Bard oral history committed to memory and transmitted by bards and filid. Bards facilitated the memorisation of such materials by the use of metre, rhyme and other formulaic poetic devices. One of the most notable bards in Irish Mythological was Amergin Glúingel, he was bard, druid and judge for the Milesians. In medieval Ireland, bards were one of two distinct groups of poets, the other being the "fili". According to the Early Irish law text on status, "Uraicecht Becc", bards were a lesser class of poets, not eligible for higher poetic roles as described above. However, it has also been argued
Howard B. Bard years, and hired his daughter. A councilman called his appointment "a mistake". After serving as "caretaker" mayor, Bard served in several other positions, including Commissioner of Public Works and City Parks Commissioner. Throughout his time as Pastor of the First Unitarian Church, San Diego City Councilman, Mayor and City Commissioner, Bard established a reputation as a lightning rod for a variety of the social, religious, civil and political issues of the era. During the late 1920s, 1930s and early 1940s Bard hosted a continual series of meetings, debates and forums at the First Unitarian Church and when the crowds grew