Monthly Archives: September 2022

Court Cairns…

County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** From a distance this looked like nothing more or less than a giant moot. *** *** And maybe that is what it really was? *** *** In which case we ought really … Continue reading

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Craig’s Dolmen?…

County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** The history of Ireland can be perplexing. *** *** On the one hand, there are ample materials stretching far back in time… * And on the other, it is clear that the … Continue reading

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‘Where be Giants?’…

County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022 *** ‘In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king.’ *** *** Clochan na bhFomharach, being, ‘Stones of the Fomorians’, who were, according to ancient Irish tradition, the early, if not … Continue reading

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