„#Irish mythology is liberally sprinkled with tales of the deeds of female druids: Biróg is a druidess who, in one version of the myth, was involved in saving the baby #Lugh from being drowned by his grandfather, Balor; #Tlachtga was the daughter of Mog Ruith, a powerful blind sorcerer, associated with the Hill of Ward and the November 1st fire festival of Samhain; Bé Chuille was a Danann Druidess who was involved in the defeat of Carman, the #Celtic witch; Queen Medb was warned by the Danann druidess and seer, Fedelma, of the defeat of her army.“
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RT @MitologiaCelta
La mujer celta desempeñaba un papel superior a la de otras sociedades, porque vivía el culto y formaba parte de él como parte primordial y no como parte espectadora.
Some say the leprechauns wear green coats with red buckles, and others that they wear red coats with green buckles, but everyone agrees that their shoes are always of the finest leather and polished to a nicety, so much that you can see your reflection in them even on a moonless night. For the leprechaun is the the fairy cobbler, and they have great need of his services for they dance every day and all day.
Source: The Leprechaun | Emerald Isle #Irish and #Celtic myths, fairy tales and legends
#Celtic#FairyTaleTuesday: The clover was supposedly a sacred plant of the #Irish Druids, due to the triad formation of its leaves. Three was a sacred number in Irish mythology. It is a pattern seen repeated over and over again in all things considered important and powerful to the ancient Irish, such as the maiden-mother-crone aspect of certain female Irish deities, birth-life-death, mind-body-spirit, and so on.
Source: https://substack.com/@aliisaac
#Celtic#FolkloreSunday: There are many examples of the hare having connections with the #Otherworld in #Irish #mythology and folklore. Hares are associated with #spring, thus with the Goddess of the season, and represented love, fertility and growth. In Europe, that Goddess was Eostre, after whom Easter is named, but in #Ireland #Brigid is the Goddess of Spring, or Imbolc.
Source: https://substack.com/@aliisaac
9 Mar 1693: the exiled James II & VII provides Peter [Piers] Creagh to the Archbishopric of #Dublin#otd The Holy See did not like this practice one bit (National Trust Images). Creagh later donated some of his library to the #Irish Franciscans at St. Isidore's #Rome.
To a Swedish person, the function of diacritics is obvious:
å is not a
ä is not a
ö is not o
So I get the importance of fadas in #irish, and the "tutors" in Irish out there, Darach O'Séaghdha springs to mind, are helpful by pointing out that
Éire is not eire
cáca is not caca
Still it's difficult to remember, and to fully understand the effect on pronunciation.
Here's another nice pair of words, learnt from yesterday's #Seafóid game:
ólann - drinking
olann - wool
4 Mar 1641: Impeachment articles read in the #Irish House #Commons against Bishop John Bramhall &co #otd - to block their appearance as witness for Strafford in #London (SSC)
Years ago I spent a long time working out what happened in this trial, a matter of much spin.
#MythologyMonday: Cethlion of the Crooked Teeth was the queen of the ancient #Irish race called the #Fomorians. The wife of Balor was a prophet who foresaw her people’s defeat at the hands of the invading #TuathaDéDanann at the Second Battle of Mag Tuired. This foreknowledge did not stop her from waging a fierce battle in which she wounded or killed one of the chiefs of her enemies, the Dagda.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
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RT @harpsonggame
Happy #mythmonday!!
Cethlenn of the Crooked Teeth was the wife of Balor, king of the Fomorians. She was a prophetess & warrior, mortally injuring the great Dagda in battle with a javelin 🌀🌀 #indiedev#gamedev#indie#gaming#indiegamedev#videogames#pcgaming#madewithunity
Starlings¹, derived from the Old #English word 'Staer', are known for their mesmerizing gatherings in massive flocks during autumn and winter, a breathtaking spectacle known as murmurations.
In #mythology, Starlings have an intriguing connection to Myna birds², both of which are capable of mimicking human speech. One fascinating tale from medieval #Welsh lore revolves around Branwen³, the daughter of Llyr. Mistreated by her Irish husband, Branwen teaches a tamed starling to speak and sends it across the #Irish Sea to inform her brother, Bran, who then raises an army to rescue her. This myth highlights the intelligence attributed to starlings and their association with communication and aid in #folklore.
Additionally, historical names for Starlings reflect various aspects of their behavior and appearance. For instance, the term "Sheep Stare" from #Somerset highlights their habit of alighting on the backs of sheep to pick at ticks in their coats, a behavior beneficial to both parties.
29 Feb 1600: Richard Caron [Mac Carraghamhna] is admitted to the #Irish College #Salamanca#otd He became a #Dominican in 1601 & later an advisor to Gondomar and advocate of the exiled Irish in #Spain (BM)
28 Feb 1632: Bishop William Bedell, overseer of the translation of #Bible into #Irish#Gaeilge resigns the diocese of #Ardagh to John Richardson but retains the diocese of #Kilmore#otd (ECC/eebo)