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1 Celts and Mythology

2 Ice-age geography

3 Ice-age geography What happened to Ireland in the last ice-age?

4 Ice-age geography What happened to Ireland in the last ice-age? c. 125,000-15,000 years ago

5 Ice-age geography What happened to Ireland in the last ice-age? c. 125,000-15,000 years ago c years ago Ireland becomes island again (England still part of mainland Europe)

6 Ice-age geography What happened to Ireland in the last ice-age? c. 125,000-15,000 years ago c years ago Ireland becomes island again (England still part of mainland Europe) Mesolithic house

7 Stone-Age Irish

8 Stone-Age Irish Mesolithic peoples: hunters, c BCE

9 Stone-Age Irish Mesolithic peoples: hunters, c BCE Neolithic peoples: agriculture, c BCE

10 Stone-Age Irish Mesolithic peoples: hunters, c BCE Neolithic peoples: agriculture, c BCE Neolithic house

11 Neolithic archeology

12 Neolithic archeology Cairns

13 Neolithic archeology Cairns

14 Neolithic archeology Cairns Knocknarea

15 Neolithic archeology Cairns Dolmen (passage tombs) Knocknarea

16 Neolithic archeology Cairns Dolmen (passage tombs) Knocknarea

17 Neolithic archeology Cairns Dolmen (passage tombs) Knocknarea The Burren

18 The Bronze Age

19 The Bronze Age Begins in Ireland c BCE

20 The Bronze Age Begins in Ireland c BCE New bronze-age culture came to Ireland c. 800 BCE

21 The Bronze Age Begins in Ireland c BCE New bronze-age culture came to Ireland c. 800 BCE In Greece, this is time of the Iliad (c. 1200s BCE)

22 The Bronze Age Begins in Ireland c BCE New bronze-age culture came to Ireland c. 800 BCE In Greece, this is time of the Iliad (c. 1200s BCE) Crannog: Bronze Age house

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31 Celtic expansion

32 Celtic expansion Iron-age civilization

33 Celtic expansion Iron-age civilization Come to Ireland as early as 600 B.C.E.

34 Celtic expansion Iron-age civilization Come to Ireland as early as 600 B.C.E. Invade from Southwest (via Brittany) and Northeast (via Britain)

35 Celtic expansion Iron-age civilization Come to Ireland as early as 600 B.C.E. Invade from Southwest (via Brittany) and Northeast (via Britain) Dominate the island by 150 A. D.

36 Celtic expansion Iron-age civilization Come to Ireland as early as 600 B.C.E. Invade from Southwest (via Brittany) and Northeast (via Britain) Dominate the island by 150 A. D.

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38 Book of Invasions

39 Book of Invasions Preserved in Book of Leinster (1150), Book of Fermoy (1373), Great book of Lecan (1418), et al.

40 Book of Invasions Preserved in Book of Leinster (1150), Book of Fermoy (1373), Great book of Lecan (1418), et al. 1. Cessair (granddaughter of Noah), circa the Flood (only Fintan survives)

41 Book of Invasions Preserved in Book of Leinster (1150), Book of Fermoy (1373), Great book of Lecan (1418), et al. 1. Cessair (granddaughter of Noah), circa the Flood (only Fintan survives) 2. Partholon, greatgrandson of Noah, 300 years post-flood; Fomorians attack; plague kills them

42 Book of Invasions Preserved in Book of Leinster (1150), Book of Fermoy (1373), Great book of Lecan (1418), et al. 1. Cessair (granddaughter of Noah), circa the Flood (only Fintan survives) 2. Partholon, greatgrandson of Noah, 300 years post-flood; Fomorians attack; plague kills them 3. Nemed, great-grandson of Partholon s brother; flood and Fomorians destroy them

43 4. Fir Bolg; descendents of the Nemedians (who were enslaved in Greece for 250 years) 5. Tuatha de Danaan; also Nemedian descendents, invade 37 years later and defeat Fir Bolgs; Fomorian Bres is king for 7 oppressive years till defeated by Lug; these are Yeats s faeries 6. Milesians (humans): 150 years later

44 Real Heroic Age

45 Real Heroic Age Ends probably around 450, with Ui Neill s destruction of Emain Macha (Navan Fort)

46 Real Heroic Age Ends probably around 450, with Ui Neill s destruction of Emain Macha (Navan Fort) Oral tradition up to the 700s

47 Real Heroic Age Ends probably around 450, with Ui Neill s destruction of Emain Macha (Navan Fort) Oral tradition up to the 700s Emain Macha

48 Origins of the Mythology Book of the Dun Cow

49 Origins of the Mythology Ulster Cycle: set in 1st Cen. A. D. Book of the Dun Cow

50 Origins of the Mythology Ulster Cycle: set in 1st Cen. A. D. Fenian Cycle: set in 3rd Cen. A. D. Book of the Dun Cow

51 Origins of the Mythology Ulster Cycle: set in 1st Cen. A. D. Fenian Cycle: set in 3rd Cen. A. D. Oral traditions first recorded in 700s Book of the Dun Cow

52 Origins of the Mythology Ulster Cycle: set in 1st Cen. A. D. Fenian Cycle: set in 3rd Cen. A. D. Oral traditions first recorded in 700s Manuscripts survive from 1100s Book of the Dun Cow

53 600 or so Existing Tales

54 600 or so Existing Tales

55 600 or so Existing Tales The Book of the Dun Cow, written at Clonmacnoise ca A. D.

56 600 or so Existing Tales The Book of the Dun Cow, written at Clonmacnoise ca A. D. The Leinster Book, compiled around 1150 at Terryglass in Tipperary

57 600 or so Existing Tales The Book of the Dun Cow, written at Clonmacnoise ca A. D. The Leinster Book, compiled around 1150 at Terryglass in Tipperary Rawlinson Manuscript, compiled 1150 at Clonmacnoise

58 600 or so Existing Tales The Book of the Dun Cow, written at Clonmacnoise ca A. D. The Leinster Book, compiled around 1150 at Terryglass in Tipperary Rawlinson Manuscript, compiled 1150 at Clonmacnoise Yellow Book of Lecan (c. 1390s)

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