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The Lebor Gabála Érenn, dating to the 11 th –12 th century, purports to list every High King from remote antiquity to the time of Henry II's Lordship of Ireland in 1171. The High Kingship is established by the Fir Bolg , and their nine kings are succeeded by a sequence of nine kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann , most if not all of whom are considered euhemerised deities .
Leaving mythology behind, Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (Malachy MacMulrooney) is recognised as the first historical High King of Ireland. He served as king between 846–860 AD and died two years later. After King Máel there would be another 16 other High Kings in Ireland until the last serving King in 1166.
The story of Saint Patrick has become surrounded by a dense fog of legends and traditions. But behind these legends is the life of a very real man who preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Ireland more than fifteen hundred years ago. Patrick was born around A.D. 389 in Scotland to a Christian family. His father was a deacon at a church founded ...
Feb 13, 2024 · Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair (Rory O’Connor), King of Connacht, ascended as the last High King in the wake of King Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn’s demise. His coronation in Dublin marked him as the inaugural and sole Gaelic monarch of the entire island. This reign was to be overshadowed by the Anglo-Norman invasion, heralding the end of an era in ...
- The Attack
- “With All My Heart”
- The Escape
- The Call
- Dangers and Risks
- Transforming Ireland
- Standing Against Slavery
- Patrick’s Impact
One night, under cover of darkness, the pirates attacked. The carefree lives of Patrick and thousands of British youth were about to change forever. Blowing their battle horns, the raiders swarmed out of dozens of longboats. Bloodthirsty Irish warriors in full battle gear rushed into Patrick’s hamlet. They killed the majority of the villagers but c...
Patrick remembered the faith of his family, especially that of his father and grandfather. He continues: “But after I came to Ireland—every day I had to tend sheep, and many times a day I prayed—the love of God and His fear came to me more and more, and my faith was strengthened. And my spirit was moved so that in a single day I would say as many a...
After years as a slave, Patrick experienced a vivid dream. He says that the Lord called him to walk two hundred miles to the east where a ship would be waiting to take him to freedom. Patrick followed the Lord’s direction and walked all the way across Ireland as a fugitive without being detected. A ship was there, but the pagan captain at first rej...
Soon after returning home Patrick experienced several life-changing experiences and visions that would change the course of history. Patrick describes one of his dreams: “In the depth of the night, I saw a man named Victoricus, coming as if from Ireland, with innumerable letters; and I read the heading of [one] letter which read, ‘The Cry of the Ir...
Patrick traveled Ireland for thirty years along primitive horse trails, aware that he might be killed at any time. He writes, “Daily, I expect murder, fraud or captivity, or whatever it may be; but I fear none of these things because of the promises of heaven. I have cast myself into the hands of God almighty who rules everywhere.”22 There were no ...
Not only royalty but children, women, and slaves were drawn to Patrick and his mission. The young left pillaging with the sword and turned to serving Christ and helping Patrick transformed the island nation. Together with his strengths as a church builder, lawmaker and defender of widows and orphans, Patrick was a spiritual man who communed with th...
He was the first leader of a gentile nation to call for the end of the pagan practice of kidnapping and slavery. “Within his lifetime or soon after his death, the Irish slave trade came to a halt, and other forms of violence, such as murder and inter tribal warfare, decreased.”25 Patrick taught the former Irish pirates to respect the sanctity of li...
By the time of Patrick’s passing on March 17, c. 460 A.D. the foundations were laid for Ireland to become the first Christian nation outside of the Roman Empire. The committed disciples of Patrick spent lifetimes copying the Scriptures and the classics of antiquity, saving the great literature of the ancient world, especially the Bible. The Irish h...
The Concept of the High King The High King, or Ard Rí, was a symbolic figure in ancient Irish society, representing the unity and sovereignty of the island. Although some historical High Kings of Ireland were real figures, many others were legendary or semi-historical, their stories embellished and transformed by the passage of time and the influence of myth.
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Oct 5, 2023 · Central to the High Kings’ legends is the Lia Fáil, a standing stone located at the Hill of Tara. It’s said to roar in joy when the rightful king stood upon it. While the stone’s origins remain shrouded in mystery, its ties to the High Kingship are undeniable. Impact of the Mythical Kings on Irish Culture A Source of National Pride
