📖 Ancient Restoration

In Christian symbolism, the evergreen yew tree is associated with eternal life & Resurrection. A common tree in old church cemeteries.

The yew tree was involved as a sign of kingship: In one tale, an aspirant king had to light a fire at #Cashel under a yew guarded by angels.

Hore Abbey, near the Rock of Cashel, Tipperary. Hore comes from 'iubhair' - yew tree. It was perhaps once the site of a sacred tree. #Tipperary

Unlike in most of Europe, the yew grows extensively in Irish woodlands. The Iverni may have taken their tribal name as a matter of prestige.

A tribe of Gauls known as the Iverni settled the #Munster region of Ireland circa 500BC. Iverni (in Irish: Érainn) means 'sons of the Yew'.

Ériu, the Irish name for Ireland, is thought to derive from the Proto-Irish 'iwo', meaning Yew, making Ireland the 'Land of the #Yew tree'.

Ériu, the Irish name for Ireland, is thought to derive from the Proto-Irish 'iwo', meaning Yew, making Ireland the 'Land of the #Yew tree'.

Interior of St. Augustine and St. John Church in Dublin, Ireland.

Ceiling of St Patrick's Hall in the State Apartments, Dublin Castle. #Dublin

Ceiling of St Patrick's Hall in the State Apartments, Dublin Castle. #Dublin

Negotiating with the English earls to end the war, MacMurrough declared: "[Ireland] shall have no terms but peace, or no compact at all!"

Medieval historian Jean Froissart's impression of king Art MacMurrough as he descended the hills to parley after defeating Richard II: