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Samhain: Escorts to the Afterlife

Posted by Charles MacGregor on Oct 10th 2018

Originally published October 2008. Written for The Celtic Croft by Charles MacGregor of MacGregor Historic Games. Samhain: Escorts to the Afterlife With Halloween or Samhain coming I thought I would … read more
Scots Greys Cavalry

Scots Greys Cavalry

Posted by Charles MacGregor on Sep 24th 2018

Written for The Celtic Croft by Charles MacGregor of MacGregor Historic Games. Alleged corn/maize carvings in Rosslyn Chapel I've previously discussed the claim that Henry Sinclair sailed to the New … read more

The Celtic Church

Posted by Charles MacGregor on Sep 17th 2018

Originally published October 2010. Written for The Celtic Croft by Charles MacGregor of MacGregor Historic Games. The Celtic Church By the 6th century the Christian church in Ireland had become orga … read more
Who Was MacBeth?

Who Was MacBeth?

Posted by Charles MacGregor on Sep 10th 2018

Who Was MacBeth? Written for The Celtic Croft by Charles MacGregor of MacGregor Historic Games. The real MacBeth was the High King of Alba from 1040-1057. (In the eleventh century the name Scotland w … read more
Strawboys

Strawboys

Posted by Charles MacGregor on Aug 31st 2018

Strawboys Written for The Celtic Croft by Charles MacGregor of MacGregor Historic Games. Strawboys are an Irish tradition that I just discovered after seeing this picture on a Tumbler blog. According … read more