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Honouring the Dead in Gaelic Scotland Part II
In Part I of this blog, I spoke briefly about a number of funeral customs which were woven into the fabric of Gaelic society in Scotland. These endured for hundreds of years and shared with their Irish cousins. One of the aspects I find most intriguing was the role of...
Honouring the Dead in Gaelic Scotland – Part 1
Death seems to have been a major preoccupation of the ancient Celts. This probably has its origins in ancestor worship and the Cult of the Dead. However, the rituals honouring the dead in Gaelic Scotland, were far from gloomy.
The Gaelic Voice in Canada
At the time of Confederation in 1867, the most common mother tongue among the Fathers of Confederation was the Gaelic language. Gaelic scholar, Jonathan Dembling, has stated that in this period "Gaelic was truly a Canadian language", adding that it was the "largest...
Brigid: Flame of Ireland
It is said that Brigid hung her wet cloak on the rays of the sun and lives in a house, which appears to the onlooker, to be all ablaze.
The Sacred Threshold
“Music is like prayer, a mystical bridge between heaven and earth.”
Donegal Voices
There were subtle signs over the years, that my ancestors were reaching out to me. I mostly ignored them, thinking they were just coincidences. However, in 2008 that changed.
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