Irish Lass Siobhan Owen

William Weatherford- Red Eagle

aka Red Eagle c. 1780–1824, Native American chief, b. present-day Alabama. Red Eagle, also known as William Weatherford, was born about 1780, the son of Scottish trader Charles Weatherford and a Creek chieftain's daughter. In his early thirties he became an ally of Tecumseh, and led one of the Creek factions to resist the advance of the white frontier. After an attack by white frontiersmen upon a party of Creeks returning from a trading expedition to Florida, Red Eagle assembled a force of a thousand warriors and trailed the attackers to Fort Mims, an outpost north of Mobile. On August 30, 1813, they overran the poorly defended fort and after , refusing to heed his plea for restraint ,killed about five hundred of its 550 occupants, who consisted of whites, black slaves, and Creeks loyal to the U.S. The Fort Mims massacre brought several columns of militia and regular Army troops in pursuit of Red Eagle's warriors. With Menewa and other Creek leaders, Red Eagle built a stronghold at Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River. On March 27, 1814, General Andrew Jackson's forces surrounded and severely defeated the Creeks. After the battle, Red Eagle boldly entered Jackson's headquarters, surrendered, and promised that if his life was spared he would spend the remainder of it working for peace. Impressed by the man's courage and intelligence, Jackson pardoned him. Red Eagle kept his word, settled on a plantation in Monroe County, Alabama, and was accepted in the community as a man of peace and strict honor. This great American Indian leader died March 9, 1822, shortly before his people underwent their mass removal to Indian Territory.

“I am a soldier, I have done the white people all the harm I could.

I have fought them and fought them bravely. If I had an army I would yet fight!”

That is beautiful Sharikee! Thank you for the picture!

Cariad means love in Welsh!

Thank you ECHOROSE and welcome to you and to all the new members!

An Irish Welcome
Here's Céad Míle Fáilte to friend and to rover
That's a greeting that's Irish as Irish can be
It means you are welcome
A thousand times over
Wherever you come from, Whosoever you be

The Mouse on the Barroom Floor
Some Guinness was spilled on the barroom floor
when the pub was shut for the night.
Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
and stood in the pale moonlight.
He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,
then back on his haunches he sat.
And all night long you could hear him roar,
'Bring on the damn cat!'

love the one about the cat

Welcome to the new members!

I am playing this in English and will later add the Welsh version.

Briton musician Alan Stivell playing Brian Boru

An Irishman's Philosophy In life, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you are well or you are sick.
If you are well, there is nothing to worry about,

But if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you will get well or you will die.
If you get well, there is nothing to worry about,

But if you die, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you will go to heaven or hell.
If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about.

And if you go to hell, you’ll be so busy shaking hands with all your friends
You won’t have time to worry!

A big thank you to Doug for fixing my mess! :-)

Lady Kitty’s Doocot is situated immediately opposite the western end of the Nungate Bridge. It dates from 1771 when Lady Catherine Charteris Wemyss, the wife of Francis de June 7th Earl of Wemyss, petitioned the town council to have the gateway of St. Mary’s Parish Church moved eastward so that the wall surrounding ‘her’ garden could be built. It was probably about this time that the old buildings were demolished and removed, the site having been used for archery, bowling and executions. On the sands nearby the battle of the Sands in 1548 took place during the ‘Siege’ when the English occupied Haddington against the French who had arrived from Edinburgh to assist the Scots. English cannon balls are said to have ricocheted of the walls of St Catherine’s Chapel the grounds of which became Lady Kitty’s Garden. Archery was practised on the Sands during the brief reign of Mary Queen of Scots (1561-67) and this was said to have been the site of the first bowling green in Scotland in 1657 when the Burgh Treasurer was authorised ‘to purchase bowls and engage a greenkeeper’.

I am not able to embed this--but it is beautiful and one of my favourite Scottish groups.        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=851tCIqBokA&list=AL94UKMTqg-9BQ...

Castle House Island in Dublin, Ireland

An Old Irish Blessing
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!

Hahaha Sharkee! That is a good one!

Welcome to the new members!

Asturian celtic music

Bowhill in Scotland

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Irish Whiskey Fillinghttp://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/03/cakespy-irish-car-bomb-f...

Little Gabe

Menewa

Chief of the Redstick Muskogee (Upper Creek) born probably at Okfuskee, about 1766, died in the Creek Nation west,--but year of death not known. He was a half-breed, whose tradition relates that his father was a Scot trader. He was noted in early life for his annual horse stealing., exploits on the Cumberland frontier in Tennessee, but seldom shedding the blood of the settlers, except when he met with resistance. He received, in consequence of these raids, the name of Hopothla, said  to mean "crazy war hunter".  When Tecumseh visited the Creeks in 1811, Menawa was the second chief of the Okfuskee town. He entered heart and soul into Tecumseh's schemes, influenced to this action, in a measure, by his hatred of General McIntosh, who, he knew, in case of war, would be on the side of the Americans.  He fought in several battles of the Creek war, but is best known from his connection with the battle of the Horse-Shoe. In 1825, a secret council was held, in which a party of chiefs and warriors were appointed to carry into execution the national law by putting to death General William McIntosh, who, in violation of this law, had presumed to make a cession of land at Indian Springs. Menawa was one of these National executioners. In after years, he regretted his share in this affair, saying that he would freely lay down his life, if by; so doing, he could bring back to life Billy McIntosh. Menawa was opposed to the emigration of the entire Creek Nation, but wished that certain reservations, to be held in perpetuity, should be granted to such individuals as wished to remain in the ceded territory.