#Celtic#MythologyMonday: The #Irish ritual of the one-legged crane dance curse (corrghuineacht) is a form of magic-working, the power of which is intensified when practised standing on one leg, with one arm outstretched, and with one eye closed like a crane (ir. corr). The ritual position itself is known as glám dícenn (meaning ‘satire which destroys’). It was thought that the open eye was able to look directly into the magical #Otherworld, whilst standing on only one leg indicated being present in neither one world or the other.
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The Aisling is a dream or vision in which a poet meets a beautiful, magical woman, probably a woman of the Sidhe, symbolising #spring, the bounty and beauty of nature, and love. During the troubles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Aisling developed into a patriotic poetic genre in #Irish language poetry, in which the fairy woman became a Goddess representing #Ireland’s sovereignty.#Celtic
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The placenta has always been seen as something mystical.
In #Australia, if it was believed that, if the mother had launched the afterbirth into the water, the baby would have been a good swimmer.
Batak¹ people from Sumatra, #Indonesia, buried it under the house; it was believed to be the newborn's sister or brother.
Similarly, Baganda² from #Uganda believed that the placenta was a doppelgänger of the child – this is similar to the #Irish (or #British, in general?) concept of fetch.³
24 Apr 1348: First recorded sermon of Richard Fitzralph anti-mendicant Archbishop of #Armagh is given at #Dundalk#otd (ParkerLib/JMcC) The #Irish Franciscans who owned this later copy of his works were less than impressed with him.
23 Apr 1627: Preaching before Deputy Falkland at Christ Church #Dublin#otd George Downame of #Derry makes public opposition of #Irish bishops to limited toleration of Catholicism. Everyone there was aware of the recent conversion of Elizabeth Falkland #writer to Rome (NT/NLI)
„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.“
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„Tormentil is a little yellow flower which looks similar to a buttercup, and which commonly grows all over #Ireland between May and September. It was used for pain relief and to treat digestive problems.
In #Irish, its name is Néalfartach; neal meaning ‘depression/ gloom’, and fartach meaning ‘hurt/ injury’. In Co Cork, however, it was known as Lus an Chodlata, meaning ‘herb for sleep’, suggesting that it may well have been used for promoting sleep.“ #Celtic
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In #Irish, the Bluebell is known as Coinnle Corra. These delicate #spring-blossoming wild flowers have their place in Irish #mythology: On her wedding night to #Fionn mac Cumhaill, #Grainne was said to have mixed bluebell with tormentil and secreted it into the wedding guests’ wine, thus sending them all to sleep so she could elope with her beloved Diarmuid.#Celtic
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„In ancient times, #Ireland was renowned for the skill of its physicians, particularly their herbal-lore. #Mythology tells us not just of famous battles, brave warriors and tragic love stories, but tales of miraculous #healing, too.
Of all the #Irish Gods, the most well-known and beloved of them all were those who practised healing, such as #Brigid, #Lugh, Dian-Cecht and his son Miach, and daughter Airmid, who was greatly skilled in herbal lore.“ #Celtic
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/p/march-wise-woman-or-witch
16 Apr 1643: PierFrancesco Scarampi, Oratorian, named Papal representative to the #Irish Catholic confederation #otd at the lobbying of Luke Wadding #Franciscan
'Ireland united, for God, King and Fatherland' with harp & crown (NLI)
16 Apr 1620: John Colgan, of Inishowen #Donegal future great hagiographer of the #Irish saints enters the Franciscan community at St Anthony's College, Louvain (JMcC, - his 1658 memorial card from @ucdarchives
Carmela Picciano, 311 E. 149th St., 3rd floor rear. 12 years old. Making Irish lace for collars. Works until 9 P.M. sometimes. Dirty kitchen. Location: New York, New York (State)
Please, #bookstodon and everyone else , recommend your very favorite books and other #information to me. I'll read anything, audio or ebook or maybe even paper #book, #website or recurring graphics or whatever.
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8 Apr 1537: Quentin Cogly #Dominican, bishop of Dromore briefs Paul III that many #Irish sees are vacant, some bishops had been tinged by schism & many #English appointees were absentees.
He proposes he be constituted a roving bishop (johnArmagh)
#Celtic#MythologyMonday: `The Táin Bó Cúailnge is an epic from #Irish#mythology. It is often called "the Irish Iliad". The Táin tells of a war against Ulster by Queen #Medb of Connacht and her husband King Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge. Due to a curse upon the king and warriors of Ulster, the invaders are opposed only by the young demigod, Cú Chulainn.
The Táin is traditionally set in the 1st century in a pagan heroic age.
Source: Táin Bó Cúailnge - Wikipedia
A view of the #Irish Franciscan College of St. Isidore's #Rome from the garden side - what is now Via Francesco Crispi. Lancelot Théodore Turpin de Crissé, c. 1818
The garden is still there & is still a lovely place to walk..
I hope to do so on Tuesday next.
7 Apr 1649: Sir James Ware important #Irish antiquarian is exiled to #France from #Dublin as a royalist #otd, but he actually made his way to #London fairly quickly (Ulster Museum/British Museum)
The #bogan (buckawn, bòcan, bauchan) is a #Scottish (occasionally #Irish) folkloric figure. „This shape-shifting night sprite was a trickster, occasionally helpful but usually malicious.“ The bogan even immigrated to America with those he server – or haunted.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/claudiopozas/status/1526667803968905219?t=AmOa8IW8FIGQUleW-EihrA&s=09