Ódhran is an ancient Irish warrior, dating to 1000BC, first high king of Ireland, he is noted to have invited the game of hurling.
The Fenians were a group of Irish warriors and poets.
Lady Kiely wanted her son to be a great Catholic warrior, an Irish warrior!
Farmer Robert Irwin and his family had a grandstand view of the invading Norsemen ruthlessly slaying Irish warriors on their land.
The brothers were fair, except for the oldest, Cullen, who had the looks of a Black Irish warrior and the voice of a poet.
Irish warriors in saffron-dyed linen tunics and foreigners in chain mail lay twisted together in the dance of death, their blood stiff and black upon them.
He had been raised on the songs and stories of the great Irish warriors.
Barrett Parke was descended from a long line of Irish warriors and aristocrats who settled in Ireland in 1170.
Wanting to move away from limiting Irish stereotypes of lucky charms, leprechauns and alcoholism, he instead wanted to portray an Irish warrior.
However Sigurd, according to legend, carried a "magical" standard into battle which drew the Irish warriors to it, eventually forcing their way in and killing the bearer.