Old Irish was the language of Ireland’s “Golden Age”, and its classical phase is generally assigned to the period AD 700-850. Old Irish evolved into Middle Irish, the language of the late Viking and post-Viking period. In comparison with Old Irish, Middle Irish is characterized by a simplification of the inflections of noun and verb and of the system of pronouns.
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Tags: Culture, Irish Gaelic, Language 
Last Updated: 5 Oct 2010
While the English language reached Ireland during the Middle Ages, the first major flowering of English literature in Ireland came during the eighteenth century.
Posted in Literature Tags: Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, Literature, Oscar Wilde, Seamus Heaney, Ulysses Last Updated: 2 Nov 2010
The Celtic and Irish Cultural Society would like to congratulate the Mullins School of Irish Dancing on their recent entry into the Guinness Book of Records. In July 2006, dancers from the local dance school took part in the largest outdoor dancing event of the year, live on BBC One, when they performed the longest ever Riverdance line alongside Irish dancers from across the UK. Congratulations to all the dancers who took part.
Posted in Art and Culture, Literature Tags: guinness, irish dancing, World Records Last Updated: 2 Nov 2010
We all know that an Italian, Christopher Columbus, was the first European to discover America. But perhaps a priest from Tralee got there first?
Posted in Art and Culture, History, Literature, Religion and Mythology Tags: America, Currach, Missionary, Saint Brendan, Voyage Last Updated: 2 Nov 2010
