•Examine ancient Irish concepts of possession & ownership.
•Pick a theme, like blood, or water, or the land, or being a warrior, or the relationships between humans and gods in the texts we have read and discuss their importance.
•Explore how masculine and/or feminine issues are played out in ancient or early Christian Ireland.
•Explore the shift from pre-Christian to early Christian spirituality in Ireland.
•Argue which aspects of ancient and early Christian Irish life are specifically pre-Christian, or specifically Christian.
•Examine and discuss five poems from Irish poets that draw on Ancient Ireland for their inspiration.
•Read and examine the play Kathleen Ni Houlihan, by William Butler Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory. What do you understand about the central character and the story she tells of Ireland?
