Seventh Son
of a
Seventh Son Ireland is known as the land of
saints and scholars. Her culture is among the oldest and
richest in the world with tales handed down from father to
son through countless generations. One of these stories
dates back to ancient Hibernia -The legend of the Seventh
Son of a Seventh Son. In those early days, each tribe had a
King, a Warrior Chief, A Bard -and a Healer. Warriors and
Bards fought for their position with swords or quill pens;
Kings and Healers were born.
The people believed that the gift of healing came directly
from the Gods and that the Healer would be marked to stand
out among his fellow men. So that he would be distinctly
recognised, the Healer would always be the seventh son of a
seventh Son. The healer had no control over his gift; the
cures merely come through him from the Gods.
The legend laid down that the sick and infirm should make
pilgrimages to the Healer, visiting him on three different
occasions, three separate days. The cures came through the
healers touch and the pilgrims would lay bare the affected
parts of their bodies an allow him to place his hands on
them. |
