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“Bealltain (Beltane) is the first day of May. On May Day all the fires of the district were extinguished & ‘tein eigin’, need-fire, produced on the knoll.”

—“Am Beannachadh Bealltain” (“The Beltane Blessing”)
from Carmina Gadelica (Alexander Carmichael, 1900), online via the National Library of Scotland

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https://digital.nls.uk/early-gaelic-book-collections/archive/78420254

#Scottish #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #folklore #CelticStudies #Bealltain #Beltane #MayDay

In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future

#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory

In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future

#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory

In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future

#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory

In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future

#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory

The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free

The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.

https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en

#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies

Archaeoethnologica: CELTICA Nº 37 - 2025

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Archaeoethnologica: CELTICA Nº 37 - 2025

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Archaeoethnologica: CELTICA Nº 37 - 2025

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Archaeoethnologica: CELTICA Nº 37 - 2025

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Archaeoethnologica: CELTICA Nº 37 - 2025

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Archaeoethnologica: CELTICA Nº 37 - 2025

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I have compiled a list of Ulster Cycle materials, including prose narratives (mostly what is in the Ulidia 1994 list) but also dindshenchas articles, some poems, and items from Cóir Anmann. There were 75 titles on the original Ulidia list, and over 200 here, so I hope that it will help lead people to some of the lesser known stories, poems, and other bits and pieces. It's available on Knowledge Commons (a wonderful and non-profit alternative to academia.edu, you can follow them @hello). The titles all link directly to CODECS for information about editions, translations, etc. (Thank you to @codecs for being such a fantastic resource!) I hope people will find it useful. It's just a first version and there will certainly be many changes and additions needed in future, but I think it's in a state to be of some interest and use, at least. Corrections and suggestions are very welcome!

https://works.hcommons.org/records/bdb7a-50d66

#UlsterCycle #IrishLiterature #MedievalLiterature #MedievalIrishLiterature #CelticStudies

“If you just look at the archaeology of our top early medieval monasteries, Portmahomack stands out as exceptionally literate and book-orientated. The standard books will say there are no Pictish manuscripts. We need to flip that on its head and say that the Book of Kells is actually an exceptionally Pictish-looking manuscript.”

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

#Scotland #Ireland #medieval #earlymedieval #Picts #Celticstudies #art #religiousart

Archaeoethnologica: Blanca Garcia Fernández-Albalat died / Morreu Blanca Garcia Fernández-Albalat

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Archaeoethnologica: Blanca Garcia Fernández-Albalat died / Morreu Blanca Garcia Fernández-Albalat

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Archaeoethnologica: Blanca Garcia Fernández-Albalat died / Morreu Blanca Garcia Fernández-Albalat

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Makes you wonder how early we equated wealth with power — or more precisely, how tools of wealth (horses, land, mobility) became stand-ins for authority itself.

Maybe the myth is reminding us: kingship isn't innate. It's just someone who used to ride.

#Mythology #WelshMyth #CelticStudies #Mabinogion #Folklore #PowerAndWealth #PoliticalPhilosophy #IndoEuropeanMyth #HorsesInMyth #MythicSymbolism #OralTradition #DeepHistory #SlowThought

Makes you wonder how early we equated wealth with power — or more precisely, how tools of wealth (horses, land, mobility) became stand-ins for authority itself.

Maybe the myth is reminding us: kingship isn't innate. It's just someone who used to ride.

#Mythology #WelshMyth #CelticStudies #Mabinogion #Folklore #PowerAndWealth #PoliticalPhilosophy #IndoEuropeanMyth #HorsesInMyth #MythicSymbolism #OralTradition #DeepHistory #SlowThought

Archaeoethnologica: Studia Celtica Posnaniensia Nº 9 - 2024

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: In Search of the Celts of Eastern Europe / Em Busca dos Celtas da Europa Oriental

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Archaeoethnologica: In Search of the Celts of Eastern Europe / Em Busca dos Celtas da Europa Oriental

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Archaeoethnologica: In Search of the Celts of Eastern Europe / Em Busca dos Celtas da Europa Oriental

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Archaeoethnologica: In Search of the Celts of Eastern Europe / Em Busca dos Celtas da Europa Oriental

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Archaeoethnologica: In Search of the Celts of Eastern Europe / Em Busca dos Celtas da Europa Oriental

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Archaeoethnologica: Planenames of the Brigantini Celts - Books Toponimia dos Celtas Brigantinos - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Planenames of the Brigantini Celts - Books Toponimia dos Celtas Brigantinos - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Planenames of the Brigantini Celts - Books Toponimia dos Celtas Brigantinos - Livro

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My last blog post of the year is up now and looks at some conflicting chronologies in the Ulster Cycle involving Medb and her family. These kinds of variations are typical of complex mythological systems and offer some interesting opportunities for us to think about how these stories might have been experienced by their original audiences and how modern readers might approach them.

#UlsterCycle #IrishLiterature #Medieval #CelticStudies #Mythology

https://ulstercycle.hcommons.org/2024/12/20/medbs-family-and-problems-in-the-timeline-of-the-ulster-cycle/

Archaeoethnologica: Studia Celtica Fennica Nº 20 - 2024

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Archaeoethnologica: Studia Celtica Posnaniensia Nº 8/1 - 2023

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Archaeoethnologica: Studies about Irish Dindschenchas - Book /Estudos sobre as Dindschenchas Irlandesas - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Studies about Irish Dindschenchas - Book /Estudos sobre as Dindschenchas Irlandesas - Livro

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New blog post! This week I look at how Cú Roí's soul is hidden in a golden apple inside a salmon that only appears every seven years, or, what folklorists call motif E710 External Soul. This turns out to be rare in medieval Irish literature, but more common in later folktales. I look at parallels in the stories of Cano, Cian, Conchobar, Cú Chulainn, and the Greek hero Meleager. #UlsterCycle #Celtic #CelticStudies #Irish #IrishLiterature #Folklore #Mythology #Medieval https://ulstercycle.hcommons.org/2024/11/18/cu-rois-soul-in-a-golden-apple/

I'm working on an English translation of "Version 1" of the medieval Irish text "The Death of Cú Roí," as there doesn't seem to be one. Cú Roí is known to be a sorcerer and uses magic to disguise himself in several stories. In this text though he is called "ind ammait" - "the witch/hag." The word is usually thought to be specific to women. More forthcoming on my blog, and the translation will be up Monday! #UlsterCycle #Medieval #IrishLiterature #Irish #Celtic #Blog #Mythology #CelticStudies