Foras Feasa
@forasfeasa.bsky.social
Historian and translator, living at the very edge of Ireland
What caused the Irish Famine? There is no simple answer to this. In addition to the blight, ideological blindness, moralism, prejudice, and the Poor Law all had a role
#irishhistory #irishfamine #workhouse #ireland #greathunger #black47 #greatfamine #19thcentury
youtu.be/ii6Dpyupkr8
#irishhistory #irishfamine #workhouse #ireland #greathunger #black47 #greatfamine #19thcentury
youtu.be/ii6Dpyupkr8
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What caused the Irish Famine? There is no simple answer to this. In addition to the blight, ideological blindness, moralism, prejudice, and the Poor Law all had a role
#irishhistory #irishfamine #workhouse #ireland #greathunger #black47 #greatfamine #19thcentury
youtu.be/ii6Dpyupkr8
#irishhistory #irishfamine #workhouse #ireland #greathunger #black47 #greatfamine #19thcentury
youtu.be/ii6Dpyupkr8
I'm giving a talk on Wednesday evening for Heritage Iveragh as part of the Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival.
"Samhain, Tech Donn, and Tír na nÓg: The Many Gaelic Otherworlds"
Location Tech Amergin, Waterville, at 8pm on Wednesday 29/10.
Hopefully it will be livestreamed as well.
"Samhain, Tech Donn, and Tír na nÓg: The Many Gaelic Otherworlds"
Location Tech Amergin, Waterville, at 8pm on Wednesday 29/10.
Hopefully it will be livestreamed as well.
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I'm giving a talk on Wednesday evening for Heritage Iveragh as part of the Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival.
"Samhain, Tech Donn, and Tír na nÓg: The Many Gaelic Otherworlds"
Location Tech Amergin, Waterville, at 8pm on Wednesday 29/10.
Hopefully it will be livestreamed as well.
"Samhain, Tech Donn, and Tír na nÓg: The Many Gaelic Otherworlds"
Location Tech Amergin, Waterville, at 8pm on Wednesday 29/10.
Hopefully it will be livestreamed as well.
The Skellig archaeology festival starts next Friday, running from 24-29 Oct. Events include a talk with Dr Connie Kelleher in Derrynane (including a visit to the Summer house) Bronze Casting in Brú na Dromada, a hike to the wonderful Caherlihillian, and even a talk by me! Lots of other stuff too...
October 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Skellig archaeology festival starts next Friday, running from 24-29 Oct. Events include a talk with Dr Connie Kelleher in Derrynane (including a visit to the Summer house) Bronze Casting in Brú na Dromada, a hike to the wonderful Caherlihillian, and even a talk by me! Lots of other stuff too...
New video out now
A Different Type of Grail: William Marshall, Temple Church, Magna Cara, and Ireland. How in visiting London I stumbled upon a lot of Irish history....
youtu.be/r-Wn6AmVAk8
#medievalhistory #magnacarta #irishhistory #WilliamMarshal
#TempleChurch #History #knightstemplar
A Different Type of Grail: William Marshall, Temple Church, Magna Cara, and Ireland. How in visiting London I stumbled upon a lot of Irish history....
youtu.be/r-Wn6AmVAk8
#medievalhistory #magnacarta #irishhistory #WilliamMarshal
#TempleChurch #History #knightstemplar
October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New video out now
A Different Type of Grail: William Marshall, Temple Church, Magna Cara, and Ireland. How in visiting London I stumbled upon a lot of Irish history....
youtu.be/r-Wn6AmVAk8
#medievalhistory #magnacarta #irishhistory #WilliamMarshal
#TempleChurch #History #knightstemplar
A Different Type of Grail: William Marshall, Temple Church, Magna Cara, and Ireland. How in visiting London I stumbled upon a lot of Irish history....
youtu.be/r-Wn6AmVAk8
#medievalhistory #magnacarta #irishhistory #WilliamMarshal
#TempleChurch #History #knightstemplar
Hi everyone,
New video now out. It is on the enigmatic Seefin passage tomb in the Wicklow mountains. A difficult place to get tom but a fascinating place.
youtu.be/DwihaWOQZzM
#HistoryDocumentary #wicklow #passagetomb #irishhistory #archaeology #ancientireland
New video now out. It is on the enigmatic Seefin passage tomb in the Wicklow mountains. A difficult place to get tom but a fascinating place.
youtu.be/DwihaWOQZzM
#HistoryDocumentary #wicklow #passagetomb #irishhistory #archaeology #ancientireland
October 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hi everyone,
New video now out. It is on the enigmatic Seefin passage tomb in the Wicklow mountains. A difficult place to get tom but a fascinating place.
youtu.be/DwihaWOQZzM
#HistoryDocumentary #wicklow #passagetomb #irishhistory #archaeology #ancientireland
New video now out. It is on the enigmatic Seefin passage tomb in the Wicklow mountains. A difficult place to get tom but a fascinating place.
youtu.be/DwihaWOQZzM
#HistoryDocumentary #wicklow #passagetomb #irishhistory #archaeology #ancientireland
New video out now: Understanding the Hill of Tara. Enjoy!
youtu.be/QgYqfxROXmc
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #historicalwalk
youtu.be/QgYqfxROXmc
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #historicalwalk
June 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New video out now: Understanding the Hill of Tara. Enjoy!
youtu.be/QgYqfxROXmc
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #historicalwalk
youtu.be/QgYqfxROXmc
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #historicalwalk
New video premieres tomorrow at 3pm: The Mysteries of Tara. It discusses what Tara actually was, avoiding the usual shallow explanations.
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #Lugh #StoneOfDestiny
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #Lugh #StoneOfDestiny
June 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New video premieres tomorrow at 3pm: The Mysteries of Tara. It discusses what Tara actually was, avoiding the usual shallow explanations.
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #Lugh #StoneOfDestiny
#Tara #irelandsancienteast #irishhistory #ancienthistory #AncientCivilizations #AncientMysteries #Ireland #medieval #Kingship #pagan #Lugh #StoneOfDestiny
New video coming out tonight at 7pm. It is about the very special Hill of Tara - Tara of the Kings
youtu.be/JMhdjc2h0ec #irishhistory #tara #irelandsancienteast #ancient #standingstone #neolithic #passagetomb #kingship #inauguration #megalithic #standingstonesunday
youtu.be/JMhdjc2h0ec #irishhistory #tara #irelandsancienteast #ancient #standingstone #neolithic #passagetomb #kingship #inauguration #megalithic #standingstonesunday
June 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New video coming out tonight at 7pm. It is about the very special Hill of Tara - Tara of the Kings
youtu.be/JMhdjc2h0ec #irishhistory #tara #irelandsancienteast #ancient #standingstone #neolithic #passagetomb #kingship #inauguration #megalithic #standingstonesunday
youtu.be/JMhdjc2h0ec #irishhistory #tara #irelandsancienteast #ancient #standingstone #neolithic #passagetomb #kingship #inauguration #megalithic #standingstonesunday
The magnificent standing stone near the lighthouse, Valentia Island, Kerry
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
May 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The magnificent standing stone near the lighthouse, Valentia Island, Kerry
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
Lia Fáil, or the stone of destiny, on its new location on the Hill of Tara. It was moved here in the 19th century
youtube.com/shorts/iunA0...
#standingstonesunday #Tara #stoneofdestiny #hillfort #tomb
youtube.com/shorts/iunA0...
#standingstonesunday #Tara #stoneofdestiny #hillfort #tomb
May 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Lia Fáil, or the stone of destiny, on its new location on the Hill of Tara. It was moved here in the 19th century
youtube.com/shorts/iunA0...
#standingstonesunday #Tara #stoneofdestiny #hillfort #tomb
youtube.com/shorts/iunA0...
#standingstonesunday #Tara #stoneofdestiny #hillfort #tomb
Shanganagh Dolmen - in the middle of a housing estate is South Dublin, #standingstonesunday
May 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Shanganagh Dolmen - in the middle of a housing estate is South Dublin, #standingstonesunday
Daniel O'Connell History walk tomorrow at 2pm (Saturday 19 April). Meet at the Old Barracks. €12 All welcome. DM to book
#historicalwalks #cahersiveen #danieloconnell #history ##irishhistory #historicaltours #skelligcoast #Kerry
#historicalwalks #cahersiveen #danieloconnell #history ##irishhistory #historicaltours #skelligcoast #Kerry
April 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Daniel O'Connell History walk tomorrow at 2pm (Saturday 19 April). Meet at the Old Barracks. €12 All welcome. DM to book
#historicalwalks #cahersiveen #danieloconnell #history ##irishhistory #historicaltours #skelligcoast #Kerry
#historicalwalks #cahersiveen #danieloconnell #history ##irishhistory #historicaltours #skelligcoast #Kerry
Cill Rialaig stone row
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
March 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Cill Rialaig stone row
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
New video out know: did St Patrick really massacre the druids? I think you know the answer... A video about the need for good history. Out at 7pm!
#stpatrick #stpatricksday #irishhistory #pagan #druid #snakes #Ireland
#stpatrick #stpatricksday #irishhistory #pagan #druid #snakes #Ireland
March 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New video out know: did St Patrick really massacre the druids? I think you know the answer... A video about the need for good history. Out at 7pm!
#stpatrick #stpatricksday #irishhistory #pagan #druid #snakes #Ireland
#stpatrick #stpatricksday #irishhistory #pagan #druid #snakes #Ireland
Historical walk in #Ballinskelligs tomorrow at 2pm
#castle and #abbey
#historicalwalk #discoverkerry #skelligcoast #mythology #wildatlanticway #history
#castle and #abbey
#historicalwalk #discoverkerry #skelligcoast #mythology #wildatlanticway #history
March 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Historical walk in #Ballinskelligs tomorrow at 2pm
#castle and #abbey
#historicalwalk #discoverkerry #skelligcoast #mythology #wildatlanticway #history
#castle and #abbey
#historicalwalk #discoverkerry #skelligcoast #mythology #wildatlanticway #history
Beware the mad Kerry goats!!
December 7, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Beware the mad Kerry goats!!
My favourite place on Valentia Island. This always reminds me of a portal to another world. According to local stories there was a lintel stone on top in the 19th century someone threw it into the sea.
November 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM
My favourite place on Valentia Island. This always reminds me of a portal to another world. According to local stories there was a lintel stone on top in the 19th century someone threw it into the sea.
One of my favourite places on the Ring of Kerry (or Kerry in general), Eightercua stone row... #MonumentMonday
November 18, 2024 at 2:22 PM
One of my favourite places on the Ring of Kerry (or Kerry in general), Eightercua stone row... #MonumentMonday
New video coming out at 7pm. As might be guessed from the photo it is inspired by the misuse of AI to produce dubious pictures, but goes beyond this looking at Bad History in an Irish context
#history #Ireland #Kerry #irishhistory
youtu.be/NNC72E_m0dI
#history #Ireland #Kerry #irishhistory
youtu.be/NNC72E_m0dI
November 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
New video coming out at 7pm. As might be guessed from the photo it is inspired by the misuse of AI to produce dubious pictures, but goes beyond this looking at Bad History in an Irish context
#history #Ireland #Kerry #irishhistory
youtu.be/NNC72E_m0dI
#history #Ireland #Kerry #irishhistory
youtu.be/NNC72E_m0dI
If anyone needs cheering up... the beautiful Ilaunloughan monastic site. Hidden in open site between Portmagee and Valentia in Kerry. Beautifully restored, with a rare tent shrine.
November 15, 2024 at 9:12 AM
If anyone needs cheering up... the beautiful Ilaunloughan monastic site. Hidden in open site between Portmagee and Valentia in Kerry. Beautifully restored, with a rare tent shrine.
Atlantic winter sunset. The sun going down behind Bray Head on Valentia island, (Co. Kerry, Ireland), with the beautiful Skelligs in the background.
November 13, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Atlantic winter sunset. The sun going down behind Bray Head on Valentia island, (Co. Kerry, Ireland), with the beautiful Skelligs in the background.
A standing stone overlooking Béal Inse - the channel which gives Valentia its name (though in Irish it is Oileán Dairbhre). If you look carefully you may spot a second standing stone which fell a few years ago
November 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
A standing stone overlooking Béal Inse - the channel which gives Valentia its name (though in Irish it is Oileán Dairbhre). If you look carefully you may spot a second standing stone which fell a few years ago
#ArchitectureKerry is this weekend. Tomorrow at 2 I am giving a short walking tour to the #MacCarthy #castle in #Ballinskelligs and talking about #Gaelic history. All welcome, bring proper footwear and raingear! #history #historicalwalkingtours #WildAtlanticWay
September 27, 2024 at 5:36 PM
#ArchitectureKerry is this weekend. Tomorrow at 2 I am giving a short walking tour to the #MacCarthy #castle in #Ballinskelligs and talking about #Gaelic history. All welcome, bring proper footwear and raingear! #history #historicalwalkingtours #WildAtlanticWay
The wonderful #ArchitectureKerry is on this weekend. lots of great events. On Sat at 2pm I am doing a short walking tour to the #MacCarthy #castle in #Ballinskelligs. All welcome, just bring proper footwear!
#kerry #historicalwalkingtours #WildAtlanticWay 'history
#kerry #historicalwalkingtours #WildAtlanticWay 'history
September 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
The wonderful #ArchitectureKerry is on this weekend. lots of great events. On Sat at 2pm I am doing a short walking tour to the #MacCarthy #castle in #Ballinskelligs. All welcome, just bring proper footwear!
#kerry #historicalwalkingtours #WildAtlanticWay 'history
#kerry #historicalwalkingtours #WildAtlanticWay 'history