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William Wallace - The Great Scottish Patriot
William Wallace (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; c.1270 - died 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight, patriot and national hero. He was one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Leading the Scottish rebellion against Edward I and ...
Douglas MacQueen - Feb 18 2016 - 9:14pm - 0 comments
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Corineus - mythological descendent of Troy, great warrior and founder of Cornwall.
... medieval British legend, was a prodigious warrior, a fighter of giants, and the eponymous founder of Cornwall. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of ...
Kernow Matters to Us - Jan 31 2016 - 3:49pm - 0 comments
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Celtic Harvest Festival of Lughnasa
... This is when the Druids lit bonfires marking a period of great danger to mortal souls. The bonfires were a warning that the laws of ... on February 1st was originally the feast day of the Celtic Goddess Brigid. Brigid was an immensely important deity in the Celtic ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 12 2019 - 6:31pm - 0 comments
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Celtic Festivals USA
... by the Tennessee Valley Scottish Society (see index of Celtic Societies) South East Alabama Highland Games & ... Irish Festival Gaelic Park When: Memorial Day Weekend Where: Chicago, ... Discontinued Where: Scottish Rite Grounds, Great Falls Website: ...
Emmett McIntyre - Dec 22 2023 - 2:39am
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Irish Government Aims To Make St Brigid's Day National Public Holiday from 2023
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog The Irish Government is reported to be working on a proposal ... her name and a number of the same attributes as the Celtic goddess Brigid. There are many supernatural events, legends, and folk customs ... falls on 1 February and marks the first day of spring in the Gaelic calendar. It is held midway between the Winter and Spring Equinox and ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jan 16 2022 - 8:28pm
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The Celtic Roots of Christmas Traditions
... is thought to be the case with Brigid the Celtic fertility goddess who became known to Christians as Saint Brigid. So when celebrating ... at Transceltic Nollick Ghennal as Blein Vie Noa (Manx Gaelic) Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath ùr (Scottish Gaelic) ...
Alastair Kneale - Jan 14 2018 - 4:37pm - 0 comments
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Interview with Dr. Jenny Butler: The Celtic Folklore Traditions of Halloween
Emmett McIntyre's blog Originally published in 2013 The ancestry of modern ... its foundations in the Celtic festival of Samhain. In Irish Gaelic, Oíche Shamhna is the name for ‘Halloween Night’. Both feasts, ... Samhain festivities should commence. There is evidence that great fires were lit on this hill in pre-Christian times. Tlachtga is clearly ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 15 2018 - 2:17pm
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Interview with Dr. Jenny Butler: The Celtic Folklore Traditions of Halloween
... its foundations in the Celtic festival of Samhain. In Irish Gaelic, Oíche Shamhna is the name for ‘Halloween Night’. Both feasts, ... Samhain festivities should commence. There is evidence that great fires were lit on this hill in pre-Christian times. Tlachtga is clearly ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 7 2018 - 6:01pm - 0 comments
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Manx Gas: A Couldn’t Care Less Manx Government
Alastair Kneale's blog NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Last week the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which has co-signed the ‘sweetheart’ deal which ... authorities have taken the issue of excess deaths caused by winter cold seriously. Check this from an Office of National Statistics ...
Alastair Kneale - Nov 1 2015 - 8:45pm - 0 comments
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The Celtic Festival of Beltane - Fire and Fertility
Emmett McIntyre's blog Originally Posted to Transceltic on April 16, 2014, by ... stories, for example our Samhuinn Fire Festival includes the Cailleach, the divine hag from Scottish and Irish mythology, but we also ... definitely become part of Edinburgh's festival culture and a great reason to visit Scotland! 3. What do you see as the future of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 29 2015 - 8:23pm - 0 comments
