The Celtic Council of Australia was formed on 24th March, 1982 after a public ... in Sydney by a number of representatives of resident Celtic communities in New South Wales. The key instigator and driving force behind the Celtic Council project was the late Mr Peter Alexander, then of the Scottish ...
Alastair Kneale - Nov 5 2016 - 6:11pm - 0 comments
... forms a significant feature in Irish, Scottish and Manx mythology. They are Celtic pre-Christian gods with supernatural ability and were of great ...
Alastair Kneale - Jun 4 2021 - 4:46pm
... amongst the Gaelic pantheon of Manx, Irish and Scottish mythology are the Tuatha Dé Danann . They are Celtic pre-Christian gods with supernatural ability and were of great ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 20 2013 - 5:21pm - 0 comments
... A focus at Transceltic this year will be the resurgence of Celtic Identity in North America and surge in attendance at Celtic festivals. We caught up with Mike McNaughton, drummer for the Kilmaine ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 6 2014 - 8:04pm - 0 comments
... 30 – May 1, 2016 is the premier event celebrating the Celtic Festival of Beltane. The international prestige of Beltane Fire festival ... (1) Peter Beresford Ellis: "Dictionary of Celtic Mythology" (2) Miranda J. Green: "Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend" ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 14 2016 - 9:50pm - 0 comments
In the rich Celtic mythological tales of Brittany the Korrigans form a group of female ... associated with Halloween, which has its origins in the old Celtic New Year on 31st October. On this night some say they can be seen, ... Further reading... Korrigans - Sirens of Breton Mythology Content type: Breton Language: ...
Dominique Corolleur - Oct 24 2015 - 5:12pm
... descent from immigrants to North America from the modern Celtic Nations. More elusive still is identifying the number of American’s descended from Celtic immigrants who enjoy a “Celtic Identity”. An analysis of the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Mar 20 2014 - 5:51pm - 0 comments
... of Edinburgh 16 years ago and brings a unique insight into Celtic roots and Druidical traditions that have flourished since the ... ... (and) features key events and characters from Celtic Mythology. Many aspects...were originally inspired by the role of the Druid ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 19 2014 - 7:39pm - 0 comments
... for a McIntyre from KillyBegs, declares the historic Celtic tongue of Ireland should be made an official language of a not ... by Dr. James MacKillop in the seminal Dictionary of Celtic Mythology”: “Faeries are not generally malevolent or harmful… (but)…if ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 28 2014 - 7:10pm - 0 comments
The Celtic Fling and Highland Games at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is one of the Major Celtic Festivals in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United Sates and ... 21st. The driving force of the festival is the music, the Celtic bands that traffic in the language of the culture. The line-up included ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 18 2014 - 4:03pm - 0 comments