In this video, we delve into the complex and fascinating world of ancient Ireland, where the concept of a unified nation was unheard of. Instead, the island was divided into many clan-based groups, each exercising limited power and sovereignty over their familial domains.

Sluaghghairm - The Battle Cry
Each of these family based factions had their own sluaghghairm, or ‘battle-cry’, associated to their family line or tribe, usually derived by the followers of great families or chieftains to act as a hue and cry, a rallying call to all able-bodied kinsmen, a cry of war from which its hearers drew an almost supernatural ancestral strength and courage to fight on.

One of the defining features of this society was the importance placed on family and lineage. Each family group and collection of families occupying a territory were seen as their own sovereign and independent nation, with their own clan leaders and battle cries.

These battle cries, known as sluagh-ghairm, were used to rally kinsmen to battle and were a defining feature of Irish society at the time. From the famous "Red Hand to Victory" of the O'Neills, to the "Strong Hand to Victory" of the O'Briens, each family had its own unique cry, steeped in history and tradition.

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