Yep. According to some stories he converted his former owner to christianity, according to others his owner burned himself in his own hall rather than submit to a foreign religion and a former slave.
Also, I find it funny that slavery is usually presented as evidence of the barbarous nature of pagan Ireland, when roman-britain (and the rest of the roman empire) were reaching their peak of slavery around that time. Irish slavery was mild by comparison, no one was selling themselves into slavery to avoid taxes, or being technically "free" but bound to a failing business by law for them and all their descendants.
I wonder, how many druids turned scribes would record any traditions. Granted, they had a written language before, but used oral transmission as a safeguard.
I've only found a few videos of possible surviving druids preserving the culture, who look modern and not larping
I wonder, how many druids turned scribes would record any traditions. Granted, they had a written language before, but used oral transmission as a safeguard.
Seems likely. Even christian saints had druids in their retinue for things like divination.
I've only found a few videos of possible surviving druids preserving the culture, who look modern and not larping
If you're looking for modern living examples of ancient Irish paganism, look into fairy lore. There's all kinds of forms of worship and spells that are obviously inherited from prechristian beliefs.
For example, there's a very old spell for healing the leg of a horse which is preserved in Ireland, Germany and India.
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