Tag Archives: ancient Ireland

Most of my writing life has been taken up with history and heritage, guide books for hikers and serious historical studies, factual stuff not requiring a free and fanciful imagination. Before I get to that freewheeling imagination let me tell you something of myself. I was born in the first half of the twentieth century, […]

In joyful company we travelled through ancient Ireland. Telling stories, relating anecdotes, touching the elemental stones that compose the earliest settlements. We existed in a mythic realm. This was a special experience. From King John’s Castle at Limerick to Dun Aonghasa on the Arann island’s, we walked and talked, climbed hills to view the Bricklieve […]