#grainne — Public Fediverse posts

`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
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack

#Celtic #FairyTaleTuesday: #Grainne, the daughter of the High King of #Ireland, #Cormac mac Art, had agreed to marry #Fionn Mac Cumhail. After first setting eyes on her groom, an old gray-haired hero, she forced #Diarmaid by means of géis to flee with her. The spurned groom then chased them all over #Ireland.
Source: Sylvia Botheroyd `#Irland`
https://twitter.com/jimfitzpatrick/status/1314481993833418754

Before Grace O'Malley could become the famous pirate queen, she had to overcome her father's resistance. #Gráinne, as her #Irish name was, wanted nothing more than to follow in her father's footsteps. After being told that she was not allowed to go to sea because she was a girl and her long hair could get caught in the lines, she cut them off without further ado. This is how she got her nickname 'Gráinne Mhaol' ('mhaol' means bald or short-haired), which was later anglicized to 'Granuaile'.
Source: http://picturingireland.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-pirat-queens-fortress-rockfleet.html

#Celtic #FairyTaleTuesday: `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.`
Source: Ali Isaac
https://twitter.com/BioDataCentre/status/1388453310944923649