Bog Butter5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History, IrelandNo CommentsBog Butter A medieval wooden ‘mether’ filled with ‘bog butter’ from Co. Armagh. Update A…Read More
Autumn / Samhain Traditions5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History2 CommentsOriginally published October 2012. Celtic History Newsletter Brought to you by The Celtic Croft and…Read More
Irish Colonial “Slaves”5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History, IrelandNo CommentsIrish Colonial “Slaves” I recently ran across an article The Myth of “Irish Slaves” in…Read More
Swords & Watery Tarts5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History1 CommentOriginally published April 2015 Swords & Watery Tarts “Then Sir Bedivere departed, and went to…Read More
The Fianna5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History, Ireland1 CommentOriginally published February 2015. The Fianna Wikipedia describes the Fianna (singular fian) as: “small, semi-independent…Read More
Udny Church Mort House5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History, ScotlandNo CommentsUdny Church Mort House I confess I have a taste for horror/macabre stories and films…Read More
The Fairy Minister5 years agoGroomporterCeltic History, Scotland1 CommentOriginally Published November 2014 The Fairy Minister Reverend Robert Kirk (1644 – 1692) was born…Read More
Celtic History In the News – September 20195 years agoGroomporterCeltic History, In the News, Ireland, ScotlandNo CommentsCeltic History In the News – September 2019 ‘Spectacular’ monument aligned with the Winter Solstice…Read More
Swords in the Devil’s Hand: The Myth and the Evidence5 years agoGroomporterCeltic HistoryNo CommentsOriginally published August 2014. Swords in the Devil’s Hand — The Myth and the Evidence…Read More
Celtic “Suttee”?5 years agoGroomporterCeltic HistoryNo CommentsOriginally Published July 2014. Celtic “Suttee”? The practice of suttee or “Sati” in Sanskirt is…Read More