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The Excellence of Ancient Word: Druid Rhetorics from Ancient Irish Tales by Seán Ó Tuathail Copyright © 1993 John Kellnhauser

2009-07-15T14:28:46Z

While the ancient Irish tales abound with warriors and kings (not to forget Queen Medbh!), another figure at almost every turn emerges to out- rank them. Usually referred to as the “druid”, this person upon closer inspection is seen to be not any stereotypical wizard with his potions and paraphernalia, but a poet who, instead of having to memorize rote “secret spells”, produced spontaneous verse often in a deliberately archaic diction

Celtic Myth Podshow New Show – The Realm of the Ever-Living

2009-07-12T19:55:40Z

This collection of four tales forms the middle section of the Saga of Manannan.

Germanic boat house discovered in Kent

2009-07-11T07:41:45Z

A Fifth Century Germanic settlement has been discovered on land set out for regeneration in Kent, reported the BBC in December 2008.

Arthurian Legend and the Knights Templar

2009-07-10T14:32:33Z

That is the story behind the fascinating novel by John Shimmin, who says "Don't look to history for truth -- history often takes on the agenda of the teller. Mythology may hold more clues to ancient truths than history."

Call for Welsh Robin Hood to return

2009-07-08T14:15:00Z

Welsh tourism should use the legend of Twm Sion Cati in the way England promotes the story of Robin Hood.

The Last Celtic Witch – Adult romance in 5 volumes!

2009-07-08T14:14:59Z

Lyn Armstrong has written a powerful series of five books with a Celtic setting.

The Fox – new Video promo

2009-07-07T10:14:08Z

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Dragons Celts and Druids by Tim Lazaro

2009-07-04T23:06:16Z

There is a certain cosmic sensibility to the myths and legends of the Celtic peoples. A sense of things being bigger than they seem. Power flows beneath the skin of the world to the Celtic mind, accessible along the path of dragons and the mouth of stones.

New CMP Show – Midsummer 2009 Holiday Special now available

2009-07-04T23:20:39Z

Well, it’s Midsummer. Or actually, just after Midsummer and it has been absolutely swelteringly hot here. Absolutely glorious weather! If the weather is like this for you, I recommend a nice, long, cool drink, an comfy chair, headphones and settling down for a Monster of a Show! For reasons many and varied, you know – [...]

An Excerpt From True Irish Ghost Stories By St. John D. Seymour and Harry L. Neligan (1914)

2009-07-02T12:37:34Z

Of all Irish ghosts, fairies, or bogies, the Banshee (sometimes called locally the "Bohēēntha" or "Bankēēntha") is the best known to the general public: indeed, cross-Channel visitors would class her with pigs, potatoes, and other fauna and flora of Ireland, and would expect her to make manifest her presence to them as being one of the sights of the country.

Stone Age flutes found in Germany

2009-06-30T19:03:36Z

These 35,000- to 40,000-year-old finds are the oldest known musical instruments in the world, says archaeologist and project director Nicholas Conard of the University of Tübingen in Germany. Bone flutes previously unearthed at Stone Age sites occupied by humans in France and Austria date to between 19,000 and 30,000 years ago. And many researchers now consider the spaced holes in a controversial 43,000-year-old find, dubbed a Neandertal bone flute in 1995, as the products of chewing by cave bears.

Bronze Age Burial Ground Discovered In Ulster

2009-06-29T21:30:58Z

The team behind the dig at the A1 Loughbrickland road scheme has uncovered not just a Bronze Age burial ground but also a Neolithic settlement dating back some 6,500 years.

San Diego State University case study of Ár nDraíocht Féin

2009-07-01T08:30:39Z

Pic: CESNUR The Center for Study on New Religions (CESNUR) has released a report about Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF), one of the most widely spread forms of modern druidry or druidism. This paper called A Pathway to Druidism is the text of a paper read by Michael T. Cooper, Ph.D. (Trinity International University, Deerfield Illinois, USA) [...]

Two Prehistoric Tombs Unearthed in Hampshire

2009-06-29T15:54:34Z

Two 6,000-year-old tombs have been unearthed in Hampshire (England) in one of the biggest archaeological finds for years

Dismembered Skeletons Found In Burial Pit

2009-06-29T15:15:56Z

The skulls of scores of young men have been found in a burial pit in Dorset on the route of a new road for the 2012 Olympics. So far 45 skulls, believed to be almost 2,000 years old, have been found, and more may be found as the pit is emptied.