By Gwhryr on Monday, February 1, 1999 - 08:23 am:
I would appreciate any information anyone might send me on the Oladum and his duties/history.
Gwhryr@aol.com
By Shae on Tuesday, February 2, 1999 - 02:14 pm:
Gwhryr, I've read a lot of Irish mythology and haven't seen Oladum before. Can you give us any more information on him?
By Accasbel on Tuesday, February 2, 1999 - 03:49 pm:
There's an Oilill Olum - or Aongus Olum ?
He raped Áine, daughter of Eogabal. She bit his ear off. (and serve him right)
By Gwhryr on Wednesday, February 3, 1999 - 07:04 am:
It's a role or a title not a specific individual...as far as I understand it refers to a spiritual guide from another path. The parents or another authority figure seeks an Oladum for their child. That is as much as I know, though I admit it may be erroneous.
By Accasbel on Wednesday, February 3, 1999 - 04:15 pm:
Now i KNOW it isn't this :)
There's a company in Ireland named Odlums.
They mill flour, and also produce porridge oats.
Many a parent has sought to give a child Odlums.
Mind you, after a few thousand years of oral tradition, something as simple as Odlums could develop into something less prosaic.
But it must be real.
See this reference
By Gwhryr on Wednesday, February 3, 1999 - 07:22 pm:
I had found that and while it seems to at least be in the spirit of the Oladum as I understand it, it gave very little information....thank you though. Are there any elders who continue the practice of holding an oral tradition? Would someone have access to them? I appreciate the aid Acc. The web is singularly unhelpful, it seems much more interested with indulging mans baser natures than his higher impulses.