tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758267616106239950.post2220857423657008612..comments2024-02-21T17:37:37.993+00:00Comments on Tairis: Notes: Early Irish Attitudes toward Hair and BeardsSerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106896818087205418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758267616106239950.post-40849205442943454852012-10-13T16:29:34.161+01:002012-10-13T16:29:34.161+01:00Thanks Kevin, it's good to meet you :)
I thin...Thanks Kevin, it's good to meet you :)<br /><br />I think it's a case of the kind of sources we have access to. Ireland had a manuscript tradition that's left us a lot of surviving material, some of which is very early. It's not perfect but there's a lot to work with. The sources for Wales aren't quite as early as we have in Ireland but we do have some evidence from what's now England that can help us in that (Latin and Anglo-Saxon sources etc). <br /><br />But while the west coast of Scotland was colonised by the Irish, and contributed to the Irish manuscript tradition, it didn't maintain that tradition in the way that Ireland did once Ireland became less of a major player in Scotland's politics, and so on. Serenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106896818087205418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758267616106239950.post-30480767593464678242012-10-13T14:54:04.281+01:002012-10-13T14:54:04.281+01:00It seems that we know a lot more about early Irish...It seems that we know a lot more about early Irish and Welsh culture than we do about Scottish. Is it that I've just not been exposed to those writings, or do you think that's actually the case? Thanks for all the work you've put into the site/blog.<br /><br />Saor Alba!Kevin Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217566442579078468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758267616106239950.post-75454001969900696292012-10-03T16:36:18.812+01:002012-10-03T16:36:18.812+01:00You're welcome! I'd heard this article men...You're welcome! I'd heard this article mentioned a couple of times as being especially good, but not much mention of why. I hope it gives some good inspiration :)Serenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106896818087205418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758267616106239950.post-26434808487726941892012-09-29T23:24:39.467+01:002012-09-29T23:24:39.467+01:00Gosh, thank you for this. Being an artist, I spend...Gosh, thank you for this. Being an artist, I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about Early Irish hair.V.V.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12403517392479564551noreply@blogger.com