Category Archives: Celtic Studies

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Celtic scholar Barry Raftery dies

Posted on 23 August 2010 by Aine MacDermot

THE DEATH has taken place of Prof Barry Raftery, emeritus professor of archaeology at UCD. Prof Raftery, who was recognised as the country’s leading scholar on the archaeology of later prehistoric societies, was appointed to the chair of Celtic archaeology … Continue reading →

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For Traveller Women In Ireland, Life Is Changing

Posted on 01 May 2010 by Aine MacDermot

Travellers, “the people of walking,” are often referred to as the Gypsies of Ireland. Mistrusted for the most part, their traditions and lifestyle are not well understood within the larger culture. Historically, they were nomads who moved in caravans and … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s Irish Origins

Posted on 02 November 2009 by Aine MacDermot

by Dean R. Snow Tracking the migration of Gaelic speakers who crossed the Irish Sea 1,700 years ago and became the Scots Ireland in the Early Christian period (A.D. 400-1177) was made up of at least 120 chiefdoms, usually described … Continue reading →

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Celtic Sacrifice: Galatians in Anatolia, Turkey

Posted on 01 November 2009 by Aine MacDermot

Following his death, Alexander’s empire broke up into smaller, competing states whose rulers sometimes hired mercenaries to supplement their own armies. In 278 B.C., King Nicomedes I of Bithynia welcomed as allies 20,000 European Celts, veterans who had successfully invaded … Continue reading →

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Celtic Festivals: Samhain (Halloween)

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Aine MacDermot

Samhain marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltane on May 1st and Samhain on November 1st. Some believe that Samhain … Continue reading →

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