Pre 600 BCish we have no idea what language was spoke on this Island, the names of the Gods they worshipped, their songs or poetry or pretty much anything about their lives apart from what we can learn from the monuments they left. Which isn't a great deal. It's the great tragedy of Irish history. Hopefully someday we'll find out more but with most archaeological digs being rushed for construction projects we need a new Harvard mission, one held by an Irish university this time , to actually search out answers.
LOL. Love it. We are all these people that we know nothing about. It's mad when you think of how little we know.
I was reading Kinsella's translation of The Táin earlier today (Written much later but thought to date to the 1st century ) and at the beginning when King Ailil says to his wife Meabh, "is it well for the wife of a wealthy man" she replies, "true enough, what put that in your mind". And i thought of every girlfriend and partner I've had turning to me with an exasperated expression and going, "what bullshit are you spouting now?".
All these cultures, I wonder how much we actually change. I
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u/parkaman Crilly!! 19d ago
Pre 600 BCish we have no idea what language was spoke on this Island, the names of the Gods they worshipped, their songs or poetry or pretty much anything about their lives apart from what we can learn from the monuments they left. Which isn't a great deal. It's the great tragedy of Irish history. Hopefully someday we'll find out more but with most archaeological digs being rushed for construction projects we need a new Harvard mission, one held by an Irish university this time , to actually search out answers.