📖 Ancient Restoration

In 600 AD, St Colmcille sent a letter to Pope Gregory I condemning the Roman version of the Easter calendar, saying that Irish scholars had examined it and had found it "more worthy of pity and ridicule than of authority"- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/…

In 600 AD, St Colmcille sent a letter to Pope Gregory I condemning the Roman version of the Easter calendar, saying that Irish scholars had examined it and had found it "more worthy of pity and ridicule than of authority"- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_controversy

"Rome is wrong, Jerusalem is wrong, Alexandria is wrong, Antioch is wrong - the whole world is wrong: only the Irish and British know what is right!" - 632 AD, the Irish scholar Cummian's response to Rome in defense of the Irish dating of Easter.

Christ Enthroned from the Book of Kells (c. 800 AD)

An account of some Irish Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil traditions and customs:

The Entombment of Christ on the Creagh Tomb, Ennis, Co Clare. The figure on the left overseeing the entombment is Joseph of Arimathea, while the tiny figure holding Jesus' hand is Mary Magdalene.

Differences between the Irish & Roman church calendars meant that Easter was often celebrated twice per year during the 5th-6th centuries.

The Crucifixion scene from the St. Gall Gospel; an Insular manuscript created by Irish monks living in Switzerland circa 750 AD.

The whitewashing of houses and cutting of hair were common purification rituals in preparation for our Lord's Resurrection:

Good Friday Irish tradition consists of maintaining a period of quiet from noon until church services, devoting our attention to Christ.

The 8th cent. bronze crucifixion plaque from Rinnagan, Co Roscommon is one of the earliest surviving Irish images of the crucifixion.

The 8th cent. bronze crucifixion plaque from Rinnagan, Co Roscommon is one of the earliest surviving Irish images of the crucifixion.