„The foxglove, known as Lus Mór in #Irish, meaning the ‘great herb’, is used to describe the beautiful blush of the pure cheeks of #Étain, #Deirdre, and warrior #Conall Cernach.“
Source: Source: Ali Isaac | Substack #Celtic
#Celtic#WyrdWednesday#LegendaryWednesday: #Deirdre of the Sorrows eloped with #Naoise from her groom #Conchobar Mac Nessa. Because of the king's betrayal, Uisnech's son was killed. After a year of mourning #Deirdre was forced to marry the murderer of #Naoise. To prevent that, the Raving One threw herself on the way to the wedding from the chariot onto a rock to her death.
Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree (Craobh-Oir agus Craobh-Airgid): a Gaelic tale from Scotland. A king had a wife, Silver-Tree, and a daughter, Gold-Tree. One day they walked by a pond, and Silver-Tree asked a trout if she were the most beautiful queen in the world. #FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday: As she neared the end of her maidenhood, #Deirdre saw a raven fly down to drink the blood of a calf spilled on snow. She turned to #Leborcham and whispered that she would love a man with skin that white, lips that red, hair that black. Leborcham knew immediately who was her fated partner: Conchobar’s nephew #Noísiu, son of the warrior Uisneach. So she arranged, despite her promise to the king, that the two young people should meet. Instantly they fell in love.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/jimfitzpatrick/status/926881049040302080