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And this, my friends, is why the Irish had laws about bee keeping.
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This Thursday at 8 pm (Irish time), join me as I speak with Jacob Duerksen, the mastermind behind "Heroes of Tara".

HoT is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, Player's Guide steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland.

Jacob's knowledge of these topics is super impressive.

Tune in on Thurs at 🕗 to listen to the premiere LIVE!

Here's the link in case you want to set a reminder (notifications on).

https://youtu.be/dqzi4AAVifs
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Gaelic Ireland prized cows as wealth, used in trade and Brehon Law. Raids like the Táin Bó Cúailnge were key.

Bóthair: Bóthar ("cattle path," from bó = cow) became roads as herds crossed terrain—hills, bogs—to pastures or markets. Modern rural roads follow these winding trails.

Road Growth: Paths expanded with use; ancient routes like Slighe Dala began as droves, later famed in texts like the Annals.

Genetics: Early cattle, from aurochs, were small, hardy (e.g., Newgrange finds). Kerry and Dexter breeds trace to Celtic stock, distinct from Norman imports.

Legacy: Friesians (19th century) shifted focus to dairy, but native DNA persists. Cows and bóthair tied to prosperity in lore.
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Around 800 CE, Ireland had many small kingdoms, tuatha, under a Gaelic system with no central state.

Over 100 existed, each led by a rí túaithe, varying from 80–150 due to shifting borders.

Above them, rí ruirech ruled clusters, with dynasties like Uí Néill (north) or Eóganachta (Munster) as rí cóicid.

The ard rí at Tara was symbolic, per texts like the Annals of Ulster. Uí Néill (split into Cenél Conaill and Cenél nEógain), Connachta (west), Laigin (east), and Munster’s Eóganachta were key, with Dál Riata linking to Scotland.

Kings used cattle wealth and Brehon Law, while monasteries like Armagh grew powerful.

Norse raids hit coasts by 800, but inland kingdoms held.

This kin-based system lasted until Viking and Norman shifts.
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