November 2017
WHO WERE THE HISTORICAL VIKINGS?
WHO WERE THE HISTORICAL VIKINGS?
The prow of the Oseberg ship in the Viking Ship Museum in Olso, Norway (photo by Grzegorz Wysocki) Many hundreds of years ago, warlords and warriors from agrarian, pa…
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WHO WERE THE HISTORICAL VIKINGS?
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History of Porridge
Porridge_in_black_bow Porridge has been part of the great British breakfast for thousands of years, and it’s easy to see why. A bowl of these humble oats is not only warming, but deliciously filling…
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History of Porridge
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a celtic childrens story
Fair, Brown and Trembling By Joseph Jacobs
Text size: A- A A+ King Hugh Curucha lived in Tir Conal, and he had three daughters, whose names were Fair, Brown, and Trembling. Fair and Brown had new dre…
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a celtic childrens story
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A Child’s Christmas in Wales
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas This is a delightful lyrical tale by Dylan Thomas about cats and uncles and memories of his past Christmas as a boy in Wales. “It was years and years ago,…
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A Child’s Christmas in Wales
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A Christmas Childhood
A Christmas Childhood by Patrick Kavanagh From Norway in 1986 to Dublin in the 1950s when Patrick Kavanagh wrote A Christmas Childhood. The Monaghan poet wrote this poem having spent a Christmas seas…
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A Christmas Childhood
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"Affinity with trees" Original song.
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"Affinity with trees" Original song.
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July 2013
LIVING THE FAIRY FAITH
IN BRITTANY
As was pointed out at the beginning of this chapter, Ireland and Brittany are to be regarded as the two poles of the modern Celtic world, but it is believed by Celtic mystics that they ar…
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LIVING THE FAIRY FAITH
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May 2013
Blessing For Hearth-Keepers
Blessing For Hearth-Keepers
Brighid of the Mantle, encompass us, Lady of the Lambs, protect us,
Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us.
Beneath your mantle, gather us,
And restore us to memory.
Mothers of o…
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Blessing For Hearth-Keepers
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Shrines
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The temple contains shrines in honour of the spiritual energies of this place. The shrines are carefully set and cared for by the keepers of the spring.
We wish to keep these shrines cle…
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Shrines
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Germany &AUSTRIA
GermanyCeltic tribes inhabited land in what is now southern Germany and Austria. Many scholars have associated the earliest Celtic peoples with the Hallstatt culture. Boii, Scordisci and the Vindeli…
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Germany &AUSTRIA
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Brittany
Brittany is a former independent Celtic kingdom and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province an…
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Brittany
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April 2013
CELTIC WORLD
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CELTIC WORLD
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union. Wales ha…
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Wales
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Scotland
Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by th…
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Scotland
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lreland
lreland: Ireland (Irish: Éire, Ulster Scots: Airlann, Latin: Hibernia) is the thirdlargest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Eu…
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lreland
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Isle of Man
Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Man…
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Isle of Man
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Cornwall
Cornwall is a county of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Cha…
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Cornwall
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Brittany One of the celtic nations
Brittany is a former independent Celtic kingdom and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and…
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Brittany One of the celtic nations
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March 2013
Why do we have eggs at Easter?
Easter is a Christian festival. For Christians the custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. Christians remember that Jesus, after dying on the cross, rose from the dead. They believe that…
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Why do we have eggs at Easter?
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Healing Herbs of the Ancient Celts
Guelder Rose - (Caor chon)
The Guelder Rose grows throughout Ireland; however a great place to see it is the area around Doon at Lough Carra, with sites from the late Bronze Age, where a spectacular…
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Healing Herbs of the Ancient Celts
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HEALING HERBS OF THE ANCIENT CELTS
Comfrey – (Lus na Cnámh Briste)
The Gaelic name for Comfrey means "the plant for broken bones", and is used as a poultice today for treating sprains, sprains, bruises and swellings. Until recently it…
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HEALING HERBS OF THE ANCIENT CELTS
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