Context brings the brightest minds to your living room with perspective-shifting online lectures.
Discovering Ancient Ireland: The Folklore and the Facts with Jennifer Carbery
No events are scheduled at this time. Want to be notified when it’s back? Click the blue button to the right and we’ll notify you.
- The Village of Kells, where the book was penned
- The famous passage tomb of Newgrange
- The Hill of Tara, home to the High Kings
- Lough Crew, where witches once created challenges for rulers of the island
- Additional iconic prehistoric and medieval monuments along the way
Jennifer works with historical research around Ireland's complex history. She studied Anthropology and History as a mature student and upon completion she worked in Archaeology; digging the land for treasure. She has her own business providing research and content for historic sites, events, and radio. She teaches, assesses, and trains students, guides, and learners in history. She has written several apps for tours within Ireland.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
Jennifer's talk was eye opening. She started with the source material for most of the myths, then wove that into how the myths and the landscape all blend to make for a magical talk.
I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation!
Jennifer Carbery was an excellent storyteller and guide to some awesome places across Ireland. I could listen to her all day.
A lot of tantalizing material was covered in an all too short hour and a half. I had visited two of the sites that were reviewed but Jennifer's talk made me aware of how much more history was there than I realized.
Jennifer did a great job covering a few of the many ancient sites in Ireland, relating their discovery stories and how they were used by the ancient peoples. The latter involves early myths as told on manuscripts dating back to the 700's AD which are held in various Irish institutions. Jennifer is a fluent storyteller and her enthusiasm just grabs you and draws you in. This would be a great event for anyone of Irish descent.