<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:11:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ptolemy/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dinn Righ Rediscovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image of Dinn Righ Dind Ríg, also known in English as Dinn Righ and in Modern Irish as Dionn Rí, is an ancient Irish stronghold on the River Barrow in County Carlow. 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15 Mar 2020 12:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnGsDVckQrxYoYubC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reassessing Ptolemy’s Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 71 ~ Part 1~ Ireland and Britain In his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of 15 river mouths, 5]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/reassessing-ptolemy-s-ireland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/reassessing-ptolemy-s-ireland</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHq7nZbQiurJhpdt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 70 ~ Part 1~ Britain and Ireland In his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of 15 river mouths, 5]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/ptolemy-s-britain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/ptolemy-s-britain</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBvs4L4U6wSqqPPt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Seas and Oceans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 69 ~ Part 1~ Ireland and Northern Britain In his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of 15 river mouths,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/ptolemy-s-seas-and-oceans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/ptolemy-s-seas-and-oceans</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8vb44ebwYAPC9NE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Λιμνος]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 68 ~ Part 1~ In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of nine islands, five]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/limnos</link><guid 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section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of nine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/monaoida</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/monaoida</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 11:07:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHQLjwbyvWYiec5U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ἐπιδιον]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 64 ~ Part 1~ In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of nine islands, five]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/pidion</link><guid 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his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and coordinates of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/a-a-voydai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/a-a-voydai</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:05:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMMuTFyAxfhj1ahL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Islands of Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 60 ~ Part 1~ Ireland and Its Islands In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and positions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/ptolemy-s-islands-of-ireland</link><guid 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The sixteenth and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/o-sdiai-or-o-odiai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/o-sdiai-or-o-odiai</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8f5r2EJU3uRpEFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ἰουερνοι]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 57 ~ Part 1~ (Iberni) In his description of Ireland, Geography 2:2 §§ 1-10, Claudius Ptolemy records the names and disposition of sixteen Irish tribes. Resuming our voyage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/oyernoi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ireland/@harlotscurse/oyernoi</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harlotscurse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8TwtXJgpPWCMhyg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>