Irish Druids
| Irish Druids | |
|---|---|
| Period Ancient | -500 - 500 |
| Period Modern | 2017 - 2024 |
| Locations | Newgrange (Ireland) |
[view source]Cultural Context
Figures Associated:
Ireland's ancient Druids; members of the educated Celtic elite who served as poets, doctors, spiritual leaders, judges, and historians. Their practices involved rituals of rebirth connected to megalithic structures like Newgrange, aligned with the winter solstice.
David Chambers (The Blindboy Podcast); Irish cultural phenomenon blending short fiction, comedy, and social commentary. Launched in 2017, it has grown into one of Ireland's most popular podcasts with over 80 million global listeners.
Events Associated / Significant Cultural Impact:
The Winter Solstice at Newgrange; the 5,000-year-old passage tomb was engineered so that sunlight floods the inner chamber only on the winter solstice. This demonstrates sophisticated astronomical knowledge and suggests rituals of death and rebirth.
The Druidic oral tradition; Druids memorized vast amounts of poetry, law, history, and ritual knowledge — a training that could take 20 years. When Christianity arrived, monks preserved some of this wisdom in manuscripts like the Book of Kells.
Fashion Icons / Symbolism: Triskele, Celtic knots, oak leaf and mistletoe motifs, ogham script, cloak and torc (neck ring)
[view source]Drug Connections
Modern: Psilacetin, Lamotrigine
[view source]Sources
- https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/history-irelands-ancient-druids
- https://shows.acast.com/blindboy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blindboy_Podcast
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange
[view source]Miberas with this Ancestor
#0009 • #0029 • #0032 • #0093 • #0094 • #0110 • #0149 • #0161 • #0256 • #0323 • #0326 • #0328 • #0420 • #0557 • #0584 • #0645 • #0667 • #0695 • #0707 • #0748 • #0761 • #0816 • #0819 • #0856 • #0871 • #0908 • #0911 • #0965 • #0987 • #1006 • #1051 • #1074 • #1096 • #1146 • #1155 • #1231 • #1296 • #1312 • #1352 • #1357 • #1362 • #1384 • #1388 • #1399 • #1412 • #1472 • #1487 • #1524 • #1628 • #1655 • ... and 311 more
361 Miberas total