I find many aspects of the _Táin Bó Cúailnge_ to be remarkably Indo-European, the Donn Cúailgne and the Finnbeannach bulls of Ulster and Connacht being representative of the economic importance of pastoralism, in ancient Ireland in particular, and how tribal conflicts over cattle inspired this particular tale in the Ulster Cycle. Much of Irish vocabulary of course has cognates in the Indo-Aryan language of Sanskrit(Old Indic), such as _aíre_ being related to _arya_ and _bodhar_ and _bodhira_ and _nemed_ and _namas._ Cattle were of great important to the ancient people of India, the Vedic Indo-Aryans in particular, many passages in the Rig Veda confirm this... and the word _"gotra"_ meaning "cattle pin" and _grámas_ meaning "village" but is actually referring too three to four troops of families and their livestock, in addition to the economic importance of cattle in the Steppe culture of the Yamnaya, that sometime around the 4th to 3rd millennium B.C. along with the Corded Ware brought these languages into Europe is what I find most fascinating, furthermore perhaps the _Táin Bó_ is a folk memory preserved in the Irish mythological tradition echoing back to a time when PIE were still in the _Urheimat_ homeland.
I have had the book for years! Never read! Today I assigned it to my Senior daughter, screenwriting enthusiast, and as an introduction to intrigue her, happened upon your phenomenal synopsis!!! So wonderful!! Thank you!! ❤️
Really love Celtic myths.
I find many aspects of the _Táin Bó Cúailnge_ to be remarkably Indo-European, the Donn Cúailgne and the Finnbeannach bulls of Ulster and Connacht being representative of the economic importance of pastoralism, in ancient Ireland in particular, and how tribal conflicts over cattle inspired this particular tale in the Ulster Cycle.
Much of Irish vocabulary of course has cognates in the Indo-Aryan language of Sanskrit(Old Indic), such as _aíre_ being related to _arya_ and _bodhar_ and _bodhira_ and _nemed_ and _namas._
Cattle were of great important to the ancient people of India, the Vedic Indo-Aryans in particular, many passages in the Rig Veda confirm this... and the word _"gotra"_ meaning "cattle pin" and _grámas_ meaning "village" but is actually referring too three to four troops of families and their livestock, in addition to the economic importance of cattle in the Steppe culture of the Yamnaya, that sometime around the 4th to 3rd millennium B.C. along with the Corded Ware brought these languages into Europe is what I find most fascinating, furthermore perhaps the _Táin Bó_ is a folk memory preserved in the Irish mythological tradition echoing back to a time when PIE were still in the _Urheimat_ homeland.
I have had the book for years! Never read! Today I assigned it to my Senior daughter, screenwriting enthusiast, and as an introduction to intrigue her, happened upon your phenomenal synopsis!!! So wonderful!! Thank you!! ❤️
I enjoyed that telling...Thanks.
Love this channel, thanks
Thank you for passing these things along and keeping them alive
Thank you Sir
Love yer qork,thanks a million 💚
Bhi Cu Chulainn laidir ag an am sin. GRMA.
Is there any storys of archery in Irish history?
Do you have an email so you and i can communicate brother to brother?
How long until Irish mythology gets "canceled" for being too based?
How is it based?
stupid comment. don´t bring that nonsense into it.
Great job. Great channel.
But "close companion" is a bit of erasure.