All of Daniel Kirkpatrick’s blog posts will show here organised by date published. These cover mostly topics on Iron Age Ireland, but can include book reviews, fiction writing, overviews of historical sites in Ireland, to basically anything else.
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Hill of Tara
“It’ll be fine. It’s only a misting rain,” I say to reassure my wife, before we ventured into the elements. But barely a few minutes in and I feel that the very gods worshipped on this hill are set on thwarting our visit. My wife was certainly not impressed. I recently visited the ancient site,…
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Book Review: Ireland’s Animals, Niall Mac Coitir
I have a small, energetic dog that has never grown up – a puppy in a four year-old’s body. To me, he represents so much: our escapes into the countryside during lockdowns; the stress of training him only for him to revert again and again; the relaxing nights lounging on the sofa as he curls…
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Book Review: A smaller social history of ancient Ireland, P.W. Joyce
I recently discovered that my 1 year-old daughter had already chosen a favourite book, one she has undoubtedly picked for the colourful flaps and dynamic pictures of dinosaurs. When I ask what she’d like to read, she has no hesitation, through pointing and screaming, which one it is. I only hope this is a sign…