Re: Early Irish date Searles Sun May 26 12:39:59 2002 The reference is seen in earlier Irish texts as A.M. (no not in the morning). It's basically derived from the early Irish Christian idea about when Creation began. The _Annals of the Four Masters_ use one reference to this date while _Keating's History of Ireland_ uses an earlier dating.*p*I use it in the Summerlands because it seems to correlate nicely with the traditions regarding when the Tuatha Dé Danann flourished in Ireland as well as when the Neolithic and Megalithic structures were built. It also is an indicator that the Irish pseudo-mythico-histories were synchronized to the histories of other cultures. The Irish say that there were people who settled Ireland before and during the floof. Their stories also indicate that parts of the country were not completely innundated (another way in which we can see that the pre-Christian Irish tradition did not entirely yield to the pressures of the Church to conform to Christian orthodoxy).*p*For Ireland, historically, its existence started at the end of the last Ice Age when the ice withdrew and people once again inhabited her fields and shores. When the Milesians were said to have come to Ireland winning Her after many battles, the Tuatha Dé were said to have inherited the sidhes and brughs and all the lands beneath the surface. If that is so, then perhaps the Pagans of Ireland retained the fields and hills when Christianity came to the towns and settlements? I know that Irish spirituality is a blend of all three as well as the direct relationship of a peerson to spirit, land and destiny.*p*Searles*p*Searles*p*Rose of Ravenwood wrote,*br*: I'm fascinated by the date at the top of the *br*: Crossroads page. I follow it as far as "year *br*: 7201," but that's new to me. What's the *br*: source for this date, and what seminal event is it *br*: supposed to commemorate?*br*:*br*: Thanks in advance for the info.*br*:*br*: Blessings,*br*: Rose*br* Early Irish date Rose of Ravenwood 826 Sun - May 26 - 10:51am 68.62.238.28