who are intertwined with communities might run today, or last century... Protection rackets and lords buying the good sentiments of the population as a mafioso 'giving something back' might i.e. they take care of the weakened and the petty criminals and are applauded for it but are likewise taking a cut of everything under threat of knee-capping - so might be both feared and loved, to an extent, at the same time. Far from a revelation and definitely an imperfect comparison, but in that world where centralised power had far less oversight than today... and communications much slower, with everything thus being much more localised - I found that image of home-grown mafia bosses admired and feared at the same time perhaps brought me a little closer to the general social atmosphere then. Speaking in very general terms - not Kerry specifically, just what the general to-ing and fro-ing in the mediaeval period between the upper and lower classes might have felt like. All the best. Going to release an animated short story I wrote about Ötzi the Iceman on Sunday by the way, think you may just enjoy it. ...A Magical History Tour! 😉
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Looking forward to seeing your film on Ötzi !!!!!
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
A very interesting comment. You kind of described working class Belfast of the 1970s and 80s, where the provisional IRA or UVF ran certain neighbourhoods in the way you describe - supposedly protecting them, though this involving killing or maiming large numbers of their own, all the while profiting from criminality. (Not exempting the security bosses, police or army who also did terrible things). Unfortunately, the more we find out about these times, the stronger the simplistic narratives get. The pre-reformation/enlightenment period has been portrayed very badly in the historiography (and in film). Identity was something very complex, forming by competing beliefs, cut across by money, class, gender, patronage, employment, and many other things. However, way before Hobbes and Locke there was a strong belief in a (real) social contract. In Ireland lords had to protect those they ruled over - otherwise the latter could transfer their allegiance elsewhere. Since there was a shortage of labour/peasants, this meant the latter had the ability to simply walk away from one lord and go to another. It was not a perfect society, but it was not a primitive unchanging one. Lots to think about
@JesseP.WatsonАй бұрын
@@forasfeasa Thank you for your reply, likewise, I find that a very interesting subject.. to try to imagine the dynamics. Your mention there of social contract, I meant to mention that as being apparently part of that 'old school' mafioso culture - I watched something on a little village in Sicily where the townsfolk had genuine admiration for them and hated the centralised power that was unreachable - they preferred going to 'Uncle Luigi' to sort out their problems, so, in that way there was a certain nobility to it. I think the Crays in London were a similar thing, a genuine care for the community, though dangerous at the same time. Anyhow, that's stretching the analogy but... That somehow gave a route in for me to begin imagining what the power dynamics of those isolated (in comparison to today's world) lords and communities might have felt like. Reminds me... I found myself looking at a plaque on a statue in North Yorkshire a year or so ago of Lord Feversham, who stands, cut in stone, in Helmsley town square. The plaque read something like: "Loved and respected by the people of this town, commemorated here." - I immediately poo-pooed it as a bit of propaganda, with my 21st century scepticism, but caught myself and thought: "Yes, but _what if they actually DID love and respect him_ ?!?" It's an almost unbelievable concept in our world of cut and paste politicians etc. to imagine someone in charge who was _genuinely_ loved and admired. Mmm. Anyway, just struck me. The heartfelt social contract guiding interactions between those in power and those beneath is very easy to dismiss through the contemporary lens, but, as you say... well, that's our world, not theirs. It was the thought that that Lord Feversham had governed that town through the industrial revolution and built it up, made it prosperous - so actually, it's not crazy to think the townsfolk felt genuinely indebted to the fellow. Tis a pity we seem to have strayed so far from that constructive mentality in our power dynamics today... Anyhow, I am writing too much, apologies - a night off editing before the final clean up tomorrow! 🤓 All the best.
@user-it5jc3gn7cАй бұрын
Good information and well produced. Cheers.
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it
@paul-ks3jtАй бұрын
Id rather your measurements in ft and inches…rather than mtrs
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
On the Irish archaeological sites nowadays they give metric measurements, so I use these. Meters are easy enough to convert to yards, but the rest is complicated, so I stick with the metric measurements! Sorry...
@paul-ks3jtАй бұрын
Fascinating 👍
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
Another great one mate but i`m glad i linve now. I`ve made it into my 60`s mightn`t of them
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
Definitely... especially if you had lived at the end of the 1590s... a bad time!
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
@@forasfeasa At least my relies must of made it through mate
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
@@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf Indeed! :-)
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
@@forasfeasa Some might of been on the other side. My mum has pom in her
@forasfeasaАй бұрын
@@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf Just a little..!
@Raegan16162 ай бұрын
Thank you! I have ancestry in The O'Sullivans. This was great to watch. I will be heading that way in August.
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment
@danielalexandermclachlanga37812 ай бұрын
gentle filming to go with a brutal tale Great Grandma was Cahill from Catherdaniel great work , cheers
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. The Civil War era was a brutal time, but it is important to tell the history. Thanks for the lovely comment!
@jesusislukeskywalker42942 ай бұрын
the “known knowns” ☝️ great reacts video 👍🏻 you’re a legend yourself buddy 🚬🤠
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
Thanks...
@jesusislukeskywalker42942 ай бұрын
new subscriber from Australia 🚬🐨
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
You are very welcome! :-)
@jesusislukeskywalker42942 ай бұрын
🚬🐨 thanks for sharing 🙏 you’ve obviously done your own research 👍🏻
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
You are welcome. In terms of Gaelic Ireland in the 1590s, I have done a lot... too much maybe, since I covered this period in my doctorate :-).
@gerardodwyer59082 ай бұрын
Great story telling and first class insights about this horrendous period in the history of a Gaelic world under siege and collapsing. I don't believe the Normans in Ireland identified as "olde English". They had Franco Norman heritage, from the Franco Norman forces that left France to invade England in 1066 and subjugate the Germanic Saxons and Angles (Anglishe). By the 14th century, when a hybrid race of Normans and Saxons sprung, this hybrid race started to identify as Anglishe, later Englishe, named after Anglesland, the name the Germanic Angles gifted the part of southern Britain they ruled since 4AD to 1066. The forces from England led by Carew were of the new Anglo Norman ethnicity. The nine years war was especially brutal for ordinary Irish folks just trying to survive the upheaval of invasion, conquest and colonisation. The innocent are always the first casualties of war.
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
This video is about Ireland at the end of the 16th century, well after the Normans. By this time the descendants of the Anglo-Normans very much identified as English - the English of Ireland. Old English is a useful name for this (although it is slightly early to use this expression). The New English is used for the new settlers coming to Ireland from the 1530s onwards. Many of whom (such as Lord Moore of Mellifont, the Hovendons, and even some Bagenals) were Catholic in the 1590s and later. Carew's forces would have been a mix of recruits/veterans from England and Wales, Old English, and Gaelic troops. A complete ethnic mix!
@gerardodwyer59082 ай бұрын
Thank you for that. Kinsale was in 1601, so early in the 16th century, and ahead of the "Flight of the Earls" 1607 and Ulster Plantation after that. I appreciate your videos, much needed to bring Irish history to life in this social media age of dumbed down history.
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
@@gerardodwyer5908 Thank you very much. This siege was in July 1600, about a year and a half before the Battle of Kinsale, which was at the very end of 1601. Glad you like the videos.. It means a lot!
@robinboucherwonderfulflight2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for researching this and posting. Could you please add Minard Castle in Kerry to your list. What is the most perserved castle, tower house in Kerry? Thanks again
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
Thanks Robin. Minard is on my list. Just have to find time to get there. In terms of well preserved castles in Kerry, it is probably Ross Castle in Killarney (this has been restored and is open). Gallarus castle in Dingle has been under restoration for several years, hopefully it will open soon - I have seen it from the outside and it looks in great condition. Although I have never been to it, Ballymalis castle is also supposed to be reasonably well preserved, though I think it is also being restored. Finally, Listowel castle is well preserved - rather the half that remains is! However, its opening hours are rather restrictive. I was there a couple of weeks ago and it hadn't opened yet. I think it is probably open now
@AnBreadanFeasa2 ай бұрын
Excellent video... horrendous times... and we think politics today is messy!
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were very messy indeed! Despite the many complications of life at the moment, we are lucky that we are living in what is quite a peaceful time.
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf2 ай бұрын
More on the Mor please😁
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
You want my channel to become the MacCarthy Mor /MacAuliffe channel? :-) The problem is getting to the sites... but I have a list, so fingers crossed
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf2 ай бұрын
@@forasfeasa No your stuff is great. Just joking about the old McCarthys 😁
@forasfeasa2 ай бұрын
I have a long list. Near the top of it is the Battle of Callan in 1261 MacCarthy x Normans - Spoiler alert the MacCarthys won!!!!
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf2 ай бұрын
@@forasfeasa Yes Callan for sure i love that one and it`s outcome