Lovely Sharikee. I have been absent for a bit. My brother has been ill and he is in another State...never easy.

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thank you my friend for the invite...peace and blessings...linda

Scottish Name Generator

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Thank you for the pictures and the posts!.

This is really worth a listen:

Highland Coo

Robert Louis Stevenson....Scottish writer:

We are all connected and tribal in nature with our pursuit of life,freedom and happiness,with all having culture and spiritual oneness with a higher power,and the ability to express ourselves through music,customs and individual traits which make us unique and special...thanks for the invite...

Welcome to the group Richard!

Coilltich and Ceiltich


celtic_warriorWhen celebrating the fabulous history of the Celtic peoples in the New World, one must include the progeny of their liaisons with the Native Americans, for herein lay many of the greatest stories on this continent. The joining of these two tribal cultures results in some of the greatest warrior-heroes to walk the planet, just when their people needed them the most. The traditional powers of the Old World (Britain, Spain and France) were locked in mortal combat over the vast resources of the New World. These resources included the "Coilltich", Gaelic for the "forest-folk", the term the highlanders had for the Red Man.

From the Gaelic periodical, Cuairtear nan Gleann, 1840, translated: “There is no people on the face of this earth who, in matters of war or hunting, can surpass the Indians who inhabit the region of America not inhabited by the white people. They are now, alas! few in number compared to what they were at one time; for , as the white people become more numerous and powerful, the Indians are scourged backwards before them, from place to place; and are injured by every sort of the most merciless brutality and violence.”

“The American Indians are very refined in their language and they are eloquent and expressive in their manner of speaking.”

“It is likely that the Gaels realized that Native Americans were the disposed and disenfranchised of America in the same sense that they had become the subject race of Scotland, driven out of their home by Clearances that continued into the early twentieth century”, We’re Indians sure Enough. The Legacy of Scottish Highlanders in the United States…Michael Newton 2001

From the Emigrants Guide to North America, Robert MacDougall, 1841, in Gaelic: MacDougall describes Native Americans as people who are similar to Gaels and who deserve their admiration.“Not only are the men physically attractive according to Highland ideals of manhood, they exhibit warrior qualities, and live under the protection of leaders “just like the clan chiefs who were once among the Gaels”.

It is no wonder then, that the Highlander would leave the English on the coast of America and settle on the frontiers of the 18th century, intermingle with the tribes and settle down with the women of the Native Americans. “Such unions enabled them to enjoy better relations with their wife’s tribe, gave them a partner with the knowledge and experience necessary to survive in the wild, and bestowed full “native status” to their children on account of the matrilineal reckoning of Native American society.”

The following are some of the stories of those children, who having the bloodlines of two warrior tribes from different ends of the planet, made their indelible mark on history, for both the Coilltich and the Ceiltich...

Mike Dunlap... From the upcoming book, "New World Celts...Voyage to America"

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oki and thank you for the great pictures and music

You are welcome PITA SIKSIKA WARRIOR.

Cemetery of Clonmacnoise Monastary on the river Shannon, south of Athlone ... County Offaly, Ireland

Lady Boru knows her stuff for sure...have a good week everyone..

The well known Pixie – This small, winged fairy has a human-type form and at its tallest is only 6” tall. Pixies are quite attracted to small children, Spirit_of_the_Night_AMKlaughter, and happiness. They love gardens (especially Heather) and other flowering plants. Like hummingbirds, they are known to sip nectar from flowers like Honeysuckle. Fun loving, carefree and prankish, they often take household items from humans only to return them later when they’ve had their fun. They are more spontaneous and active than their larger fairy counterparts and generally have a shorter attention span. They are very social beings and live in a monarchy under a king or queen.

Welcome to the new members!