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Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
03 June 2020

Scottish Customs: From the Cradle to the Grave

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Author : Margaret Bennett ISBN : 184158293X / 9781841582931 Why did I choose this book? I have an avid interest in the history, and folk...
13 June 2019

Artificial islands older than Stonehenge stump scientists

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A study of crannogs in Scotland's Outer Hebrides reveals some were built more than 3,000 years earlier than previously thought. But wha...
16 June 2015

The Craft of Scottish Witches

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I have decided to treat myself and attend this lecture.  It has been such a long time since I been to Treadwells , and, well, the subject ...
16 April 2014

Single, pagan and resident in the UK?

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If so, and you are a member of Facebook , a new group where you can mingle has just been started, a break-away from a rather successful, and...
12 August 2013

Kilmartin Captured

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discoverthetrip : Kilmartin Glen is an area situated at about 25 miles south of Oban in Argyll, surrounding the village of Kilmartin an...
10 August 2013

Corp Criadhach

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Unfettered Wood has done a blog post on the Corp Criadhach , the doll, or poppet in Scottish witchcraft.
06 May 2013

People who had the evil eye were regarded as witches | Tobar an Dualchais

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You can listen to an excerpt of a recording of Anne Ross speaking to a gentleman about the "Evil Eye" in Scotland here .
30 April 2013

Another Defensive Wall Found in Scotland; Thought to be Larger than Hadrian's Wall

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The Daily Mail's headline reads " Hadrian's Wall had a bigger and older Scottish brother: Archaeologists's 10 year study un...
14 April 2013

Gaelic Language, Song and Folklore in Canna

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2013 sees the launch of a brand new and exciting opportunity to experience the secrets of the Isle of Canna in the Hebrides. Canna House i...
09 February 2013

Prehistoric rock art found in Scottish Highlands

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The Archaeology News Network reports that: " An archaeologist has uncovered the biggest collection of ancient rock art in the Highl...
01 September 2012

Change of Address

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As readers of this blog may have noticed, the url address has changed.  It is now located at http://www.ancestral-gael.com/  So, why the cha...
06 August 2012

The Broonie, Silkies & Fairies

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  Author : Duncan Williamson ISBN : 9780862410872 Why did I read it? I had read Duncan Williamson ’s “ The Land of the Seal People ”...
18 August 2011

Testament of a Witch

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Author : Douglas Watt ISBN : 9781906817794 Why did I read it?   It was given to me in exchange for a review and I was keen on the idea ...
17 August 2011

A Charm to avert the Evil Eye

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Another example of the use of a thread cure used as a charm to avert the evil eye, or droch-shùil , was collected by Alexander Carmichael o...
03 August 2011

Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World

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Author : Signe Pike ISBN : 9781848503724 What’s it about? According to the author, “ It’s an examination of the loss of myth in modern cu...
23 June 2011

Lost Scottish Folk Tales to be Published Online

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Today, the BBC published an article about the notebooks of Alexander Carmichael being published online.   It is believed that his Carmina G...
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20 May 2011

Callanais - Looking Down the Avenue

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24 April 2011

Dunchraigaig Cairn, Kilmartin

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Taken on 2010 tour of Scotland and Outer Hebrides with Megalithic Tours .  I fully intend to return to the Kilmartin area to explore the his...
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22 April 2011

Three Stones of a circle located on Machrie Moor

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A picture taken on a tour of the west of Scotland with Megalithic Tours in 2010.  One of the many stone circles of Machrie Moor on the isle...
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19 November 2010

Land of the Seal People

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  Author : Duncan Williamson ISBN : 1841588806/9781841588803 I read " The Land of the Seal People " having just finished ...