Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Didactics for the subject English – Applied Geography, grade: 1, 9, Dublin Institute of Technology (University), course: Irish Culture, language: English, abstract: Early Celtic people were surrounded on all sides by the natural world. They were continually aware of its presence, and their utter dependence on its balance and fertility for their basic nurture and comfort. Even for the most powerful king a harsh winter or a blight on the soil was a serious and sometimes life-endangering issue. Although Ireland’s mythology did not completely survive the conversion into Christianity, a large part of it was preserved in Irish literature. 70 Originally it was recorded in oral form and passed down through the centuries by the Druids, an intellectual religious group, not unlike the Christian monks. The oral traditions recorded history, mythology, and sometimes a combination of both. […]
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