Over 2000 years before the pyramids, the Ceide fields (pronounced Kayja) were formed in the west of Ireland. What is now an underground city under excavation, is also the most extensive stone age monument in the world. It began as a collection of fields and paddocks defined by stone walls which were built by local farmers that stretched for miles - no! not the farmers, the fields. Pilates wasn't a thing back then. Stay focused! Over centuries these walls became the foundations of a sprawling metropolis. While little is known of the early inhabitants of earth's possible first city, the idea that these farmers became warriors, as potential foreign invaders may have posed a threat to their livelyhoods, is not beyond the realms of imagination. Evidence suggests that, be they farmers, warriors or both, they prevailed and created a sophisticated and highly advanced society that prospered for centuries. But what did they look like? Druids, shamans, sorcerors, simple farmers or a blend of other worldly creatures. The archeological dig on what is now a heritage site continues in County Mayo on Ireland's west coast. In the meantime myth and legend provide ample sustenence for the senses.
This Art Gratis image, created by our in-house artists using AI and digital drawing tools portrays an envisaged Ceide Warrior.
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