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Druidschool will show you how to hold the higher awareness of the true Celtic Druid through our Homestudy Online Course and our Psychic Workshops and Healing Seminars. We offer training in how to become a Celtic Druid with Ritual Ceremony, Field Workshops and Indoor Seminars. We also share ways for you to find - Sacred Knowledge. |
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1 Newgrange is one of the best examples in Ireland and in Western Europe, of a type of monument known to archaeologists as a passage-grave or passage-tomb. 2 It was constructed around 3200BC, according to the most reliable Carbon 14 dates available from archaeology. This makes it more than 600 years older than the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000 years more ancient than Stonehenge.
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I think the main reason I am a Celtophile is because of the gorgeous Irish mythological tradition. My favourite series of Irish myths are contained within what is called The Ulster Cycle. Unfortunately, not too much Irish mythology has made its way onto the net. I have found one excellently done translation of the tale of MacDatho's Pig. Just recently, someone pointed out to me an online translation of Tain Bo Cualgne, The Cattle-Raid of Cooley, one of the real classics. A few more Celtic tales, less attractively displayed, are available via gopher. |
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| The religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts, an ancient Indo-European people. In the 4th century BCE their influence and territories covered the length of Europe, stretching from Britain to Asia Minor. Celtic mythology consists of three groups: | |
Set aside some time for yourself and venture on
a journey through a landscape of vibrant stories cultivated by an ancient
people! Experience a vital and illustrious existence, spanning nine thousand
years, and within its pathways uncover the threads of relevance to
intertwine within your own life. |
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Jim Fitzpatrick is one of the most celebrated and internationally known Irish artists of his generation: his ornate, colourful and intensely decorative Celtic artwork is now so well-known and unique that it is instantly recognisable. |
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| Cyberspace is very, very old. The ancient Irish knew about it. They called it Tír na nÓg (The Land of Youth). Irish legends and myths tell of a land where mortal time was suspended and everyone was young and beautiful. Sounds like cyberspace to me! | |
"O Lady of the Fair Hair,
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Cuchulainn was an ancient Gaelic hero who was endowed with superhuman qualities. His name means 'The Hound of Culainn', but he was first called Setanta. His parents were Dechtire and Lugh Lamhfhada (Lugh of the Long Hand / Pronounce "Loo Lawvodda"). At the age of five he left home to join the Red Branch Knights, the Ulster army of the king Conor Mac Nessa. With him he took his hurley, his silver ball, his javelin and his spear. He would hit the silver ball with the hurley, leap forward and hit it a second time before it touched the ground, toss the javelin ahead and then the spear, run after them all, catch the ball and javelin with one hand and the spear with the other. When he reached the palace at Emain Macha (Armagh), he beat 150 boys at hurling and other games. Cuchulainn achieved his name at the age of seven when he killed the watch dog of Ulster belonging to Culainn', the smith and in return undertook to protect the kingdom of Ulster and its people himself. |
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Journey through a lush green land of rhododendrons (in May); foxgloves & fuschia (in July thru October) & heather (in August & September) - a mystical, mysterious land filled with mystery, legend, folk-tales & mythology. The mountains and loughs we visit are homes of the gods & goddesses & reverberate with energy. |
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More than 250 pictures from prehistoric ritual monuments within the British Isles |
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Last Updated 18-Apr-09
Graphics used on this page were copied from:
Celtic tales by Frank Delaney
The Book of Conquests By Jim Fitzpatrick
