Irish Astronomy - how far back are members interested to go?

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Anyone else interested in the way ancient navigators travelled by the stars without sextants or magnet?

or (say)

the way monks once used astronomical figures in their art, as well as for timing the night hours.

or star-calendars as the basis for agriculture in the older world?

(Folk astronomy, as you see, is a passion I have).. Hope enough others share an interest

Diane

I'm by no means an expert on this kind of thing but I do find it very interesting.

Bart.

Archaeoastronomy Magazine:

www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/journal.html

Diane,

You could do worse than check out Anthony Murphy's site www.mythicalireland.com/

His book is a fascinating read - Island of the Setting Sun -
In Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers.
Anthony is a contributor to these boards , so I'm sure you'll probably have a contact from him soon.

Diane,

You could do worse than check out Anthony Murphy's site www.mythicalireland.com/

His book is a fascinating read - Island of the Setting Sun -
In Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers.
Anthony is a contributor to these boards , so I'm sure you'll probably have a contact from him soon.

I'll vouch for that its a great read, especially if you like Celtic mythology as well.

I'd imagine its a bit controversial in archeology circles.

Thanks for the links. Archaeoastronomy tends to stick with the megalithic and with the American/South American material these days.

I'd like to know more about whether/how much older Celtic knowledge of astronomy survived in medieval culture, and there I think the mythic ireland site will probably be the best source in future. Thanks again.

D.