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The sling is an ancient weapon known to Neolithic peoples around the Mediterranean, but is likely to be much older.It is possible that the sling was invented during the Upper Palaeolithic at a time when new technologies such as the spear-thrower and the bow and arrow were beginning to emerge.
Sling shot balls made for a special purpose were known as caer-clis ('feat ball') or uball-clis ('feat apple') - they were made in a special way or with certain ingredients. An example is the tathlum made by the Tuatha Dé Danann from the "blood of toads, bears, and vipers, mixed up with sea-sand and hardened" - this ball was used by Lugh to ...
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During the Last Glacial Maximum, [5] (between about 26,000 and 20,000 years BP) ice sheets more than 3,000 m (9,800 ft) thick scoured the landscape of Ireland. By 24,000 years ago they extended beyond the southern coast of Ireland; but by 16,000 years ago the glaciers had retreated so that only an ice bridge remained between Ireland and Scotland.
Many of the towns in Gaelic Ireland had some type of defense in the form of walls or ditches. For most of the Gaelic period, dwellings and buildings were circular with conical thatched roofs. [13] Many towns and dwellings in Gaelic Ireland were often surrounded by a circular rampart called a "ringfort". [14]
The projectile could be launched in different ways, but they essentially had three types of shots (one for each sling). The slings were (and still are) made from cord, with six segments of cord, resembling a braid. The projectiles, called glandes, were launched after three spins of their slings and could be made of stone, terracotta, or lead ...
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Many of Ireland's towns were founded at this time as Scandinavian trading posts and coinage made its first appearance. [2] Scandinavian penetration was limited and concentrated along coasts and rivers, and ceased to be a major threat to Gaelic culture after the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.