Easter - it’s hard enough trying to work out the date without developing permanent wrinkles by pinning down a deity called Ostara. Or perhaps the name was Eostre, Ostarun, Eastre, Eoastrae, or even Oestre. Seguir leyendo »

The harp that once through Tara’s halls the soul of music shed,
now hangs as mute on Tara’s walls, as if that soul were fled.
So sleeps the pride of former days, so glory’s thrill is o’er,
and hearts that once beat high for praise,
now feel that pulse no more

To tell the history of the Irish harp is to tell the history of the Irish people. Seguir leyendo »

Just south of Snowdon, in the grey-stoned village of Beddgelert set among the wild mountains of Wales, is the Grave of Gelert. Here, in a beautiful meadow below Cerrig Llan, is a large stone slab lying on its side which owes its fame to the legend of Prince Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and his faithful hound. Seguir leyendo »

Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore Seguir leyendo »

Merlin, the wise and mighty wizard and prophet, is the most prominent Celtic element in Arthurian Legend.He has the powers of a great Druid, for he originates deep in the mythic past of the Welsh. Seguir leyendo »