We continue our monthly discussions about pre-Celtic Irish culture on Tuesday (please note the start time of 6:30 p.m. ). Having looked at the roots of the founding culture, and followed the development of the first permanent settlement beside Lough Gur and its slow expansion across the island, we now look at the events after a c. 1750 BC conquering sea pirate invasion.
One of the largest tribes decided to flee Ireland for Baltic "Fionn Lochlainn"... where they learned there was a culture of magicians who they hoped would help them. Their exodus to early Baltic Scandinavia, and their 4 generations of apprenticeship before returning to Ireland as the Tuath dé Danann (Tribe of Danu) is highly speculative and colorful.
We have some clues which we will discuss. Led by lay Irish cultural archaeology field researcher Michael Billingsley, we will discuss the stories and the probable explanation for the Tribe of Béotach's quest for the magic powers of the far North.