It was the job of Na Fianna to uphold justice, fight the injustice of the kings, and guard the harbours from the violence of the foreigners... Yes, we could certainly do with some of that in Ireland today.
Hope you enjoy it! Make sure to leave a comment, like and share with anyone you think may enjoy 😊One correction I want to state is that Fionn was born in Leinster, and when referring to him, I said he was born in Munster, I was referring to his Fian*, his clan of choice within the Fianna. They were the 'Clan na Baíscne' of North Munster.
What a wonderful Video. The Fianna live again. I agree about the Romans not wanting to invade Ireland. I understand that on a clear day Ireland can be seen from Wales. If the Romans saw it they would ask about it, and at most would have tried to gain intelligence on the place, which the Romans were very good at. They would want to know if it was a threat or worth invading and what it might take to accomplish this. They would have asked the locals what they knew about the place, then traders, fishermen and sailors and any others who might have been there. There are stories of Irish Kings killing any foreigners who happened to land on their shores, much like Japan under the Shoguns. With this plus a 1,000 man standing army they might have decided it wasn't worth it, or put on their bucket list for later. I am surprised that once Britain became well Romanized they didn't at least make contact or traded with Ireland as they have found Irish made goods in Britain & Wales on the show Time Team excavations, so there must have been some interchange. The Romans were greedy bastards. Maybe the Romans sent one or more expeditionary forces to recon the place and they never returned so the incidents were lost to history. Lastly in a way it was good that the monks made fairy stories out of the Mythology or otherwise it might not have survived. The Christians would have been quick to kill off anything they suspected of being Pagan, but everybody likes a good fairytale with Lovers Monsters and Heroes included, so they survived. Even today a good percent of Fantasy is derived from Celtic Mythology, so in a way it is still going on.
This is one of the best comments I've ever received so I will pin it. Fair play to you, I couldn't agree more... in fact, ill go so far in saying that it's quite possible that we (The Fianna) did battle the Romans at Ventry Beach & unfortunately it became mythologised into a fantasy. The Romans were conquerers & the idea that they didn't want to conquer Scotland or Ireland is completely ridiculous when they conquer more inhospitable places relatively speaking. We actually traded with the Romans coins have been found in Irish places including the Hill of Tara, the ceremonial heart of Ireland so the ancient High Kings were trading with the Romans. Ireland was a lush, fertile land rich with game, resources & exceptional harbours. This is why later invaders, conquerers came... the Romans conquered later through the Normans & English via their Church which is really a type of evolution of the old Roman Empire. Just an opinion, i am, in fact a Catholic but it has to be said.
Romans called Ireland the land of winter( hibernia) the Romans were practical people they came they saw and they said it’s fecking freezing I’m off home nothing for me here
Wow what an absolutely fantastic lesson in ancient Irish history, Bertie! (A very interesting and good hypothesis you have, regarding the ancient Roman and later, English propaganda, for the Roman empire not invading Ireland). Thanks again for sharing this very exciting, great ancient Irish history lesson, Bertie!
Thank you so much for these insights, I grew up on these storys, I even lived in the woods covering the fortress of the Fianna near tara for a time. The angle you present feels like warm glowing gold, definately liked, subscribed, and shared.
Love these stories. My surname is Harte (NíAirt), which I believe is a name descendant from Cormac mac Airt. Our ancestors were amazing. Keep up the good work.
Overrated imo but I am thinking of working on a cohesive Finn/Fenian narrative. That and an epic story, maybe mixing poetry and prose, about the history of the Irish people stretching from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe to our current decline in Ireland under globalism(which is a development of mercantilism and colonialism btw, brits being some of the original "economy first" liberals.)
I enjoyed this immensely! I've been researching a lot about Finn McCool a lot in the recent months (still can't get over how awesome his name is lol) and am pleased to discover he is actually a historical figure. That adds a lot to his legacy and heroics! Thank you for helping to keep his stories alive!
Just found your Channel, Liked and Subbed. Thank you for these great videos. Most videos on ancient Irish History are mostly folklore. Me being a realist, I appreciate something much more substantial.
Well everything from pre recorded times in Ireland is classed as Mythology but Myth in this case is the Oral History of Ireland. Sadly, there has been much corruption to the original stories but we aim to investigate and provide good content 👍 Happy you are enjoying the work!
I am new to your channel. I love Ireland and Irish History. You have a new subscriber. I live in the USA, but my heart is in Ireland, I do have Irish blood, as well as Scottish, Dutch and Native American. I will be checking out your other stories. Thank you
Would one of the queens be Queen Maeve? She was the daughter of Conn of a hundred battles. Her sister was Sabh Ingen Chuinn, who married Olioll Olum a Druid that my chlann descended from
Queen Maeve is the most important Queen from our Mythology who was intertwined with the Cuchulainn story which took place potentially up to a few centuries before Fionn's story which occurred during the Fenian Cycles.
Can you do a video on the Red Branch Knights, because being from Ulster i heard of them and was very shocked and proud that Ulaid had her own personal Fianna, but bot alot is known about them so where ever you get your fact and opinions can you please make up a video on the Red Branch
Very well told but the legend is on a par with Arthur and Camelot, romantic tales of bravery told around fires at night. The Romans were pretty good record keepers and had many explorors but no records of attempting to invade Ireland. On the contrary, the Romans heard stories of child sacrificing cannibal savages in Ireland. They just weren't really bothered to find out, plus they had enough trouble in northern Britain.
The stories of cannibalism, etc... are false spread by propagandists later on. No real evidence exists for Human Sacrifice in Ireland, but in the wider Celtic world it did happen in ancient times. The Romans called every area they didn't conquer Barbariac and wanted genocide of cultures such as the Scots. But what we do have clear and absolute evidence for was the massive amount of sacrifices that happened in the so called Roman Games, which was needless & barbaric. The Irish of that time traded with the Romans and our land was deeply cultural evidenced through our ancient Royal sites. As for our tales being on par with Camelot, etc., perhaps, but our tales are more ancient plus were recorded around the same time.
@@BertieBrosnan I've read a lot of Roman history over the years and their expansion policy was driven by 2 factors, frontier security and glory. Ireland didn't pose a threat to their British land so they didn't need to use offense as defence. They saw no glory in conquering Ireland, the stories they heard about the wild savage people who have nothing of value to haul back to Rome. It just didn't make sense. On the topic of the standing army of 21,000 to protect the harbours against the Romans, that's just pure fantasy. It would make an excellent Bernard Cornwall novel! There's nothing in the annals about any army this size. Ireland had over 150 Kingdoms between the 1st and 8th centuries. Small bands of tribes constantly fighting with each other. You're trying to tell people they all bound together to create a standing army of 21,000 in the 3rd century?! Pure nonsense buddy. Your story telling is great and maybe you should write that novel but there's not a shred of historical evidence to back up anything you've said about a standing army.
This was a Great video! Thank you so much for your hard work sharing your understanding with us. 2:38 I will say tho my friend, he was *definitely* raised by two gay women 😂😂 whether you like it or not!
@@BertieBrosnanYessir, I'll be sticking around for more! And its just funny bc there's a long history worldwide of lesbian couples being called "close friends" and "roommates" in historical accounts and such to diffuse the truth. It ain't that deep tho lol, not going full Wiccan LGBTQ agenda on u
We were taught of the fianna and the Irish fought the Romans for centuries why do you think Hedreans wall was built, it was because of the Scoti whom the Romans called the Irish. The Irish kingdoms above Hedreans wall made it very hard for the Romans and their allies. The Irish took many Romans as slaves such as St Patrick and his sister, who married a son of Niall of the Nine hostages and settled in todays Inishowen in County Donegal. They are evidence of Romans that tried to set up camp in Ireland. The Irish were to strong for them and were much taller than the romans. There has been evidence of trade between the Romans and the Irish. The Irish took many roman slaves and ransomed them back to their families Such as Niall of the Nine hostages whom was one of the main antagonist of the wars with the romans and of other such invaders of Ireland and the now Scotland and North England that were part of the Irish kingdoms ss of other parts of the coastline of England and Wales the Isle of Man was also an Irish territory. Little Ireland nothern part of Britain, Great Ireland which is now America. The Irish settlements in Iceland Greenland, north central and South America have had Irish settlements along the east coast, long before the Vikings invaded Ireland and long before Columbus. Orgam writing has been found in the US within many different settlements, some Indian tribes would also have some similarities of the Irish.
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It was the job of Na Fianna to uphold justice, fight the injustice of the kings, and guard the harbours from the violence of the foreigners... Yes, we could certainly do with some of that in Ireland today.
Now you said it 👏 the Fianna will rise again
Interesting take on the legends indeed, go raibh mile maith agat for sharing.⚔️🌅🍀
Tá failte romhat, a chara 🇮🇪
Hope you enjoy it! Make sure to leave a comment, like and share with anyone you think may enjoy 😊One correction I want to state is that Fionn was born in Leinster, and when referring to him, I said he was born in Munster, I was referring to his Fian*, his clan of choice within the Fianna. They were the 'Clan na Baíscne' of North Munster.
Go hiontach, is aoibhinn liom
Go raibh míle maith agat
I love the scenery!
Your Celtic and Irish history videos are so well told! 🍀
Thank you so much for watching live! Really appreciate it :)
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i love the stories about Ireland so much. I really really do love your Irish stories man!
I really appreciate you watching, thank you.
What a wonderful Video. The Fianna live again. I agree about the Romans not wanting to invade Ireland. I understand that on a clear day Ireland can be seen from Wales. If the Romans saw it they would ask about it, and at most would have tried to gain intelligence on the place, which the Romans were very good at. They would want to know if it was a threat or worth invading and what it might take to accomplish this. They would have asked the locals what they knew about the place, then traders, fishermen and sailors and any others who might have been there. There are stories of Irish Kings killing any foreigners who happened to land on their shores, much like Japan under the Shoguns. With this plus a 1,000 man standing army they might have decided it wasn't worth it, or put on their bucket list for later. I am surprised that once Britain became well Romanized they didn't at least make contact or traded with Ireland as they have found Irish made goods in Britain & Wales on the show Time Team excavations, so there must have been some interchange. The Romans were greedy bastards. Maybe the Romans sent one or more expeditionary forces to recon the place and they never returned so the incidents were lost to history. Lastly in a way it was good that the monks made fairy stories out of the Mythology or otherwise it might not have survived. The Christians would have been quick to kill off anything they suspected of being Pagan, but everybody likes a good fairytale with Lovers Monsters and Heroes included, so they survived. Even today a good percent of Fantasy is derived from Celtic Mythology, so in a way it is still going on.
This is one of the best comments I've ever received so I will pin it. Fair play to you, I couldn't agree more... in fact, ill go so far in saying that it's quite possible that we (The Fianna) did battle the Romans at Ventry Beach & unfortunately it became mythologised into a fantasy. The Romans were conquerers & the idea that they didn't want to conquer Scotland or Ireland is completely ridiculous when they conquer more inhospitable places relatively speaking. We actually traded with the Romans coins have been found in Irish places including the Hill of Tara, the ceremonial heart of Ireland so the ancient High Kings were trading with the Romans. Ireland was a lush, fertile land rich with game, resources & exceptional harbours. This is why later invaders, conquerers came... the Romans conquered later through the Normans & English via their Church which is really a type of evolution of the old Roman Empire. Just an opinion, i am, in fact a Catholic but it has to be said.
Romans called Ireland the land of winter( hibernia) the Romans were practical people they came they saw and they said it’s fecking freezing I’m off home nothing for me here
Wow what an absolutely fantastic lesson in ancient Irish history, Bertie!
(A very interesting and good hypothesis you have, regarding the ancient Roman and later, English propaganda, for the Roman empire not invading Ireland).
Thanks again for sharing this very exciting, great ancient Irish history lesson, Bertie!
Larry, thanks so much for taking the time to watch the full video. I'm glad you enjoyed 🙏
I have always been interested in the Fianna and the life of Fionn. This is an wonderful video. Thank you.
I appreciate you watching, glad you enjoyed 😊
Excellent insights thankyou
Thank you for watching 🇮🇪🙏
Thank you so much for these insights, I grew up on these storys, I even lived in the woods covering the fortress of the Fianna near tara for a time. The angle you present feels like warm glowing gold, definately liked, subscribed, and shared.
You are very welcome 🙏
Thank you absolutely fabulous. I'm Australian Irish 5th gen. Mac Giolla Phadraig. Have very limited knowledge.
You are welcome 😊
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on this. 🙏🙏
Most welcome 🙏
Awesome video! I enjoy the way you bring these tales to life 🙌
Thanks very much for watching 😊
love your Irish accent and the stories
Thank you very much 😊
Very interesting, fascinating history, the artwork and video presentation is very professional with such creativity on irish history.
Thank you, I appreciate you watching :)
Love these stories. My surname is Harte (NíAirt), which I believe is a name descendant from Cormac mac Airt. Our ancestors were amazing. Keep up the good work.
Wonderful..love learning 💚
Thank you! Cheers!
A great new film presenting our wonderful Irish Heritage. Highly informative, thank you 😊
Thank you, Daniel. Appreciate you watching :)
A lord of the rings style film on this would be great
Overrated imo but I am thinking of working on a cohesive Finn/Fenian narrative. That and an epic story, maybe mixing poetry and prose, about the history of the Irish people stretching from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe to our current decline in Ireland under globalism(which is a development of mercantilism and colonialism btw, brits being some of the original "economy first" liberals.)
Wonderful scenery and great story telling. Thank you sir.
I love this part of our great history
I interesting iris history 👍🏿
Very happy you are watching & enjoying
I enjoyed this immensely! I've been researching a lot about Finn McCool a lot in the recent months (still can't get over how awesome his name is lol) and am pleased to discover he is actually a historical figure. That adds a lot to his legacy and heroics! Thank you for helping to keep his stories alive!
You are very welcome 🙏
Better to use the correct spelling of Fionn MacChumhall rather than the American "Irish" pub version. 🤟🏻
@@DerekTJ I know where you're coming from. I use both 😁
Thank you for sharing this. What a great story and the images are amazing 🙂
Thank you for watching 👍 Appreciate it!
Just found your Channel, Liked and Subbed. Thank you for these great videos. Most videos on ancient Irish History are mostly folklore. Me being a realist, I appreciate something much more substantial.
Well everything from pre recorded times in Ireland is classed as Mythology but Myth in this case is the Oral History of Ireland. Sadly, there has been much corruption to the original stories but we aim to investigate and provide good content 👍 Happy you are enjoying the work!
I am new to your channel. I love Ireland and Irish History. You have a new subscriber. I live in the USA, but my heart is in Ireland, I do have Irish blood, as well as Scottish, Dutch and Native American. I will be checking out your other stories.
Thank you
Thank you for subscribing & glad you are enjoying the videos!
Great content very grateful to see our history told in this way, not through the lense of roman church or british
Thank you 😊
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I love your accent!
Thank you 😊
Excellent work brother, do you do the artwork yourself? Ive never seen it before and its breathtaking
Thank you very much for watching. I use AI software for some of my images.
Have you read any of the Liath Luachra series of books by Brian O`Sullivan mate? They are good and Fionn comes into them.
Will keep in mind 👍
Cool mate@@BertieBrosnan
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Would one of the queens be Queen Maeve? She was the daughter of Conn of a hundred battles. Her sister was Sabh Ingen Chuinn, who married Olioll Olum a Druid that my chlann descended from
Queen Maeve is the most important Queen from our Mythology who was intertwined with the Cuchulainn story which took place potentially up to a few centuries before Fionn's story which occurred during the Fenian Cycles.
Can you do a video on the Red Branch Knights, because being from Ulster i heard of them and was very shocked and proud that Ulaid had her own personal Fianna, but bot alot is known about them so where ever you get your fact and opinions can you please make up a video on the Red Branch
The Red Branch Knights are fascinating, ill certainly add them to the list.
Very well told but the legend is on a par with Arthur and Camelot, romantic tales of bravery told around fires at night.
The Romans were pretty good record keepers and had many explorors but no records of attempting to invade Ireland. On the contrary, the Romans heard stories of child sacrificing cannibal savages in Ireland. They just weren't really bothered to find out, plus they had enough trouble in northern Britain.
The stories of cannibalism, etc... are false spread by propagandists later on. No real evidence exists for Human Sacrifice in Ireland, but in the wider Celtic world it did happen in ancient times. The Romans called every area they didn't conquer Barbariac and wanted genocide of cultures such as the Scots. But what we do have clear and absolute evidence for was the massive amount of sacrifices that happened in the so called Roman Games, which was needless & barbaric. The Irish of that time traded with the Romans and our land was deeply cultural evidenced through our ancient Royal sites. As for our tales being on par with Camelot, etc., perhaps, but our tales are more ancient plus were recorded around the same time.
@@BertieBrosnan I've read a lot of Roman history over the years and their expansion policy was driven by 2 factors, frontier security and glory.
Ireland didn't pose a threat to their British land so they didn't need to use offense as defence.
They saw no glory in conquering Ireland, the stories they heard about the wild savage people who have nothing of value to haul back to Rome. It just didn't make sense.
On the topic of the standing army of 21,000 to protect the harbours against the Romans, that's just pure fantasy. It would make an excellent Bernard Cornwall novel! There's nothing in the annals about any army this size. Ireland had over 150 Kingdoms between the 1st and 8th centuries. Small bands of tribes constantly fighting with each other. You're trying to tell people they all bound together to create a standing army of 21,000 in the 3rd century?! Pure nonsense buddy.
Your story telling is great and maybe you should write that novel but there's not a shred of historical evidence to back up anything you've said about a standing army.
This was a Great video! Thank you so much for your hard work sharing your understanding with us.
2:38 I will say tho my friend, he was *definitely* raised by two gay women 😂😂 whether you like it or not!
Ah cheers, thanks for watching. Maybe they were, who knows.
@@BertieBrosnanYessir, I'll be sticking around for more!
And its just funny bc there's a long history worldwide of lesbian couples being called "close friends" and "roommates" in historical accounts and such to diffuse the truth. It ain't that deep tho lol, not going full Wiccan LGBTQ agenda on u
Who could have they been fighting with at the battle of Ventry only the romans. The king of the world and 30 battalions couldnt beat the Fianna ✊️
Love it 🔰
We were taught of the fianna and the Irish fought the Romans for centuries why do you think Hedreans wall was built, it was because of the Scoti whom the Romans called the Irish. The Irish kingdoms above Hedreans wall made it very hard for the Romans and their allies.
The Irish took many Romans as slaves such as St Patrick and his sister, who married a son of Niall of the Nine hostages and settled in todays Inishowen in County Donegal.
They are evidence of Romans that tried to set up camp in Ireland.
The Irish were to strong for them and were much taller than the romans.
There has been evidence of trade between the Romans and the Irish.
The Irish took many roman slaves and ransomed them back to their families Such as Niall of the Nine hostages whom was one of the main antagonist of the wars with the romans and of other such invaders of Ireland and the now Scotland and North England that were part of the Irish kingdoms ss of other parts of the coastline of England and Wales the Isle of Man was also an Irish territory.
Little Ireland nothern part of Britain, Great Ireland which is now America.
The Irish settlements in Iceland Greenland, north central and South America have had Irish settlements along the east coast, long before the Vikings invaded Ireland and long before Columbus.
Orgam writing has been found in the US within many different settlements, some Indian tribes would also have some similarities of the Irish.
I've been trying to talk about this strong argument but the rewriting of history by the victors via empires have truly propagandised the masses.
First woman came to ireland was an Egyptian princess, they say that's where. Your red hair comes from,
Roman coins found all over ireland
Indeed, even at the Hill of Tara.
@@BertieBrosnan there seem to be a rivalry between my clan and brians sons
Its so true because Christians says so!!!!!! BaaaaaHaaaaaaa😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
'promosm'
This almost sounds like Tolkien's tales. 🔮🐟🪔🧙♂🦌🐺🌹📖🏡🌳⛵🌊🎻🎇🎴🌄🌇🍀⚓🗺🐉🦉
I think you mean Tolkien's stories like ours! 😊👍
@@BertieBrosnan I taught no one remembered Byan Boru nowadays. 👑