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The History of Celtic Tattoos by Guest Blogger

2009-11-05T17:57:13Z

Celtic history goes back thousands and thousands of years. Their artistic symbols was passed on from one generation to the other despite lack of written history. This was made possible through tattooing, thus giving rise to the infamous Celtic cross and Celtic knots tattoos.

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The Otherworld (Tir na nÓg)

2009-10-28T09:45:30Z

It is the most delightful land of all that are under the sun; the trees are stooping down with fruit and with leaves and with blossom. Honey and wine are plentiful there; no wasting will come upon you with the wasting away of time; you will never see death or lessening. You will get feasts, [...]

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S4C launches nursery age service

2009-10-28T09:45:29Z

A new Welsh language service for children of nursery age has been unveiled by broadcaster S4C. The service, which was launched at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Conwy, starts on 23 June on S4C’s digital channel, S4C Digidol. There will be six-and-a-half hours of programmes for children of nursery age, compared to one hour currently. It [...]

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Celtic Symbols – The Spirals of Life

2009-10-28T09:45:28Z

Spirals are some of the oldest known Celtic symbols. Prominently displayed on ancient artifacts dating long before the written word in Ireland, the symbols of the Celtic Spiral are second only to Knotwork designs as the symbols most associated with Celtic Art. The Triple-Spiral, otherwise known as the "Spiral of Life", is found on many ancient Irish stone carvings - the most famous of which is Newgrange, found in County Meath, Ireland, which dates back to 2500 BC.

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Celtic Brain has been discovered

2009-10-26T18:56:51Z

Pic: Discovery News Discovery News report that British archaeologists have unearthed an ancient skull carrying a startling surprise — an unusually well-preserved brain.Scientists said Friday that the mass of gray matter was more than 2,000 years old — the oldest ever discovered in Britain. One expert unconnected with the find called it “a real freak of [...]

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The Samhain Holiday Special and our first Wallpaper!!

2009-10-26T22:08:40Z

New wallpaper for Irish Battle of Moytura, delay in summary show.

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Announcement and Apology

How To Buy A Celtic Wedding Ring

2009-10-23T06:09:10Z

Key Points in understanding when considering a Celtic Ring for your Wedding Band

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Tara Symposium – LIVE! Webstream

2009-10-23T05:41:16Z

This year's Tara Symposium will be streamed live across the Internet, on the 23rd-26th October 2009. The stream can be found on the UCD website and there is a full programme available as a PDF.

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Early Irish were just visitors

2009-10-19T08:25:10Z

Pic: The Times The Times Online reports that Ireland’s first farmers settled the island later than some sites from Ulster have long suggested, but did so in a short period which may also have seen parallel migration into western England and Scotland. Radiocarbon dates indicate that sites from Co Kerry in the South West to Co [...]

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Swords of the Bronze Age and Iron Age

2009-09-29T16:56:59Z

Swords were created with stone and bones, but were not a very effective weapon. However with the discovery of metal during the Bronze Age, swords became more useful. It wasn't until the discovery of iron that swords became the great weapons that went on to conquer lands across the world.

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The Triple Spiral Celtic Symbol

2009-10-14T11:20:42Z

The triple spiral or triskele is a Celtic and pre-Celtic symbol found on a number of Irish Megalithic and Neolithic sites

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Exit Doctor Who – Enter Merlin!

2009-10-13T14:14:42Z

Felix in his wonderful Gaming Blog, tells us that straight after the final episode of Doctor Who the BBC ran a (very) short trailer which basically consisted of the following screen. He also found two Guardian news artciles that reveal some interesting facts. First Announcement 2005 The BBC is developing a drama series based around the fictional [...]

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Celtic Dagger – A Symbol of War

2009-10-13T14:14:41Z

Celtic warriors lived for war. Boasting about their victories in gory detail was part of a warriors' rituals. It was also not unusual for warriors to fight amongst themselves, and in fact regarded this as an important part of their lives. To understand the dagger it should first be explained how the Bronze Age influenced the weapons of that age. Celtic swords were primarily the weapon of choice during this era which indicated that perhaps warfare was fought on a small scale between elite groups of warriors. The Iron Age influenced the classic Celtic long swords with their characteristic leaf blade design...

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The Five Invasions of Ireland By Steve Blamires (Article)

2009-10-12T11:28:15Z

Irish Mythology has no creation myth which explains how things came into being. The world, or more specifically, Ireland, was always there. The Mythology states that, before the Celts, there were five waves of invaders. Each had a profound effect on the land. Irish Mythology has no creation myth which explains how things came into being. The world, or more specifically, Ireland, was always there. The Mythology states that, before the Celts, there were five waves of invaders. Each had a profound effect on the land.

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Bullfinch’s Mythology is now available on the Web

2009-10-10T13:43:32Z

This is an 1881 compilation of Thomas Bulfinch's previous writings: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855); The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur (1858); and Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages (1863) which is now available at Project Gutenberg. Of particular interest to us are the sections on the Legends of King Arthur, the Mabinogeon (sic) and British Legends. "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature, of either sex, who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation."

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