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Briotáin's Church Where Gaelic Scribes Illuminated Ireland's Literary Soul

The rise of Kilbrittain Castle as the principal seat of the MacCarthy Reagh family during the 15th century coincided with the golden age of Gaelic manuscript production, when Irish princes competed to commission the most elaborate books that would demonstrate both their cultur…

Kilbrittain is a small place in County Cork. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.