Comments on: Cattle in Ancient Ireland

By: james gannon

james gannon — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:03:39 +0000

The missus was very impressed with your icecream last summer. Have you thought of getting a PDO for Kerry milk products. I’m working on it for our Irish Moiled Beef

By: jane g meyer

jane g meyer — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:47:45 +0000

Love this post and glad I stumbled onto your blog. Wish I could eat some of your wonderful Irish ice cream on this warm, sunny Southern California afternoon. Any flavor would do…

I’ve had some fun researching ancient Ireland, too, though focusing more on bread baking than on milk and its byproducts. Saint Brigid is a hero of mine, and I bet she would have loved a scoop of ice cream made from the milk of her beloved cows! She probably would have had a party and shared it with all the kids she could find!

By: iamreddave

iamreddave — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:11:11 +0000

Ancient Irish copyright law was based on cows. No really.
‘to every cow her calf and to every book its copy’.http://www.jameslamiell.com/blog/to-every-book-its-copy

By: Stan

Stan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:03:14 +0000

Fascinating post, thanks Kieran. Outside of farming, cows don't often get the credit they deserve, except as sources of milk and meat. They're also surprisingly photogenic animals! I love The Táin in all its strange and rambling glory. You're probably familiar with Louis le Brocquy's illustrations...

By: Kieran

Kieran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:07:01 +0000

Can’t believe you went so cheap!

By: Caroline@Bibliocook

Caroline@Bibliocook — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:04:37 +0000

Just don’t get my father started on the cow bride-price. He’ll tell you he had to hand over half a dozen of his best bullocks just to get rid of me!