WHEN Ireland was on the rack, the dispossessed would find succour in the intrepid tales of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Knights of the Red Branch. Against great odds and displaying both heroism and humility to defeat the more powerful foe who didn’t always play by the rules either the Fianna of the Red Branch swept all before them. And while the folklore light has of course dimmed over time, the Irish featly to the Red Knights’ motto of ‘beart de réir ár mbriarthar’ – ‘deeds according to our words’ never faltered. That much was clear in the morale-boosting mammoth turnout at last Saturday’s ‘Dearg le Fearg’ (‘Red with Anger’) Irish language protest cum celebration in Belfast city centre by our latter-day band of Red Knights. Speaking the same language as the mythic warriors of old, Irish speakers and Gaeilge supporters turned out in their thousands to give notice that they will have their rights – despite many decades of broken promises and outrigh
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to visitor numbers during the pandemic, the national trust have said this is a once in a generation chance to change how they manage their tourism approach, to avoid what they call the pitfalls of over tourism. they have begun spreading visitors out more throughout the day, to help make a more positive impact on the local area. its natural hexagonal columns stretching out to the sea are actually formed because of the way lava slowly cooled when it was created. but that s not the story that captures most people s imagination. so there was a irish giant called fionn mac cumhaill, who lived here with his wife 0ona and their son 0isin, and there s a scottish giant called benandonner who lives on the scottish island of staffa, one of the outer hebrides. the two of them get into an argument, hurling insults across the sea at each other, and eventually fionn decides he s had enough, he needs to go to staffa to put an end to it and challenge benandonner. but it is a well known fact that giants
One of the world's most famous Irish legends, the tale of Tír Na nÓg, a paradise and supernatural realm of eternal youth, beauty, health, abundance, and joy.